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Australia: Mobile Lab Delivers High-Tech Tools to Classrooms
OpenGov Asia
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August 27, 2025
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has launched a mobile workshop known as the Makerbus, designed to take advanced tools and hands-on engineering experiences directly to young learners. Outfitted with a flexible range of technology, the...
Australian-owned ‘original’ Ugg manufacturer forcibly rebrands
Mumbrella
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August 27, 2025
Australian-owned and family-run business Ugg Since 1974, which claims to be the one of the original manufacturers of Ugg boots, has this week completed its rebrand to Since 74, following long-running trademark battles with US-based Deckers Outdoor...
Australia and its record of gross violations of Human Rights
Mehr News Agency
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August 28, 2025
Australia's efforts to present itself as a leading country in the field of human rights have caused the image of this country to be transmitted to the world as a multicultural society with a strong record of supporting human rights, but behind...
Australian pseudo-left conference: Protest politics and reformist electoral fronts to trap anti-capitalist sentiment
World Socialist Web Site
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August 28, 2025
The pseudo-left Socialist Alternative (SAlt) organisation held a two-day conference in Sydney on the weekend of August 16–17. Billed as “Socialism 2025,” the event was attended by several hundred people, and included participation from most of...
Australia needs new partners in fighting meth supply from Myanmar
The Strategist
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August 28, 2025
Australia’s latest national wastewater monitoring report confirms what many in law enforcement already know: methamphetamine consumption is soaring, hitting record highs nationwide. The central problem is that while Australian police and border...
Australia, Canada, Philippine ships hold drills in tense South China Sea
St. Kitts Gazette
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August 28, 2025
Australia, Canada and the Philippines have conducted joint exercises off a disputed shoal in the South China Sea claimed by Beijing, deploying three warships and military aircraft in air defence exercises. The Philippine military said on Thursday...
Australia and PNG to sign milestone Defence Treaty on 15 September
Pacific News Service
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Papua New Guinea and Australia have taken a major step toward signing a historic Defence Treaty after Foreign Affairs Secretary Elias Wohengu and Australia’s Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty initialled the draft at Murray Barracks on Monday, 25...
Historical contribution of main Eastern battlefield in World Anti-Fascist War
People's Daily Online
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The year 1945 marked a great turning point in history. After 14 years of resistance in China, nine years in Ethiopia, six years in Britain, France, and other Western European countries, and four years in the Soviet Union, the United States,...
Australian MP Bob Katter threatens to punch journalist for ‘racist’ question
The New Zealand Herald
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August 28, 2025
“Even if my family had only been here 10 minutes, no has the right to say what he just said.” He went on to call Bavas a racist when the journalist asked a follow-up question, waving a fist in his face. “You’re a racist, you cannot say what you’ve...
Australia’s stablecoin opportunity in the Pacific
The Interpreter
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August 28, 2025
Stablecoins are moving from the fringes of cryptocurrency speculation into mainstream payment channels. Their relevance for Australia is not just about financial regulation in Canberra – they are likely to reshape remittances and financial access,...
Australia-Iran scandal puts New Zealand in another tough spot; who was Helen Clark’s ‘victim’? – Audrey Young
The New Zealand Herald
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August 28, 2025
Luxon’s big decision Luxon must now decide whether to also designate the IRGC as a terrorist organisation – and that is not a simple box-ticking exercise. It would be practically impossible for New Zealand to maintain diplomatic relations with...
Australian Survivor: The Ultimate Replacement For US Survivor Fans
Screen Rant
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August 27, 2025
Australian Survivor may be hosting players from all over the world, but with new-era fatigue plaguing Survivor US fans, the international iteration is the replacement many have been searching for. While Australian Survivor: Australia Vs. The World...
Book Review: The Reunion is an intriguing twist on Australian Gothic with a touch of locked room drama
The AU Review
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August 27, 2025
More than 100 years on from Picnic at Hanging Rock, Australian novelists are still exploring the terror of being lost in the Australian landscape, with many genres now borrowing from what we know as the Australian Gothic. Bronwyn Rivers‘ debut...
Diljit Dosanjh Australia 2025 Tour
Scenestr
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Global superstar Diljit Dosanjh is set to make history once again. Already the first Indian artist to play Coachella (in 2023), the 'Lemonade', 'Born To Shine' and 'Naina' hitmaker will become the first Indian to headline stadiums in Australia....
M.I.A. Australia 2025 Tour
Scenestr
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A pioneering force for woman rappers British-Sri Lankan artist-activist M.I.A. has extended her Australian visit this spring. The 'Paper Planes' and 'Bad Girls' hitmaker will perform headline concerts in Melbourne and Sydney, having already been...
The amount of personal info Australian renters have to hand over is ‘staggering’
Pursuit
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The New South Wales government has introduced a bill to better protect renters’ personal information when they apply for properties. But other Australian states and territories are lagging behind, leaving many renters with little choice but to...
Victoria University Block Model gives study a sporting chance
The National Tribune
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August 28, 2025
Victoria University As the remaining inaugural player of the AFLW Bulldogs team, VU student Ellie Blackburn knows all about the long game. The Vice-Captain is currently studying a Graduate Certificate in Business Administration, and while she’s...
Gun ownership is rising in Australia. Who owns them, and why?
SBS
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Australians have been shocked by the news two police officers were killed in rural Victoria when a 56-year-old man allegedly shot them before fleeing into the bush. Another police officer was injured during the incident, which sparked fresh debate...
Victoria Nancy Schaffer, counselor for the Selinsgrove Area School District, has died at 31
The Philadelphia Inquirer - Pennsylvania
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Victoria Nancy Schaffer, 31, formerly of Audubon, Montgomery County, counselor at Selinsgrove Elementary and Intermediate Schools in Snyder County, former senior public relations associate at Brian Communications, track and field star at Methacton...
More wet weather: BoM spring forecast predicts rain for eastern half of Australia
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
Spring looks set to be wetter than usual for Australia’s entire eastern half, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s latest long-range forecast, after data showed record heat in the ocean around the continent in July. The bureau’s forecast for...