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Lorde’s Ultrasound Tour Heads to Australia and New Zealand in 2026
Billboard
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July 11, 2025
Lorde is coming home. The New Zealand-born pop visionary has announced the Australasian leg of her Ultrasound World Tour, scheduled to take place across arenas in Australia and New Zealand in February 2026. Explore Explore See latest videos,...
Sabina Park ready to host historic pink ball test
Radio Jamaica
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July 11, 2025
Sabina Park is ready to host the historic day-night test between the West Indies and Australia starting this Saturday. That's the message from Sports Minister Olivia Grange. The minister's response came days after opposition spokesperson on...
Bitcoin Surges Past $116,000 For First Time In History; Check Price Prediction For 2025
News18
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July 11, 2025
Last Updated:July 11, 2025, 10:03 IST Bitcoin soars past $116,000, setting a new all-time high as bullish momentum returned following recent consolidation. Institutional demand remains a major driver, says an expert. Bitcoin At Record High.Bitcoin...
Basketball Australia collaborates with Victoria Police on arrest over online racial abuse of NBL athlete
Australian Leisure
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Basketball Australia has advised that its Integrity Unit has collaborated with Victoria Police to secure the first-ever successful arrest of a person in Australian basketball on charges of racially abusing an athlete via social media. In November...
Antisemitism review puts universities, festivals, and cultural centres under threat
Honi Soit
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July 11, 2025
A new review by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s antisemitism special envoy, Jillian Segal, has recommended that universities, festivals, and artistic or cultural institutions should be defunded if they “facilitate, enable or fail to act against...
'Landmark moment': Australian basketball first as man charged over online racist abuse
RTL Today
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July 11, 2025
A man has been charged with racially abusing a high-profile basketball player via social media in what officials said Friday was a first for the sport in Australia. Police arrested the 37-year-old earlier this month after he allegedly sent a...
Society Insider: Have Harts expanded yacht fleet, and who was British lord living anon in NZ?
The Country
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In May, Boat International reported Five Oceans had been sold at an asking price of more than $60 million. The sale came eight months after its original owner, US multimillionaire Tommy Allen, the director of global operations at Five Oceans...
US visa denial forces Australian musical comedy duo to postpone start of world tour
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 11, 2025
The world tour of popular Australian musical comedy duo TwoSet Violin has been thrown into question after one of the members’ US visa application was denied two months before their tour was to begin. Brett Yang and Eddy Chen, TwoSet Violin’s...
Australian Estonian electronic music pioneer Olev Muska back with new album
ERR
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July 9, 2025
In 1985, Olev Muska released his groundbreaking debut album "Old Estonian Waltzes" — widely considered the first Estonian electronic dance album. Now, 40 years later, the Australian-born artist is back with its sequel, "New Estonian Waltzes." "New...
Fireman, Skinny Fabulous cause eruption in Victoria Park
Searchlight
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July 11, 2025
The location of La Soufriere volcano changed temporarily over the carnival weekend, when performers Delroy ‘Fireman’ Hooper and Gamal ‘Skinny Fabulous’ Doyle caused a massive eruption in Victoria Park. Defending monarch, Fireman ,made Soca Monarch...
Eight countries back Australia’s push to add WA rock art to World Heritage list hours before crunch meeting
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
The Australian government has secured the backing of at least eight members of the 21-country World Heritage committee as it lobbies to quell concerns about the impacts of industrial emissions on Indigenous rock art at Murujuga and have the...
Why New Zealand is not immune to rising antisemitism concerns after incidents in Australia - The Front Page
The New Zealand Herald
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July 11, 2025
“We did a survey about his time last year. Actually, 80% of parents who answered said their children had suffered antisemitic incidents at school,” she said. An NZ Jewish Council report last year found that in the 12 months from October 7, 2023,...
Café culture reimagined: how matcha, music and mindfulness are redefining nightlife
Time Out
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Picture this: a Sunday morning pulsing with fresh beats, the scent of ceremonial-grade matcha in the air, and a room full of people swaying, boogieing or simply sipping in peace over pastries and hash browns. This was the vibe at Mix and Matcha’s...
One Law, Please, for All Australians
Quadrant
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July 10, 2025
The Yoorrook Justice Commission’s final report has arrived. Indulge me to provide a brief response, focusing on three key elements of the report: the ssumed impact of colonisation, cultural safety, and self-determination. I choose these three...
Queer history-maker at peace with her dark past
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 11, 2025
In 1978, a year after acknowledging to herself she was a lesbian, 26-year-old Kate Rowe was ready to come out publicly in Sydney's first-ever Mardi Gras parade. "It was the first time I'd said to myself, 'Up the lezzos,' which is what I was...
Why are record number of Australian tourists flocking to Japan? Check attractions behind the trend
The Economic Times
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July 11, 2025
From shopping and dining to culture, a country like Japan has everything to attract tourists from around the world. These reasons, among many others, have successfully attracted tourists from Australia as well. Statistics prove that Australians...
Australian supermarket chicken nuggets taste test: from ‘mushy’ to ‘super good’
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
What makes a good chicken nugget? Ahead of this taste test, I put a call-out on Instagram asking this question. Dozens of messages essentially said the same thing: real chicken flavour, evenly textured meat and a crisp exterior. Though a handful...
Can Australia, India and Indonesia really sail together?
The Interpreter
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July 11, 2025
Emirza Adi Syailendra is right – there is an important convergence of views and interests on maritime security between Australia, India and Indonesia, as he points out in his recent article for The Interpreter. But even so, meaningful trilateral...
Insider Trading: How Eden Victoria Turned BookTok Hype Into a Publishing Deal
Pedestrian
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July 11, 2025
If you’ve been looking to start writing that book you’ve been putting off, this is your sign. Eden Victoria is a TikToker turned writer, AKA the blueprint for becoming a published author in the digital age — so listen tf up. Back in 2022, Eden...
Gino D’Acampo to 'move to Australia' for fresh start after ITV axe and misconduct claims
The Mirror
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July 10, 2025
TV chef Gino D’Acampo is reportedly planning a major career move to Australia, five months after ITV cut ties with him following serious misconduct allegations. The famed TV chef, 48, is reportedly preparing to launch several new ventures Down...