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Funding for Victoria community safety initiatives pass next step with two opposed
CHEK
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July 10, 2025
Victoria council has voted in favour of reallocating funds towards community safety initiatives, though an amendment to redirect the remaining funds for the Centennial Square redesign failed. The fund reallocation passed 6-2 with Couns. Marg...
Queensland Kidd is going places
CONTACT Magazine
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July 9, 2025
Growing up in the semi-rural Queensland town of Jimboomba, Leading Seaman Sarah Kidd always had a love for the outdoors. CAPTION: Navy combat systems operator Leading Seaman Sarah Kidd in the operations room simulator on board HMAS Stirling in...
Australian scientists pioneer green method for lithium extraction
Xinhua News Agency
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CANBERRA, July 9 (Xinhua) -- Australian scientists have developed an eco-friendly technique to extract valuable materials, such as lithium for batteries, from brine deposits. Unlike conventional methods that use electricity and expensive...
History comes alive at Garst Museum: Annie Oakley, pioneer life and more
Journal News - Ohio
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A visit to The Garst Museum in Greenville was on this year’s schedule. The National Annie Oakley Center, part of the museum, features exhibits dedicated to the famous Ohioan’s personal and professional life. “We knew a little about Annie Oakley...
SA law faculties must place greater emphasis on culturally relevant dispute resolution
South Africa Today
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July 10, 2025
South Africa’s justice system is undergoing a necessary and exciting transformation. After years of relying heavily on traditional courtroom litigation, there is increasing conversation around making dispute resolution more accessible, affordable,...
Li-S Energy becomes first Australian company to produce lithium foils
Australian Manufacturing
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July 11, 2025
Battery technology company Li-S Energy has begun production of a vital ingredient in its batteries, ahead of schedule, in a project backed by a $1.76 million Industry Growth Program grant. According to a statement from the company on Friday, the...
First Nation welcomes return of cultural treasures from Victoria museum
Vancouver Island Free Daily
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Gitxaala Nation, has welcomed back home 23 cultural treasures from the Royal BC Museum, marking a major milestone in its ongoing repatriation efforts. The items were returned to the community of Lax Klan, located on Dolphin Island south of Prince...
Online Racism Rises Against Indian-Australians
Indian Times
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July 10, 2025
Online Racism Rises Against Indian-Australians On a Saturday night in Fitzroy, a lively South Indian club night unfolded at Laundry Bar, pulsating with bass and filled with dancing bodies. But beneath the rhythmic beats and carefree moves, the...
Labubu mania hits Australia: Top-selling doll outfits go viral on Temu
Seven News
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July 10, 2025
Labubu fever is taking over Australia. From social media platforms to e-commerce carts, Australians are not only collecting the quirky creatures but also embracing the latest craze — Labubu fashion. What began as a niche interest among collectors...
Victoria Uber Drivers Unionize in Groundbreaking Effort
Asian Pacific Post
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By Isaac Phan Nay Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Uber drivers in Greater Victoria have become the first workers for a ride-hailing app to unionize in Canada. United Food and Commercial Workers International Union Local 1518 was certified...
Australian central bank declines to cut interest rates, citing global uncertainty
World Socialist Web Site
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July 9, 2025
In a split decision, by a vote of six to three, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) yesterday decided to keep its interest cash rate unchanged at the high level of 3.85 percent, thus denting the claims of the Albanese Labor government to have...
Air quality in Tasmania's second city exceeded healthy limit this week
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 10, 2025
Tasmania's winter tourism slogan reads a little differently for Launceston residents who spend the season struggling with days of poor air quality. As visitors are urged to "come down for air", some with respiratory issues are leaving the region...
2 hat-tricks in consecutive overs: Kishor Kumar Sadhak makes history
The Indian Express
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July 10, 2025
Spin bowler Kishor Kumar Sadhak has created history by claiming two hat-tricks in game, that too in back-to-back overs. Playing for Ipswich and Colchester Cricket Club in UK, Sadhak, an Ipswich resident, ended the Two Counties Championship...
Australian 'criminal royalty' Bertie Kidd dies at 91 after 60-year career of crime
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
One of the most prolific and dangerous criminals Australia ever produced has died aged 91 - and his only regret may have been that he 'should have killed more people'. Lifelong criminal Bertie Kidd died in a Melbourne hospice on Tuesday night,...
Lighting Council Australia announces accreditation program for businesses
Facility Management
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Australia’s peak lighting industry body has launched a new accreditation program for businesses operating within the sector. The accreditation by the Lighting Council Australia (LCA) will assess six key skills: regulatory compliance, product...
Australia must ‘go for hat-trick’ on economy
Townsville Bulletin
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July 8, 2025
Australia needs new economic research to tackle the rolling challenges of trade tariffs, productivity slowdowns and climate change or risk living standards. In a speech to mark the 100th anniversary of the Economics Society of Australia as part of...
Australian retail faces a perfect storm of economic and political pressures
Inside Retail Asia
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July 9, 2025
year in which the headwinds are getting stronger even as retailing has yet to really recover from the sluggish sales in the years before Covid-19 or the pandemic itself. The headwinds include the potentially adverse impacts of US President Donald...
Australian chef upset her beef wellington recipe became ‘entangled’ in mushroom murders case
The Independent
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July 9, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Stage set for historic clash: Djokovic faces Sinner in Wimbledon blockbuster as Alcaraz meets Fritz
RTL Today
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July 10, 2025
Novak Djokovic will put his bid for Grand Slam history on the line at Wimbledon on Friday when he faces world number one Jannik Sinner for a place in the final, while defending champion Carlos Alcaraz takes on American fifth seed Taylor Fritz. AFP...
Mexicano Festival returns to Victoria's Inner Harbour
Peninsula News Review
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July 10, 2025
The festival will offer two days of live music, delicious foods and Mexican culture This weekend, the annual Mexicano Festival will be returning for its 19th iteration with two days of live music, delicious foods and Mexican culture. On July 12...