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IonQ Expands Across APAC Through Strategic Collaboration With Australian Company Emergence Quantum
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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COLLEGE PARK, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 23, 2025-- IonQ (NYSE: IONQ), a leading commercial quantum computing and networking company, today announced a strategic collaboration with Emergence Quantum, an Australian research and development company...
Climate Change: The culture of complaint is alive and well – Richard Harman
The New Zealand Herald
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July 23, 2025
Its leaders are currently running a high-profile campaign, calling for New Zealand to withdraw from the Paris Climate Change Accord. This is despite Fonterra committing to being net zero by 2050 and this season introducing incentive payments for...
Victoria Beckham Has Priceless Reaction To David Beckham's Haircut Gone Wrong
HuffPost
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July 21, 2025
David Beckham is skilled at many things, but cutting his hair off might not be one of them.“What have you done?” Victoria Beckham asks in the video, while her husband holds his hand over the part of his head that now has a bald spot. “The thing of...
Australian Turf Club takes Mirvac to court
Club Management
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July 21, 2025
Australian Turf Club (ATC) has launched court proceedings against property giant Mirvac over a deal the pair had agreed to in 2017 to develop land owned by ATC. In 2017, the pair signed a deal to develop part of the Canterbury Park Racecourse,...
IChemE in Australia hosts roundtable on engineering circular economy outcomes in the clean energy transition
IChemE
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On 23 July, IChemE in Australia hosted their inaugural roundtable on engineering circular economy outcomes in the clean energy transition. Opening the session, Rachelle Doyle, Deputy Chair of IChemE in Australia, set the tone for an engaging...
New Australia coach drops major hint on Ashes squad make-up with honest admission made
Love Rugby League
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July 23, 2025
Newly appointed Australia head coach Kevin Walters has hinted at the make-up of his Kangaroos side ahead of the upcoming Ashes tour, stating he will likely be picking from NRL sides who reach the Finals. While there is no date set for his touring...
Australia pressed Tony Blair to avoid meeting ‘troublemaker’ 1999 Indigenous delegation, archives reveal
The Guardian
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July 21, 2025
Tony Blair’s government was privately lobbied by Australia not to meet representatives of Indigenous communities who were described as “troublemakers”. Papers released from Britain’s National Archives shed light on the behind-scenes-discussions...
Aboriginal groups win MAJOR native title claim following decade-long court battle
Daily Mail
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July 21, 2025
Three groups of Indigenous peoples have been awarded exclusive rights to land in Victoria following a decade-long court battle - including the right to control access. The Federal Court on Friday recognised the First Peoples of the Millewa-Mallee,...
IND vs ENG: Rishabh Pant scripts history, becomes first visiting wicketkeeper-batter in Test cricket to achieve THIS huge feat
DNA India
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Since making his Test debut against England in Nottingham on August 18, 2018, the 27-year-old Pant has featured in 13 matches in England. This includes 12 Tests against the English team and one against New Zealand in Southampton in June 2021....
2 Victoria eateries among top 50 hotel restaurants in Canada
CHEK
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July 23, 2025
Two Victoria restaurants have been named among the top 50 hotel restaurants in Canada for 2025, according to a joint list by travel website KAYAK and restaurant reservation website OpenTable. The Courtney Room, located inside the Magnolia Hotel,...
Queensland Tourism Industry Council and QFNTC launch a new pilot program
Travel Weekly
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July 21, 2025
The Queensland Tourism Industry Council (QTIC) and Queensland First Nations Tourism Council (QFNTC) have launched a new pilot program supporting stronger relationships and cultural understanding between tourism operators and traditional custodian...
Why your old T-shirt could be worth hundreds
The Age
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July 22, 2025
Artwork, including posters and original art for Phantom Record covers, could set you back between $800 and $1200. There’s an opportunity to buy one of Robert Moore’s hand-painted pinball machines, with a price estimate of between $5000 and $7000....
Wait, why are Drag Race stars Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Willam feuding?
Gay Times
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July 26, 2025
Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Willam are clashing on the internet– here’s why. Since the creation of Drag Race, there has been an array of feuds between the queens both on and off the air. From Alyssa Edwards vs Coco Montrese and Rolaskatox vs...
Australia: Critical Technologies Challenge Advances Quantum Innovation
OpenGov Asia
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July 21, 2025
The Australian Government is advancing its commitment to the quantum technology sector through the Critical Technologies Challenge Program (CTCP), a key initiative under the National Quantum Strategy. Now in its second round, the programme is...
New project in Australia to support faster approvals of vaccines
Biospectrum Asia
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July 22, 2025
New project in Australia to support faster approvals of vaccines July 23, 2025 | Wednesday | News First-of-its-kind initiative will work with immunologists, vaccine developers and regulators Australian scientists will kickstart research into how...
Bracing for change: A 10-year outlook for events in Australia
Spice News
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July 23, 2025
The future of Australia’s business events industry will be dissected by a panel of experienced industry leaders at Events Uncovered at ILUMINA in Sydney’s CBD on Tuesday, 19 August, 2025. With the pipeline of large conferences and events in...
Australia’s 48th parliament commences
Sky News Australia
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July 21, 2025
The 48th Australian parliament will officially open. Politicians are in the nation’s capital to mark the occasion, taking part in a series of ceremonial events. The traditional church service will kick off the ceremonies today.
The biggest voices need to admit Australia is a low-taxing nation before joining the economic reform conversation
The Guardian
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July 23, 2025
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has reinvigorated the economic policy debate with all the talk now about his economic reform roundtable. Unfortunately, the biggest voices invariably are those who desire to help themselves. The other problem is the debate...
A Belle Époque Feast In The Swiss Mountains: Dining At Hotel Victoria Glion
Forbes
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Hotel Victoria, Switzerland Hotel Victoria Perched like a jewel on the shoulder of the mountain, above the shimmering curve of Lake Geneva, the Hotel Victoria Glion rises from the mists of time–a living reverie of Belle Époque grandeur. As our...
Who Is Yu Shi, the Actor Tasked With Selling Australia to Chinese Travellers?
The Epoch Times
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July 23, 2025
Yu Shi led the white horse Spydar along Seven Mile Beach in New South Wales, Australia. Courtesy of Tourism Australia A young Chinese male actor is once again the face of Tourism Australia. On July 12, the first day of Prime Minister Anthony...