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Regents Name Dr. James K. Nelson Jr. as Interim President for President of Texas A&M University-Victoria
My Aggie Nation - Texas
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Posted onAugust 28, 2025August 28, 2025 Updated onAugust 28, 2025 BRYAN-COLLEGE STATION, Texas — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents today voted to name Dr. James K. Nelson Jr. interim president of the new Texas A&M...
Meet Miley Cyrus' VERY hot Aussie family members: Inside pop star's relationship with her new siblings after her mum Tish Cyrus married Prison Break star Dominic Purcell
Daily Mail
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August 29, 2025
By MARY MRAD, ASSISTANT SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA Published: 09:40 EDT, 29 August 2025 | Updated: 10:29 EDT, 29 August 2025 Miley Cyrus has developed a very special connection to Australia in recent years. The American singer, 32, gained four...
Halsey Announces 'Badlands' Tenth Anniversary Australian Tour Dates
The Music.com.au
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August 28, 2025
More Halsey Halsey is inviting you back to the BADLANDS. The name of her history-defining debut album, released on 28 August 2015, is getting a tenth anniversary tour, with the American singer-songwriter stepping away from arenas and taking the...
Archie Wilson’s Parents Fly From Australia for Husker Debut
Times News Global
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August 29, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Thousands of Husker football fans flocked to Arrowhead Stadium on August 28 for Nebraska‘s season opener against Cincinnati, but one family’s journey stood out. Archie Wilson‘s parents arrived from Australia to cheer on their...
Lindsay Australia Dividend Update: What Investors Can Learn From ASX:LAU Amid ASX 200 Landscape
Kalkine Media
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August 29, 2025
Highlights,Lindsay Australia adjusts dividend payout,Earnings outlook supports future distributions,Dividend history shows both growth and fluctuations,Dividend Announcement and Market Context,Lindsay Australia Limited (ASX:LAU) has announced an...
'The Program': KETV Big Red Zone insider Sean Callahan releases book on history of Nebraska football
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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August 29, 2025
MOBILE PAY APPS AND OMAHA SPORTS LEADER IS BRINGING YOU EXTENSIVE COVERAGE AHEAD OF THE GAME. BUT FIRST, WE KNOW SARA CALLAHAN AS OUR BIG RED ZONE INSIDER FROM HUSKER ONLINE, BUT HE’S ALSO AN AUTHOR, AND HIS NEW BOOK IS A HISTORY LESSON FOR HUSKER...
The looming ‘babygeddon’ and a solution to Australia’s falling birth rate
The Catholic Weekly
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August 27, 2025
What happens when populations shrink and the proportion of elderly surges? The answer is crystal clear: we don’t know. A demographic winter is historically unprecedented. Photo: Unsplash.com The average number of Australian children born per woman...
Ancient DNA Solves Plague of Justinian Mystery, Rewriting Pandemic History
Greek Reporter
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August 29, 2025
Emperor Justinian and his retinue in a mosaic in the Church of San Vitale in Ravenna, Italy. Credit: Roger Culos, Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 For the first time, scientists have confirmed through ancient DNA that the Plague of Justinian—the...
Noah’s pudding brings unity across faiths in Australia and Virginia
The Church News
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August 28, 2025
28 Aug 2025, 4:38 p.m. MDT Your browser does not support the audio element. Play audio Listen to this Article Audio quality:| Skip back 15 seconds Play audio Skip forward 15 seconds Decrease playback rate 1.0x Increase playback rate 00:00/00:00...
Maclean brothers due to arrive in Australia after 139 days of non-stop rowing
Express & Star
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August 29, 2025
A trio of Scottish brothers who are aiming to become the fastest team to row across the Pacific from Peru to Australia are expected to arrive at their destination on Friday. Ewan, Jamie and Lachlan Maclean are due to arrive at Cairns Marlin...
Marles’ dash to Washington as Australia’s old anxieties resurface in the Trump era
The Interpreter
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August 28, 2025
Only months after the Albanese government was elected in May 2022, Defence Minister Richard Marles sent a special envoy to Washington to assure the Biden administration that Labor would be trustworthy on managing the American alliance. That visit...
This Indigenous skincare brand is bringing cultural knowledge to the beauty industry
SBS
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An Indigenous-owned skincare brand from Adelaide is reshaping the way the beauty industry thinks about native botanicals, grounding every product in cultural knowledge and connection to Country. Ruwi - named after the Ngarrindjeri word for land -...
It’s time for a marketing makeover, Australian Funeral Directors Association
Mediaweek
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August 28, 2025
Share Tweet Share Email The Australian Funeral Directors Association (AFDA) will rebrand as Funerals Australia in 2025, coinciding with its 90th anniversary. The new identity is designed to reflect changing consumer expectations, with funerals...
Fiona Wilson sworn in as Victoria’s first female police chief in 167 years
Goldstream News Gazette
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Wilson takes the helm from retiring Chief Del Manak, pledging leadership grounded in 'conviction, compassion and courage' As the first-ever female police chief to be sworn in in the Victoria Police Department's 167 years, Fiona Wilson did not take...
The 'predatory and unethical' scam targeting Australia's most vulnerable
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 28, 2025
In a remote Northern Territory community, grandmother Gloria signed up to a brightly coloured pokie-style website, lured by the offer of thousands of dollars in free spins and bonuses, but the game never paid. Gloria, whose name has been changed...
Little India, Australia: Where Culture Meets Community
News18
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August 29, 2025
Last Updated:August 29, 2025, 06:30 IST In the heart of Sydney, Little India thrives as a piece of the subcontinent—vibrant, resilient, and full of life News18 Step off the train at Harris Park in Sydney, and within minutes, you are transported...
CLIA’s Bud Darr Backs Calls for Government Summit to Unlock Australia’s Cruise Potential
Cruise Passenger
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August 28, 2025
The new Cruise Lines International President, Bud Darr has praised Australia’s potential as a cruise region. But, on a first visit to Australia, he addressed the problems that have led to capacity reductions. Darr believes a whole-of-government...
NSW is set to score Australia’s largest African-style savannah resort in 2026
Time Out
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Want to see rhinos, giraffes and zebras in the wild but can’t quite make it to Africa? Your safari dreams are closer than you think! Next year, Australia’s largest African-style savannah resort is set to open in regional NSW – and it’s your ticket...
How Bravus drives jobs and regional prosperity in Queensland
Australia Mining
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August 29, 2025
Two Queensland businesses were recently contracted to help build a 5700 m2 workshop and warehouse at the Carmichael mine. Image: Bravus Mining Bravus Mining and Resources is boosting regional Queensland through local procurement, Indigenous...
Damning review of governor general’s office hears claims of past bullying, dysfunction and a culture of fear
The Guardian
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August 29, 2025
A damning review into the governor general’s office has heard historic allegations of bullying and harassment, “inappropriate sharing of personal information” and staff reluctant to complain for fear of reprisal. The independent review, from...