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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...
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...
Mitch Brown's former West Coast coach reflects on AFL locker-room culture
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 28, 2025
Mitch Brown's bravery has given his former West Coast coach, Adam Simpson, pause for reflection. The day after Brown became the first AFL player to publicly reveal he is bisexual, Simpson said it made him question the environment within the club...
Hilton crowned Australia’s Best Workplace by Great Place to Work
Hotel Management
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August 27, 2025
Hilton has once again earned the title of Australia’s #1 Best Workplace for 2025, following a survey of over 158,000 Australian workers by Great Place To Work, with Marriott International also placing in the top 10. Hilton, also awarded the title...
Snoop Dogg Announces Sydney Shows During Australia Trip for AFL GF
Rolling Stone Australia
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August 28, 2025
During his trip to Australia next month for the AFL grand final, it has been confirmed that Snoop Dogg will head to Sydney. Straight after his performance at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, September 27th, the legendary US rapper will...
Michael Clarke Battles Skin Cancer: Australian Cricket Legend Shares Health Update, ‘Skin Cancer Is Real…’
The Health Site
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August 28, 2025
Michael Clarke Skin Cancer: Australian Former Cricketer, Michael Clarke, took to social media to share his recent update about his health. He has been dealing with skin cancer. Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer, diagnosed with skin cancer: his...
Diljit Dosanjh to Become First Indian Artist to Headline Australian Stadiums
Rolling Stone Australia
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August 28, 2025
Diljit Dosanjh, one of India’s biggest stars, will be the first Indian artist to headline stadiums in Australia with his ‘AURA’ tour. The tour includes stops in Sydney and Melbourne, first-time shows in Adelaide and Perth, a return to Brisbane,...
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...
Texas Trail Museum presents the History of Rodeo in Southeast Wyoming in Pine Bluffs
Pine Bluffs Post - Wyoming
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August 27, 2025
The Texas Trail Museum had their second of three events held at the Pine Bluffs Distilling. The first event last month was the presentation of Elwood Mead. He was the father of the water rights, irrigation and conservation of water in Wyoming and...
Rio Tinto's multi-million dollar boost to improve Queensland health outcomes
The North West Star
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August 28, 2025
"This $14.675 million investment will support early intervention and culturally safe psychological care in high-need areas, expand 24/7 virtual triage services, and strengthen chronic disease management to reduce preventable hospitalisations. It...
This Day in Sports History: August 28
ESPN Southwest Florida
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August 28, 2025
August is an exciting month for sports fans. You can expect notable events in MLB, exciting moments from the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, and the start of the English Premier League season, among many others. Here are a few of the highlights....
New safety plan reinstates police liaison officers in Greater Victoria schools
Victoria Buzz
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August 27, 2025
A new Safety Plan has been approved by the BC government and will be implemented in the coming school year that will reinstate the controversial School Police Liaison Officer (SPLO) program. The SPLO program was initially cut in May 2023, meaning...
Indian-Australian issues a fact check to Aussies concerned about rising immigration: 'A win-win for everyone'
Daily Mail
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August 28, 2025
Indian-Australians have lashed out at an anti-migration movement accused of unfairly singling out their community and have issued a fact check about Indian migration to Australia. The group March for Australia is organising protests on Sunday,...
Yama Sakura 89: Celebrating Unity with a US-Japan-Australian Cultural Exchange
DVIDS - Georgia
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August 28, 2025
CAMP ITAMI, Japan — Yama Sakura 89, an annual part of the U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) Operation Pathways, brings together members from the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), the Australian Army, and the U.S. Army's 25th Infantry Division,...
Diatribe: From exile to echo – John Catapodi and the earliestGreek footprint in Australia
Neos Kosmos
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August 28, 2025
In the vast, unrelenting tapestry of Empire, its weft composed of dominion, its warp of human exile, there are names that emerge fleetingly, like fireflies in the dusk, bearing with them the ineffable burden of ancestry, displacement, and the...
PETER VAN ONSELEN: Justice for some: How ordinary Australians are getting rolled by our legal system
Daily Mail
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August 28, 2025
We like to tell ourselves that the law treats everybody equally. The scales, the blindfold and the lofty rhetoric about the rule of law are held up as proof positive that justice is fair. But if you step into the system as an ordinary Australian,...
As Victoria demolishes public housing towers, the rights of people with disability must be upheld
Croakey Health Media
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August 28, 2025
People with disability must be centrally involved in decision making about the redevelopment of dozens of public housing towers in Naarm/Melbourne, according to the authors below, from RMIT University. Elroy Dearn and Cordelia Attenborough write:...
‘You’re a racist’: Veteran MP raises fist at Greek Australian reporter
Neos Kosmos
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August 28, 2025
Maverick federal MP Bob Katter threatened to punch a journalist after his heritage was questioned ahead of so-called pro-Australia marches planned across the country. Katter, 80, confronted a TV reporter and thrust a fist in his face when asked...
JGU Appoints 129 World Class Faculty Members: a Historic Leap in Indian Higher Education
The Tribune (Chandigarh)
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August 28, 2025
OP Jindal University Sonipat (Haryana) [India], August 28: O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) proudly announces the induction of 129 new full-time faculty members in 2025, raising the University's total faculty strength to over 1,100 professors,...
US Trading App Webull Launches Crypto Service in Australia to Challenge Incumbents
Decrypt
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August 28, 2025
In brief Webull has launched crypto trading for Australian users, with access to 240 digital assets and a 30 basis point spread through Coinbase Prime. Experts say Australian exchanges charge double the spreads of international peers for major...