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Circus and ballet among Queensland arts projects to secure funding
Australian Leisure
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The Queensland Government is delivering more arts experiences – from circus and musicals to opera and ballet – in cities, regions and remote communities across Queensland with an investment of $1.8 million. Through the Queensland Arts Showcase...
Caitlin Johnstone’s 21 Questions about Iran orchestrating terror attacks on Australia
The Daily Blog
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August 28, 2025
Ok. 3 things. 1 – I have zero time for the Iranian Theocracy, they beat up and kill girls for not wearing the right clothes FFS. When a girls wardrobe is your biggest enemy, what type of horror are you? 2 – It’s almost unbelievable that Australia...
Australian-owned ‘original’ Ugg manufacturer forcibly rebrands
Mumbrella
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August 27, 2025
Australian-owned and family-run business Ugg Since 1974, which claims to be the one of the original manufacturers of Ugg boots, has this week completed its rebrand to Since 74, following long-running trademark battles with US-based Deckers Outdoor...
Expelling Iran’s Ambassador to Australia
Dissident Voice
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August 28, 2025
The rank odour of opportunity seems to have presented itself to Australia’s Albanese government. To balance its apparently principled promise to recognise Palestinian statehood come the 80th United Nations General Assembly next month, it seemed...
Appalachian music, Australian flair for St Georges-in-the Hills
Sunshine Valley Gazette
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St Georges’s next concert, booked for Sunday September 14 at 2pm will feature the trio Frogmouth and an interesting new style and combination of instruments. The concert committee expects that with guitar, fiddle, clawhammer banjo, whistle and...
Australia: Mobile Lab Delivers High-Tech Tools to Classrooms
OpenGov Asia
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August 27, 2025
The University of New South Wales (UNSW) has launched a mobile workshop known as the Makerbus, designed to take advanced tools and hands-on engineering experiences directly to young learners. Outfitted with a flexible range of technology, the...
Your complete guide to HRFutureFest Australia 2025
Human Resources Director Australia
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Industry-leading speakers will include Damian Zahra, Chief People Officer at Bunnings; Sarah Derry, Group Chief People Officer at The Star Entertainment Group; Shruti Ganeriwala, Chief HR Officer ANZ and APAC at Unilever; Katie Wyatt, Head of...
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...
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...
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,...
Tipping Culture Is Taking Off in Australia, with Victorians Leaving More Than Double the Gratuity of New South Wales Diners
Concrete Playground
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August 27, 2025
Love it or hate it, tipping culture has steadily crept into Aussie restaurants, bars and cafes. And despite growing cost-of-living pressures, you might be surprised to learn that more of us are tipping more of the time. In fact, the average tip...
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...
Australia and PNG to sign milestone Defence Treaty on 15 September
Pacific News Service
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Papua New Guinea and Australia have taken a major step toward signing a historic Defence Treaty after Foreign Affairs Secretary Elias Wohengu and Australia’s Defence Secretary Greg Moriarty initialled the draft at Murray Barracks on Monday, 25...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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....