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Australia invests in new AIM-120 missile procurement
Janes
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US Marine Corps and RAAF personnel inspect AIM-120D AMRAAMs prior to loading onto a RAAF F-35A Lightning II at RAAF Base Darwin following exercises in Australia in 2023. (Sgt Joshua Brittenham/Commonwealth of Australia) The Australian government...
Confidence high: Australians dress up and dine out
Azzet
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July 4, 2025
Australians loosened their purse strings in May, with household spending rising 0.9% as consumers splashed out on new threads and dining experiences, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data. The uptick follows a flat April and...
Australia ups decarbonization ante: First offshore CCS undertaking gets major project status
Offshore Energy
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July 4, 2025
As the global energy transition journey continues to make inroads, a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the G-7-AP greenhouse gas (GHG) assessment block off the northwestern coast of the Northern Territory of Australia has secured the...
Death Stranding 2 is actually Australian Truck Simulator in disguise, and it's because Sam Porter Bridges is not a man: he's a truck
GamesRadar+
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July 4, 2025
I play games without fast travel. In Assassin's Creed Shadows, you'll find me hopping on a horse and simply enjoying the views for miles and miles before reaching my eventual destination. This is how I played Skyrim. It's how I played Red Dead...
How a $123M crypto scam in Australia laundered millions through a ‘legit’ business
Coin Telegraph
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July 4, 2025
How Australian authorities uncovered a $123-million crypto fraud Australian authorities exposed a crypto crime organization that allegedly laundered $123 million. Four suspects are charged in connection with the scheme. The discovery is the...
7 Love Islanders who have left the UK as Patsy relocates because she’s “too embarrassed” to work 9 to 5 job
Cosmopolitan UK
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July 4, 2025
Season 11 Love Island star Patsy Field has revealed that she's planning to move to Australia, as she feels "too embarrassed" to look for a regular 9 to 5 job in the UK a year after appearing on the ITV2 dating show. Speaking in an interview, she...
Australian study establishes new framework for deep-sea mining impact assessment
Xinhua News Agency
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CANBERRA, July 4 (Xinhua) -- An Australian study has set a new global benchmark for assessing the environmental risks of deep-sea mining. The study provided science-based tools to help decision-makers evaluate the potential impacts and viability...
The top 5 jobs in the bike trade this week – 4th July
BikeBiz
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July 4, 2025
The BikeBiz jobs board helped fill more than 680 positions in 2024, and listings are still on the rise. Here’s our latest top five… Assistant Manager Are you passionate about cycling and ready to take the next step in your retail career? The...
‘Beyond diabolical’ – Boss sparks fury over shocking texts to employee about her maternity leave
The Sun
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July 4, 2025
A BOSS has been branded as being “beyond diabolical” over the text messages they sent to an employee regarding her maternity leave. Ben Askins, a UK career expert, regularly shares videos calling out questionable workplace behaviour to his social...
Job that no Aussie woman wants
The Geelong Advertiser
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July 4, 2025
Are you reading this at work? If so, look around. See any women? No? You might be a plumber then. Plumber (general) is the most gender-unbalanced job category in Australia, with 150 dudes for every woman. The latest tax statistics are out and...
Abuse allegations have prompted distress and outrage - but will Australia’s childcare system be fixed?
The Guardian
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July 4, 2025
On Tuesday, Victoria police announced that a 26-year-old childcare worker, Joshua Dale Brown, had been charged with sexually abusing eight children, aged between five months and two years old, in his care. He has been charged with more than 70...
The ABC and Creative Australia panicked in the face of controversy. These vital institutions must not be so timid
The Guardian
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July 4, 2025
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” So wrote the poet William Butler Yeats, reflecting on “the blood-dimmed tide” of European politics after the first world war and the beginning of the Irish war of...
Australian Dollar Weakens As Stronger US Jobs Data Ease Pressure On Fed To Cut Rates
myMotherLode - California
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Friday, July 4, 2025 1:00 AM EDT Image Source: Unsplash The Australian Dollar declines against the US Dollar as solid US labor market data weaken hopes of Fed rate cuts. The House of Representatives passed President Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill...
Ready for global jobs? 8 quick resume tweaks to impress recruiters worldwide
The Times of India
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8 quick resumé tweaks to impress recruiters worldwide In today’s globally connected job market, your resumé is likely to land in the inbox of someone in a completely different country—maybe someone who doesn’t know your education system, industry...
Nurses Opt for Better Salaries in Australia, NZ
Fiji Sun
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July 4, 2025
"I mean, people are leaving from New Zealand to Australia. Australians are leaving for Europe," he said. Fiji cannot compete with the salaries and demand for nurses in Australia and New Zealand. During a National Budget forum on Thursday in Suva,...
Australian teen Sonny Blundell dies after hitting his head in botched backflip to celebrate his ‘new life’
New York Post
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July 4, 2025
An Australian teenager died in a freak accident as he celebrated the beginning of “a new life with his girlfriend” inside their new home. Sonny Blundell, who just moved from New South Wales to an apartment in Queensland for a concreting job, was...
Follow live: Australia's bowlers look to rip in on Day 2
ESPN Australia
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July 5, 2025
9:47am: And it's time. Sun is out, Mitchell Starc is getting his ball from the ump. John Campbell is at the non-striker's. Kraigg Brathwaite, on his 100th Test, is at the crease. He seems to have taken guard the old-fashion way - with the bail....
Qantas flight attendant @nakitawilliams shares gripe she has with most passengers while on the job
PerthNow
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July 4, 2025
A Perth flight attendant has aired her frustration over a mistake often made by passengers during boarding. Nakita has reminded flyers to always have their boarding passes ready to be checked by airline crew while embarking on their flight. The...
Australian PM Backs ‘Australian Way’ at Economic Forum, Declines Tax Reform Commitments
The Epoch Times
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July 4, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks to media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on June 23, 2025. AAP Image/Lukas Coch Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says his government is focused on clearing red...
Jobs boost for Benalla as Premier announces new LS Precast contract
Shepparton News
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Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan and Minister for the SRL, Harriet Shing, visited LS Precast – Victoria’s largest precast concrete manufacturing facility on Friday, July 4 – to announce it has been chosen to supply concrete segments for the...