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VICTORIA POWERS TOWARDS NEXT RENEWABLE ENERGY TARGET
The National Tribune
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August 17, 2025
Victoria has reached record levels of renewable energy generation, putting the state well on track to meet its targets and deliver lower energy bills. Minister for Energy and Resources Lily D’Ambrosio today announced that more than 42 per cent of...
Australia-Philippines joint training continues
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
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August 16, 2025
The Joint Australian Training Team – Philippines (JATT-P) Program continues to strengthen the Defence relationship between both countries as it passes the halfway mark for 2025. Established in 2019, JATT-P has increased the number of exchange...
Australia grants asylum to former lawmaker from Hong Kong
Dawn
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August 17, 2025
HONG KONG: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui has been granted asylum in Australia, the former lawmaker said in a Facebook post on Saturday, more than four years after he left Hong Kong where he faces criminal charges over the 2019...
Australia grants asylum to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist
WAtoday
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August 17, 2025
Hong Kong / Beijing: Pro-democracy activist Ted Hui has been granted asylum in Australia, the former politician has said in a Facebook post, more than four years after he left Hong Kong, where he faces criminal charges over the 2019 pro-democracy...
Business Weekend | 17 August
Sky News Australia
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August 17, 2025
Commonwealth Bank CEO Matt Comyn joins the show as its full year cash profit rises by 4 per cent. Plus, Chevron CEO Mike Wirth explains why the petroleum company is not considering a business expansion in Western Australia.
Australia commits $87M to save Trafigura’s mineral plants
GCN
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August 16, 2025
Trafigura is regarded as one of the world’s leading independent suppliers of metals. It is a key supplier of non-ferrous concentrates. Metals, such as copper, aluminum as well as zinc plays a crucial role within the shift to a low-carbon economy....
Australia news live: new Sydney fish market unveils ‘special event’ lighting system; earthquake strikes Indonesia island
The Guardian
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August 17, 2025
New fish market set to light up Sydney during special eventsThe Sydney fish market has shown off its new roof lighting system to be used to mark special major events. Weighing more than 2,500 tonnes, the lighting system features more than 400...
Australian designer Raechel Temily opens up about making it in fashion
South China Morning Post
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August 16, 2025
Designer Raechel “Rae” Temily tells me a funny story about how her eponymous womenswear brand came to be. “A year before I launched, I was wearing one of the very first prototypes of a [Temily] jumpsuit and ended up in the elevator with Gabriela...
Shorten looks to industry, online courses to boost UC stocks
RiotACT
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August 16, 2025
UC Vice-Chancellor Bill Shorten: “We want industry to fund their employees to come to university.” Photo: Ian Bushnell. Deeper industry links and an expanded online offering are key planks of the University of Canberra’s two-year plan to...
Kongsberg Defence Australia wins major NSM launcher deal
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
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August 16, 2025
Kongsberg Defence Australia has secured a major export order for Australian-made Naval Strike Missile (NSM) Launcher Systems for two European nations. The $50 million export contract will see launchers manufactured in Australia and exported into...
EOS names new EVP for Defence Systems (Australia)
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
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August 16, 2025
Electro Optic Systems (EOS) has named Lee Kormany as Executive Vice President, Defence Systems (Australia), effective 11 August 2025. Lee KormanyKormany brings more than three decades of leadership and engineering expertise, having served for 21...
FULL LAUNCH VIDEO: ACS unveils $25bn digital plan to boost Australia's tech future
iTWire
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August 16, 2025
With digital technology now central to Australia’s economy, ACS (Australian Computer Society) has launched the 2025 Digital Pulse report under the banner ‘Today, meet tomorrow’ — laying out a ten-point action plan addressing urgent workforce and...
Farce of the ferry that was meant to transform Tasmania but didn’t fit
The Times
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Resplendent in red and white livery, Spirit of Tasmania IV looked out of place among the drab cargo ships and tugboats when it sailed into the naval port of Henderson in south Perth. This smart new ferry, which has been making its way down the...
AI boom in Australia: Amazon investment sparks debate on artificial intelligence and housing shortage – Jason Murphy
The New Zealand Herald
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August 17, 2025
But what do we actually get for the money? Just data centres. If I was making a list of things Australia should be doing with concrete and air-conditioning, it would not include making data centres. What we need desperately, what we are horribly...
Air traffic control systems outage will be scrutinised, industry figure says
RNZ
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August 17, 2025
An air traffic control IT systems outage to the oceanic area affected flights in New Zealand and Australia yesterday, including this Brisbane-bound flight from Wellington, on which passengers were told the Oceania airspace was closed. Photo:...
Why this reporting season is a backdrop for more market gains
Financial Review
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August 16, 2025
For two months each year, reporting season takes centre stage for Australian equity investors. Heading into this one, the narrative was grim: weak revision momentum, a third year of negative earnings growth, stretched valuations, and enough macro...
This week's standout NSW rural properties on the market and heading to auction
Nyngan Observer
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August 17, 2025
Cowra, Junee, Hermidale, and Moree properties were among the major sales and listings this week. Pictures supplied It has been a big week for property listings, with plenty of action in the rural market. Here's some of the big news from the week....
AIHM awards scholarships to Education Ministry staff, launches business administration pathway program
Pattaya Mail
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August 16, 2025
At its new education center in Thailand, AIHM granted executive program scholarships to Ministry of Education personnel and introduced a Business Administration program with NCUK, preparing students for overseas university studies. BANGKOK,...
Max FM, Yanga FM partner Oblivion to blend business, pleasure
Punch
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August 16, 2025
Nightlife in Victoria Island, Lagos, just found a new intersection between business and pleasure with the unveiling of Oblivion Sports Hub— a sleek venue positioning itself as Lagos’ go-to spot for networking over snooker and champagne. The soft...
Coalition frontbencher says Australia should work with Trump on Palestine
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 17, 2025
Coalition frontbencher Tim Wilson has chided the government for failing to consult with the opposition before breaking with a long-held bipartisan position to recognise Palestinian statehood next month, suggesting instead to align with the United...