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Do we want it good or democratic? The quiet trade-offs shaping Australian policymaking
The Mandarin
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July 13, 2025
We trust experts over politicians in many areas — elections, planning, monetary policy. But is that really democratic? And is it even working? (Zennie/Private Media) There’s a variant on the great process question famously asked of Jack Warner:...
Sergio Perez return represents huge F1 failure
GPFans
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July 16, 2025
Be fast. Don’t crash. Score points. F1’s rookies have all struggled to meet these requirements in 2025, with Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, Ollie Bearman, Gabriel Bortoleto, Franco Colapinto and Liam Lawson all making serious errors in their first...
Latest food hygiene ratings for Trafford restaurants, takeaways and cafes
Messenger Newspapers
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Environmental health officers from Trafford have been busy this fortnight visiting businesses across the area to see if they are meeting hygiene requirements. ALSO READ: Popular Trafford Centre summer fair returns with 'new activity zone' Based on...
Australia Begins Mandatory Age Checks for Search Engines
Breitbart
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July 11, 2025
Australia, which passed a first-of-its-kind ban on social media for children under 16 in December, will soon require search engines to check the age of users before responding to their queries. The new rules for mandatory age checks by search...
Australia Post rolls out parcel-only post offices
FreightWaves
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July 11, 2025
Australia Post has introduced a modernized post office format designed to make sending, collecting and returning parcels faster and more convenient, as well as its cheapest delivery option in the parcel category. The new stores, called Australia...
Socialite is roasted as she goes braless in VERY revealing dress in London: 'Poor girl is freezing'
Daily Mail
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July 16, 2025
By MEGAN WATTS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 05:12 EDT, 16 July 2025 | Updated: 05:49 EDT, 16 July 2025 Emma 'Pills' Pillemer has turned heads in London after going braless in a very skimpy mini dress. The Eastern Suburbs socialite took to...
Queensland zoo reopens after owner’s sister-in-law loses arm to lion attack
The Guardian
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July 8, 2025
A Queensland zoo under investigation after a lion attack has reopened its doors, two days after the owner’s sister-in-law lost her arm. The woman, in her 50s, remains in hospital in a stable condition after the incident, which occurred on Sunday...
Victoria police seek to standardize response to public drug use
North Shore News
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Chief Del Manak says officers are concerned about making arrests for drug consumption that would lead to no charges, which could open them up to complaints. Victoria Police Chief Del Manak says his department is looking to standardize how police...
Zuckerberg and former Meta execs sued for billions over user data
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 16, 2025
Meta has been accused of harvesting user data without consent in a multi-billion-dollar lawsuit by company shareholders against chief executive Mark Zuckerberg. The case dates back to a 2018 scandal, which saw the data of millions of Facebook...
Australia must combat antisemitism, but not simply defer to demands of some voices
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
Australians should be appalled by the rise in antisemitism, including arson, vandalism, assaults, abuse and threats. Every person in our country has the human right to live free from fear, racism and discrimination. Many positive steps have...
Australia donating P110m worth of drones to PCG
Manila Standard
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July 11, 2025
The Australian government is donating more sea drones to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) to boost its maritime domain awareness amid challenges securing Philippine territorial waters, Canberra announced on Friday. “Over the next two years,...
Australia police arrest man over online racial abuse of player
The Straits Times
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July 11, 2025
Victoria Police have arrested a man for alleged racial abuse of a National Basketball League (NBL) player via social media in a first for the sport in Australia, the national governing body said on Friday. Basketball Australia said that on July 2...
The sagebrush rebel revival
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
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July 16, 2025
An oil well pump jack, one of hundreds operating in northeastern Utah on public lands overseen by the Bureau of Land Management. (Photo by Jonathan D. Mallory / BLM Utah) Since his January inauguration, Donald Trump has unleashed a bonfire of...
Australian NBL supports landmark arrest for racist message
RNZ
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July 11, 2025
Montrezl Harrell of the 36ers challenged by Jonah Bolden of the Breakers Photo: Matt Turner The NBL has commended authorities for the "swift and decisive" action in securing the first successful arrest in Australian basketball on charges of...
Australia: Man arrested for online racial abuse of National Basketball League player
The Economic Times
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July 11, 2025
Victoria Police have arrested a 37-year-old man from Huntingdale in connection with alleged racial abuse directed at a National Basketball League (NBL) player via social media, marking a first-of-its-kind case for Australian basketball. Basketball...
Australia: Minister hears of crypto scams and cash network crackdowns
Gambling Insider
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Elderly flagged as top users of crypto ATMs, taskforce eyes laundering and scams. By Gambling Insider Key points: - AUSTRAC identifies 60-70 age group as top users of crypto ATMs - Fintel Alliance week-long initiative targets criminal cash...
Australia quietly introducing 'unprecedented' age checks for search engines
RNZ
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July 11, 2025
By Ange Lavoipierre, ABC File photo. Photo: Unsplash / Thomas Park Search engines are in line for the same age assurance technology behind the teen social media ban. The age checks will apply to logged-in users in a bid to limit children's access...
Lawrence Springborg stepping down as LNP president
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 11, 2025
Queensland political figure Lawrence Springborg is stepping down as president of the Liberal National Party (LNP). The party elder – who played a decisive role in the formation of the LNP – informed members today that he intended to bow out of the...
Australia reassures Asian allies as U.S trade wars heat
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
CANBERRA (AAP) — Australia will work to reassure Southeast Asian allies it remains a dependable partner at a major regional meeting as the United States ups tariffs. Foreign Minister Penny Wong departed for Malaysia on Wednesday and will make a...
Family of outback killer Bradley John Murdoch speaks out
The Age
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July 16, 2025
“He was deeply loved. He will be deeply missed,” the statement concluded. Police say Falconio was shot on a remote stretch of the Stuart Highway near Barrow Creek, about 300 kilometres north of Alice Springs, in July 2001. Falconio’s blood was...