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US tech billionaires fund Australian YIMBY battle
Financial Review
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July 11, 2025
An Australian chapter of the global Yes In My Backyard movement will use a $US500,000 ($762,000) grant from US philanthropic backers to fight planning laws they believe are preventing younger buyers getting into the housing market. YIMBY Melbourne...
Meet Quincy Jones’ daughter Kenya, who’s set to be Nicola Peltz’s sister-in-law
South China Morning Post
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July 11, 2025
Music icon Quincy Jones’ daughter, Kenya Kinski-Jones, is engaged. The 32-year-old model announced her engagement to actor Will Peltz – brother of Nicola Peltz Beckham – on Instagram on Wednesday. Kenya Kinski-Jones smooches Will Peltz in a...
Canadian influencer Colton Macaulay cops backlash from Australians over video of him holding baby crocodile
PerthNow
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July 11, 2025
A Canadian influencer has left Australians shocked over a video of him snatching a crocodile out of the water and holding it in front of the camera. In the clip, Colton Macaulay can be seen holding a medium-sized crocodile which when pulled out of...
Australia’s freedom-of-navigation activities raise more questions than answers
The Strategist
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July 10, 2025
A freedom-of-navigation activity that the Australian and British navies jointly conducted near the Spratly Islands last month was notable. It was the first they’d done together, following a joint Australia and New Zealand transit of the Taiwan...
Australian mining company Santana Minerals buys Otago land for $25 million
RNZ
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July 10, 2025
Santana Minerals chief executive Damian Spring. Photo: Supplied An Australian mining company believes it has struck gold on a Central Otago livestock station, buying it for $25 million and promising to employ hundreds of people. Santana Minerals -...
Vanuatu wins Women’s Beach Volleyball Gold in intense final against Australia
Island Times
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July 11, 2025
KOROR, Palau — Vanuatu’s beach volleyball duo of Sherysyn Toko and Majabelle Lawac claimed the gold medal in a hard-fought match against Australia’s Kayla Mears and Jasmine Rayner, winning in straight sets, 22–20, 21–18. The opening set was...
General : China, Australia Among Seven Nations In Bilateral Talks With Anwar
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, July 11 (Bernama) -- Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today held a series of bilateral meetings with senior leaders and representatives from seven countries and international entities, on the sidelines of the 58th ASEAN Foreign...
This Australian-Pacific bird has never been spotted in PH – until now
Rappler
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July 11, 2025
This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. The sighting reinforces Palawan's status as a globally significant area for wildlife conservation PALAWAN, Philippines – In the windswept...
Inside the final hours before Australian lawyer died in Thai massage parlour
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 11, 2025
“He lived with purpose, passion, and drive,” the family said in a statement. Saines had been the director of Brisbane law firm GLG Legal since 2016. The firm is currently based in Queen Street in the city’s CBD on the second-highest floor of the...
Lorde announces 2026 arena tour in Australia; Know the dates, her family, and net worth
The Economic Times
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July 11, 2025
Kiwi pop sensation Lorde has officially announced Australian dates for her “Ultrasound” world tour, set to hit major arena venues in February 2026. The news comes after backlash from local fans when Australia was excluded from the original...
Anwar holds bilateral talks with leaders from China, Australia and five other countries
Malay Mail
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July 11, 2025
PUTRAJAYA, July 11 — Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim today held a series of bilateral meetings with senior leaders and representatives from seven countries and international entities, on the sidelines of the 58th Asean Foreign Ministers’...
Plan for Australia to adopt contested antisemitism definition to face pushback from concerned Labor MPs
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
Jillian Segal’s push for the federal government to adopt a contested definition of antisemitism will face pushback from some concerned Labor MPs and party members, as Anthony Albanese mulls a response to his envoy’s 49 recommendations to stamp out...
Basketball-Australia police arrest man over online racial abuse of player
The Malaysian Star
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July 11, 2025
(Reuters) -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...
Where Law Meets Business
Indian Times
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July 11, 2025
‘Stop, porridge pot, stop’. At least the little girl had the magic words to stop the porridge pot from producing and overflowing porridge. This is a reference, of course, to the fairytale story, The Magic Porridge Pot. In reality, we have...
Australia Obstructed Probe Into Deadly ‘Rainbow Warrior’ Bombing
Consortium News
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July 10, 2025
Forty years later, David Robie, the only journalist on board the Greenpeace ship in the weeks leading up to its bombing on July 10, 1985, looks back on this act of French state terrorism in a New Zealand port. The Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior...
Lorde Is Officially Bringing Her World Tour To Australia
ELLE Australia
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July 11, 2025
Lorde is officially going on tour, and she’s finally announced that she’s bringing the world tour to Australia. She announced the Australian and New Zealand leg of her tour on July 11, in an Instagram story that revealed she will be performing in...
World News | Pak Denies Families and Lawyers Access to Detained Baloch Leaders
Latestly
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July 11, 2025
Balochistan [Pakistan], July 11 (ANI): The Baloch Yakjehti Committee (BYC) has condemned the unlawful detention of its key leaders and the continued denial of access to family members and legal counsel, calling it a grave human rights violation...
Calls for further inquiry into Queensland CFMEU to change culture 'forever'
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 11, 2025
An inquiry into the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) Queensland is needed to "change the culture in the industry forever" and allow for women to speak without fear, industry leaders say. This comes after a bombshell...
Australia's 'what is a woman' case takes explosive turn as trans woman fights for larger damages payout
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
A transgender woman is demanding the founder of a female-only app pay her at least $40,000 after the platform creator laughed at a caricature of her during court. Sall Grover, who founded Giggle, an online platform for women, was found to have...
Australian Woman Guilty Of Triple Murder For Poisoning In-Laws' Meal With Toxic Mushrooms
News18
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July 7, 2025
Last Updated:July 07, 2025, 17:47 IST The case has drawn comparisons to the infamous Jolly Joseph cyanide murders in India, where a woman allegedly killed six family members over 14 years Erin Patterson arriving in the back of a prison transport...