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Queensland takes action to recoup $66m from Twiggy Forest’s Fortescue over failed green hydrogen project
Sky News Australia
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August 26, 2025
The Queensland government has taken action against Andrew Forrest’s Fortescue to recoup $66m in taxpayer funds for the mining billionaire’s failed green hydrogen project. Fortescue last month revealed it was scrapping a green hydrogen project in...
Australia’s move against Iran over antisemitic attacks hailed by Israel – but PM should not expect praise to last
The Guardian
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August 26, 2025
Back in January, the boss of the Australian federal police said it was investigating if bad actors overseas could be paying to whip up antisemitism and undermine social cohesion in Australia. As the government struggled to counter an alarming,...
Australia Post stops parcel deliveries to the US ahead of new tariffs
RiotACT
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August 26, 2025
Effective immediately, Australia Post is suspending most parcel deliveries to the US. Photo: Michelle Kroll. Australia Post has immediately suspended most of its parcel postage deliveries to the United States because of tariffs being imposed by US...
835-bed student housing project in Perth marks Mapletree’s first foray into Australia
The Independent Singapore
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August 26, 2025
PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Mapletree Investments has made its first move into Australia’s student housing market, acquiring a 1,398-square-metre (sq m) site on Wellington Street in Perth to develop an 835-bed student housing project. The site was acquired...
Australia police shooting latest: Gunman identified as ‘sovereign citizen’ while massive manhunt continues
The Independent (U.S.)
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August 26, 2025
Neighbour says property where officers were killed was ‘like a prison gate community’ A neighbour described the property where the officers were killed as isolated and gated “like a bloody prison”, with many people coming and going. The man, who...
Australia expecting massive VPN spike over youth social ban
Financial Review
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August 26, 2025
When the United Kingdom introduced a law requiring people to verify their age before accessing adult content, some Virtual Private Networks providers – services that encrypt a user’s connection to the internet– reported a staggering 1800 per cent...
Australia says Tehran behind two antisemitic arson attacks, expels Iranian ambassador
The Times of Israel
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August 26, 2025
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese accused Iran on Tuesday of being behind a pair of 2024 antisemitic arson attacks in Australia and expelled Tehran’s ambassador, calling the Iranian actions “dangerous acts of aggression” designed to...
Gunman kills two officers in rural Australia, manhunt underway
United Press International (UPI)
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A manhunt is underway in Australia after a gunman shot and killed two police officers and injured a third. Photo by Simon Dallinger/EPA Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Authorities in Australia are searching for a gunman after two police officers were shot and...
Fintech surge in Australia sparks talent gap
Gulf News
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Australia’s fintech and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors are entering a period of accelerated growth. Industry analysts project the fintech market to be worth more than $11 billion by 2030, driven by new entrants, regulatory reform, and...
Australia police shooting latest: Gunman identified as ‘sovereign citizen’ while massive manhunt continues
The Independent
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August 26, 2025
Gunman's family missing but not thought to be with him – police Victoria police commissioner Mike Bush has told the press that the police “are still looking to locate [the gunman's] partner and two children, but he was not seen to head into the...
VSB loses Supreme Court challenge over Victoria Stadium bar tenancy
Gibraltar Broadcasting Corporation
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The Supreme Court has dismissed a constitutional challenge brought by VSB Limited, operators of the bar El Murga, against the Government over its tenancy at the Victoria Stadium. The dispute arose after the Governor issued a certificate in...
Victoria’s made history with exclusive native title – but it doesn’t tackle water justice
Pursuit
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In July 2025, after a decade of litigation, the native title rights of Ngintait, Nyeri Nyeri and Latji Latji peoples were recognised in Victoria’s north-west – which included billabongs and wetlands connected to the Murray River. The Federal Court...
Law roundup: Man and woman steal forbidden fruit
Daily Inter Lake - Montana
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August 26, 2025
A couple allegedly climbed into a man’s apple tree and began picking the fruit. Despite telling the man and woman it was private property and not to steal his apples, they reportedly continued to pick three bags worth of the forbidden fruit,...
Jennifer Lawrence to Receive San Sebastián’s Highest Honor
Variety
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August 26, 2025
Jennifer Lawrence is set to receive a Donostia Award at this year’s San Sebastián Film Festival, the highest honor at the fest, the biggest movie event in the Spanish-speaking world, scoring 172,300 admissions in 2024. Lawrence will attend Spain’s...
After India, Australia now decides to suspend postal deliveries to US amid Trump tariff
India Blooms
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August 26, 2025
Australia suspended some postal deliveries to the United States due to the 'complex and rapidly evolving situation' which is emerging amid the US President's decision to impose tariffs. The postal company said it was a temporary partial suspension...
Australia put on notice by Donald Trump's latest tech tariff threat
9News
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August 26, 2025
United States President Donald Trump has threatened to impose new tariffs and other penalties on countries that legislate against US tech giants, putting the Australian government on notice ahead of the incoming social media ban for children. The...
Manhunt underway after two police officers shot dead in rural Australia
Manchester Evening News
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August 26, 2025
A manhunt is underway in a rural part of Australia after two police officers were killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting. The incident occurred on Tuesday morning when 10 armed police officers tried to execute a search warrant at a...
Australian Senator Calls For Snoop Dogg to Be Removed From AFL Final
Billboard
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August 26, 2025
Snoop Dogg should be sent to the doghouse, and nowhere near the 2025 AFL Grand Final. That’s the substance of a message from Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young, who used a Senate address to call for Snoop’s removal from Australian rules football’s...
Australia shooting latest: Two police officers feared dead in ‘active incident’ in rural town
The Independent
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August 26, 2025
Shooter suspected to be ‘sovereign citizen’ Police say the shooter identifies as a “sovereign citizen”. Members of this movement reject government authority and use pseudo-legal theories – legal-sounding ideas with no basis in real law – to target...
Australia police shooting latest: Two officers feared dead in ‘active incident’ in rural town of Porepunkah
The Independent
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August 26, 2025
Porepunkah airfield closed amid emergency response The Porepunkah airfield has been temporarily closed as authorities respond to the ongoing incident in the alpine area. Situated two nautical miles south of Porepunkah in the Buckland Valley, the...