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Australia: Strategic shifts led it to acquire nuclear subs
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Samoa Observer
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Australia has canceled a contract with France for conventional submarines and instead will build nuclear-powered submarines using U.S. technology because of changing strategic conditions in the region, Prime Minister...
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Australian Grants for Iraqis under Direct Aid Program (DAP)
By John Lee. The Australian Embassy in Iraq has launched its Direct Aid Program (DAP) for 2025, inviting applications from Iraqi NGOs, community-based organisations, and other non-commercial entities engaged in development or humanitarian work....
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Albanese accused of breaking promise on ‘family-friendly’ parliament
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been accused of failing to make parliament more “family-friendly” after scheduling a parliamentary sitting week during school holidays. Mr Albanese had previously promised to “try to run a family friendly...
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Coalition says Labor ‘let Australians down’ over Optus triple zero failures
Shadow communications minister Melissa McIntosh has blamed the Albanese government for “letting Australians down” after repeated Optus outages were linked to four deaths. The government has come under fire for delaying the implementation of a...
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Australia’s shame: Babies who survive late-term abortions deserve humanity
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights says "everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person". So why is it being reported that this human right is not being extended to babies who are born alive after an attempted abortion? The...
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From 'snotty nose' to 'yahoos': The language banned from parliament
Have you ever called your colleague a "hairy-nose wombat", a "giggling goose", or yelled "hell yeah" across the office? If you were a politician and used one of those expressions in parliament, you would've been asked to withdraw your comment. In...
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In a world where techlords rule us by whim, Australia’s stance against deepfakes is reason to celebrate | Van Badham
A man who posted non-consensual, pornified “deepfake” images of Australian women has been ordered to pay $343,500 in civil penalties for doing so by a federal court. Everyone, everywhere, should be thrilled by this decision. What Anthony Rotondo...
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Australia’s “mass migration” myth: The real story is mass deportation
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Independent Australia
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Australia isn’t facing mass migration — it’s enforcing mass deportations, allowing Section 501 to tear families apart. Gerry Georgatos reports. Australia is awash with political rhetoric about “mass immigration.” Headlines, parliamentary speeches,...
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The Politics of Race, Migration, and India-Australia Ties
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Observer Research Foundation
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Image Source: Getty Images A new race debate centred around migration—especially concerning the presence of Indian migrants—has erupted in Australia. The controversy was triggered by a recent claim from the Federal opposition Liberal Party...
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Australia to create a national park for 12,000 koalas
The New South Wales government has unveiled plans for the Great Koala National Park, a 475,000-hectare reserve that combines existing protected areas with 176,000 hectares of state forest to safeguard an estimated 12,000 koalas and dozens of other...
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Duncan and Gerapetritis discuss his ‘forthcoming visit’ to Australia
Australian Ambassador to Greece Alison Duncan has spoken of the “forthcoming visit” of Greece’s Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis to Australia following their meeting at the Foreign Ministry in Athens. “I was delighted to meet with Greece’s...
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Scale of Australian military exports to Israel exposed
A detailed investigative report, published this week by Declassified Australia in partnership with the Ditch, has lifted the lid on extensive and ongoing military exports from Australia to Israel. The report builds upon previous exposures by both...
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Finance Ministry to bring new SINPF reform Bill to Parliament
By Mary Manelegua The Ministry of Finance and Treasury will be presenting a new Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (SINPF) reform bill to Parliament before the end of 2026. Minister, Hon. Trevor Manemahaga announced this during the...
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Online porn traffic plummets in UK after law change, and Australia is next
The number of people accessing prominent pornography websites in the United Kingdom has plummeted after new age-verification laws — that are also heading to Australia — were introduced earlier this year. Since July, people in the UK wanting to...
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Australia’s New Food Security Strategy: What’s On Table, And What’s Missing?
Dan Meyers/UnsplashIn 2023, a parliamentary inquiry into food security was held in Australia. This involves the government asking for public and expert advice on key issues to make better decisions. Authors Nick Rose Senior Lecturer, William...
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Australia’s risk in PNG: why the Pukpuk Treaty could backfire
Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea James Marape, from left, Foreign Affairs Minister Justin Tkachenko, PNG Defense Minister Billy Joseph, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Pacific Island Affairs...
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Australia’s new food security strategy: what’s on the table, and what’s missing?
In 2023, a parliamentary inquiry into food security was held in Australia. This involves the government asking for public and expert advice on key issues to make better decisions. The inquiry drew 188 submissions from experts across the food...
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House receives support from Commonwealth Parliamentary Association to review Standing Orders
The House of Representatives is receiving significant support from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) to review its Standing Orders. The Standing Orders are the rules that govern the proceedings, actions and conduct of members in the...
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Australia’s supermarkets soften cage-free egg commitments
Australian supermarket chain Coles, the country’s second largest, has extended its cage-free target deadline for branded shell eggs to 2030. The company had committed to being completely cage-free by 2025. Justifying the decision, Coles explained...
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Albanese’s feelgood 5% deposit scheme will only add fuel to Australia’s housing fire
Anthony Albanese had plenty of reasons to feel at home at the UK Labour party conference in Liverpool last weekend. Invited by Keir Starmer to deliver a major address, decades of attending party meetings in Australia clearly showed for the...
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