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Australia grants asylum to Hong Kong activist
GCN
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August 18, 2025
Australia has granted asylum to Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Ted Hui in a landmark decision that signals Canberra’s unwavering commitment to protecting political refugees despite mounting pressure from Beijing to improve bilateral relations....
Australia Bars Another Israeli: Time to Apply Tit-for-Tat
Virtual Jerusalem
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August 18, 2025
Australia’s ban on MK Simcha Rothman exposes Canberra’s double standards—blocking Israeli leaders and influencers while tolerating Hamas sympathizers. Israel must now consider reciprocity to defend its dignity and democratic voice abroad....
Australia slams Israel’s huge visa move
The Geelong Advertiser
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August 18, 2025
Foreign Minister Penny Wong has slammed Israel’s decision to revoke visas for Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority as “unjustified”. Her counterpart in Israel, Gideon Sa’ar, announced the move overnight in response to Australia...
Australia's Top Healthcare IT Vendors Named By Black Book Research In 2025 Annual User Rankings
MENAFN
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August 18, 2025
(MENAFN- ACCESSWIRE) MELBOURNE, AU / ACCESS Newswire / August 18, 2025 / Black Book Research today announced the 2025 top-rated healthcare IT vendors in Australia, recognizing leaders across 13 categories of digital health and hospital information...
Australia Revokes Visa Of Far-Right Israeli Lawmaker
StratNews Global
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August 18, 2025
Home Australia Australia Revokes Visa Of Far-Right Israeli Lawmaker Australia is among the countries set to recognise a Palestinian state next month, a decision that the Israeli lawmaker said would be a "grave mistake and a huge reward for Hamas...
Lawyers for YVR hijacking suspect get more time to prepare bail application
Vancouver City News
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August 18, 2025
The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last month appeared briefly at a provincial court in Richmond, B.C., where his lawyers were granted an adjournment. Shaheer Cassim attended the...
Victoria Verstappen reacts as Max Verstappen shares pictures riding a surfboard
Sportskeeda
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August 18, 2025
Max Verstappen and all the other F1 drivers are away from motorsports for the next couple of weeks as the summer break is in full swing. The four-time F1 champion uploaded images of himself riding an electric surfboard on Instagram. His sister...
Australia and Philippines launch Alon 25 largest joint force projection near the South China Sea
Defense News Security News Army Recognition
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On August 15, 2025, one of Australia’s largest overseas military exercises began in the Philippines. Called “Exercise Alon 25,” the training will run until August 29 on the islands of Palawan and Luzon and brings together more than 3,600 personnel...
Chevron boss’s gripe about Australia: be more like the US or the Middle East
The Guardian
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August 18, 2025
The boss of Chevron, one of the world’s biggest oil and gas companies, which reported earnings of $9bn in the last six months, has had a few gripes about Australia that he wanted to get off his chest. In an “exclusive” interview with The...
Lawyers for alleged B.C. hijacker get more time to prepare bail application
Jasper Fitzhugh
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August 18, 2025
RICHMOND — The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last month appeared briefly at a provincial court in Richmond, B.C., where his lawyers were granted an adjournment. RICHMOND — The...
Environment law reform essential to faster decisions and better nature protection
The National Tribune
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August 18, 2025
Australian Conservation Foundation The collapse of nature is an economic problem, the Australian Conservation Foundation will argue at Treasurer Jim Chalmer’s economic reform roundtable this week. “It’s not a choice between the economy and nature;...
Diplomatic sparring: Israel hits back after hostile moves by Australia & France
All Israel News
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Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar, May 26, 2025. (Photo: Chaim Goldberg/Flash90) After being hit by an avalanche of criticism and hostile diplomatic moves by Western countries over the past weeks, the Israeli Foreign Ministry decided to fight...
Australia invest $1.5bn in defence distribution network
Army Technology
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August 18, 2025
The Australian Defence Force (ADF) have signed a A$1.5bn ($977m) contract with Toll Remote Logistics Proprietary Limited to deliver equipment, supplies, and support across Australia. This comes under the Defence Theatre Logistics deal, a ten-year...
Israeli MP at centre of Australian visa row says choice is Israel or Hamas
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 18, 2025
Far-right Israeli politician Simcha Rothman has told the ABC that Australia needs to "decide to be on the side of Hamas … or Israel", in the wake of his visa being cancelled and Israel's decision to revoke visas for Australia's representatives to...
Lawmaker allegedly 'stuffs ballots' in swing state that Trump just won
Daily Mail
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August 18, 2025
By VICTORIA CHURCHILL , US POLITICAL REPORTER Published: 06:30 EDT, 18 August 2025 | Updated: 06:30 EDT, 18 August 2025 Advertisement A chilling video has allegedly shown a lawmaker accompanying a friend who stuffed ballots in a swing state that...
Israel revokes visas for some Australian diplomats after lawmaker’s visa cancelled
The Straits Times
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August 18, 2025
TEL AVIV/SYDNEY – Israel’s foreign minister said on Aug 18 he had revoked the visas of Australian diplomats to the Palestinian Authority, following a decision by Canberra to recognise a Palestinian state and cancel an Israeli lawmaker's visa. The...
Israel kicks out Australia's representatives to Palestinian Territory
9News
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August 18, 2025
Israel has kicked out Australia's representatives to the Occupied Palestinian Territories, accusing Australia of fuelling antisemitism in a move labelled "unjustified" by Foreign Minister Penny Wong. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa'ar announced...
Weld Australia Warns Economic Reform Roundtable: Slash ‘Red Tape’ or Save Lives?
The National Tribune
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August 18, 2025
With the Albanese Government’s Economic Reform Roundtable kicking off today, Weld Australia is calling out the false promise of deregulation. The Productivity Commission’s push to “slash red tape” completely misdiagnoses Australia’s productivity...
Exiled Former Hong Kong Lawmaker Hails Australia’s Asylum Grant
StratNews Global
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August 18, 2025
Home Asia Exiled Former Hong Kong Lawmaker Hails Australia’s Asylum Grant China's foreign ministry said the ex-lawmaker was an "anti-China rioter wanted by the Hong Kong police" and urged other countries to "stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs"....
Israel revokes visas of Australian diplomats to Palestine
Press TV
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Israel has revoked the residency visas of Australia’s representatives to Palestine after Canberra barred the entry of the regime’s far-right figures and announced its intention to recognize Palestinian statehood. In an X post on Monday, Israeli...