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Australian consumer watchdog issues public warning about ‘ghost stores’ and urges Meta and Shopify to crack down
The Guardian
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July 3, 2025
Australia’s consumer regulator has put Shopify and Meta on notice, urging the e-commerce and social media platforms to take action against online “ghost stores” pretending to be local businesses in order to dupe shoppers. The Australian...
Victoria’s mayor plans $10 million for community safety
Vancouver City News
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July 3, 2025
Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto is proposing a $10.35 million dollar cash infusion to tackle public disorder and community safety in the downtown core. According to Alto, the city council decided to pull funding from other existing services since it...
Australia is not PNG’s bank
The National
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THE Australian government must seriously consider further financial aid to Papua New Guinea and instead tell Waigani to fend for itself. The intervening period immediately after Independence was understandable, PNG was like a child learning to...
Australian Dollar Remains Under Pressure As Trade Surplus Narrowed In May
myMotherLode - California
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Wednesday, July 2, 2025 11:10 PM EDT Image Source: Unsplash The Australian Dollar remains subdued after the trade surplus narrowed to 2,238M MoM in May, against the expected 5,091M. China’s Caixin Services PMI fell to 50.6 in June from 51.1 in...
Lawyers explore possible class action into alleged childcare sex abuse
9News
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July 3, 2025
A class action lawsuit could be launched on behalf of families caught up in a horrific child sex abuse investigation that has rocked Melbourne. Former childcare worker Joshua Brown, 26, is facing 70 charges for the alleged sexual abuse of eight...
Australian Scientists Discover Proteins That Could Help Fight Cancer, Slow Ageing
MENAFN
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July 3, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A team of Australian scientists has identified a group of proteins that could transform approaches to treating cancer and age-related diseases.Researchers at the Children's Medical Research Institute (CMRI)...
Australia banned Kanye for antisemitism. His misogyny? No problem
Women's Agenda
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July 3, 2025
Yesterday, Immigration Minister Tony Burke lay a firm stake in the ground: Kanye West (now Ye) isn’t welcome on Australian soil. The ban of Ye’s tourism visa stemmed from the release of his new single ‘Heil Hitler’ in May, with the music video...
Australia Revokes Kanye West’s Visa Over Controversial ‘Heil Hitler’ Track
Information Nigeria
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July 2, 2025
The Australian government has revoked the visa of American rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, following the release of a controversial track titled “Heil Hitler”, which has been criticised for promoting Nazi ideology. The song, which surfaced in...
Belmore Protest & Hannah Thomas’ Arrest: Was The Police Response Lawful?
Pedestrian
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July 2, 2025
Lawyers are looking into whether former Greens candidate Hannah Thomas could sue police over alleged excessive use of force at a protest in Belmore, amid ongoing questions around the police’s response and “draconian” protest laws in NSW. With five...
DFAT Confirms consular assistance to Australian arrested with Cocaine in Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 3, 2025
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) has confirmed that it is providing consular assistance to the detained individual. The Australian national has been arrested and charged with significant drug trafficking offences after...
Sean 'Diddy' Combs lawyer claims rapper will 'sleep well' after trial verdict
PerthNow
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July 3, 2025
Sean 'Diddy' Combs' legal team say he will "sleep well" despite being denied bail. On Wednesday (02.07.25), the 55-year-oldrapper was found guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, but acquitted of racketeering and sex...
The fight for Australia’s soil
Unherd
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July 2, 2025
Yesterday, Victoria’s parliament received the final report of Australia’s first-ever formal truth-telling inquiry. The four-year commission, which culminated last week with an organised march across hundreds of miles across Victoria to commemorate...
Misleading 'ghost stores' trick Australian consumers
SBS
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Australians have been warned to stay alert for "ghost stores" as shoppers who fall victim have few avenues for recourse. At least four such stores have been noted by the Australian consumer watchdog for misleading shoppers into buying low-quality...
Kanye West barred from Australia after controversial 'Heil Hitler' song
Daily Star
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July 3, 2025
Australia has barred rapper Kanye West, also known as Ye, from entering the country in the wake of his contentious song Heil Hitler, confirmed Immigration Minister Tony Burke. Speaking on ABC's Afternoon Briefing, Burke revealed that West's valid...
Shocking inquiry uncovers British role in genocide of indigenous Australians
The Independent Singapore
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July 3, 2025
A powerful “accountability” movement is in progress in Australia. The Yoorrook Justice Commission, the country’s first official “truth-telling” review, released a trailblazing report disclosing that British settlers committed carnage against...
‘Creative Australia is not fit-for-purpose’: Arts heavyweights demand answers
WAtoday
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July 3, 2025
“There’s not an arts organisation in the country that hasn’t had to provide their increasingly risk-averse boards with risk assessments,” she says. “If Creative Australia was blindsided by the complexities of inviting Sabsabi, it suggests either a...
Indonesia, Australia eye to enhance biosecurity partnership
Antara
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July 3, 2025
Jakarta (ANTARA) - Indonesia's Agricultural Quarantine Agency (Barantin) and Australia's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry (DAFF) agreed to enhance cooperation to improve biosecurity and quarantine systems, as well as market...
We have a great law to tackle workplace sexual harassers. Pity it’s never been used
The Age
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July 3, 2025
Two important events concerning sexual harassment took place this week. Australian female-led hospitality advocacy group Sorry Not Sorry toured the United Kingdom, raising awareness of sexual harassment in the hospitality industry. Last year, its...
TWM’s Kori Chan Calls for Policy Action and Green Incentives at 40th Australia–PNG Business Forum
PNG Business News
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In an exclusive interview with PNG Business News, TWM Group managing director Kori Chan shared key insights from the 40th Australia–PNG Business Forum and Trade Expo, held from June 23 to 25 at The Stanley Hotel in Port Moresby. Chan described the...
Kanye West's Visa To Enter Australia Was Cancelled After Releasing Antisemitic Song
The Music.com.au
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July 3, 2025
More Kanye West Ye—formerly known as Kanye West—has had a “lower level” visa to enter Australia denied following the release of his antisemitic song, Heil Hitler, in May. Federal Immigration Minister Tony Burke revealed the news on Wednesday’s...