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Việt Nam sets 2025 gender targets, deepens peacekeeping ties with Australia
Vietnam News Agency
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CANBERRA — Việt Nam is stepping up its commitment to United Nations peacekeeping operations, with new goals to increase female participation and deepen ties with key international partners. During an official visit to Australia from July 26 to...
Israel Releases Two Australians After Intercepting Gaza Aid Vessel
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN) Two Australian citizens detained by Israeli forces while aboard a humanitarian vessel en route to Gaza have been released, the Freedom Flotilla Coalition confirmed Wednesday. The vessel, named Handala, was intercepted by Israeli forces...
India Leads Industrial Growth In Asia-Pacific As Logistics Rents Hold Steady: Report
ABP Live
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July 30, 2025
India’s manufacturing sector has reached a significant milestone, marking its highest growth in 14 months, even as logistics rents across the Asia-Pacific region remained mostly stable in the first half of 2025, according to a report released by...
Address to ‘Unlocking value: better use of integrated government data for evidence‑based policy’ Policy Roundtable, Academy of the Social Sciences in Australia
The National Tribune
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July 30, 2025
Australian Treasury I acknowledge the Ngunnawal people, the traditional owners of the lands we are meeting on today. Apologies in advance that parliament is sitting today. I’m afraid that parliamentary pairs are as scarce as a dataset with no...
India's Manufacturing Hits 14-Month High As Asia-Pacific Logistics Rents Stay Flat In H1 2025
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, July 30 (IANS) India's manufacturing sector hit a 14-month high amid logistics rents across Asia-Pacific held nearly flat in the first half of 2025 (H1 2025), dropping 0.4 per cent year-on-year (YoY) despite global trade...
Drake Cancels Postponed Australia & New Zealand Dates
Digital Music News
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July 29, 2025
Photo Credit: Drake by Drew for The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Drake has cancelled the remaining shows of his Anita Max Win tour in Australia and New Zealand, originally set for March. The shows in Sydney, Brisbane, and Auckland were initially...
Australian Navy: HMAS Parramatta hits the water after AMCAP
Naval Today
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July 28, 2025
Royal Australian Navy’s (RAN) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Parramatta has been undocked at the BAE Systems Henderson shipyard, Western Australia, marking a major milestone in the Anzac Midlife Capability Assurance Program (AMCAP). Credit: Australian...
Azzet Unpacked: Asia markets stir, Tesla taps Samsung
Azzet
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August 1, 2025
All the top moves, shakes and red hot takes from Azzet's editorial team are right here in your weekly business wrap every Friday (1 August, 2025). Global markets are shifting fast, driven by major moves in logistics, payments, and pharma. Amazon...
Sums show US beef exports to Australia would makes zero financial sense
Beef Central
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July 30, 2025
IF commercial reality has anything to do with it, there will be zero beef trade out of the United States into Australia any time soon, following the Australian Federal Government’s recent approval for US beef imports – including that produced from...
The big problem with rising immigration that hurts every Australian
Daily Mail
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July 30, 2025
Australia's high immigration has been likened to a Ponzi scheme as a new report reveals record international student numbers are worsening the housing crisis. Digital Finance Analytics boss Martin North says governments rely too much on bringing...
Why community has always been at the heart of Australian housing
realestate.com.au
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July 30, 2025
As a nation built on suburbs, Australia’s neighbourhoods have been a way of fostering community values since the late 1800s. What makes a community, and how homeowners and residents want to interact with that community, is constantly evolving. The...
UK and Australian Labor governments sign anti-China military treaty
World Socialist Web Site
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July 30, 2025
Defence ministers John Healey (UK) Richard Marles (Australia) in Sydney, July 2025 [Photo: Ministry of Defence]In Australia on Saturday, the defence ministers of the UK and Australian Labor governments signed what they called an “historic” 50-year...
Skytrans rebrands as SmartLynx Australia to expand ACMI services
TravelDailyNews Asia-Pacific
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July 29, 2025
Skytrans becomes SmartLynx Australia, aligning with Avia Solutions Group’s Asia-Pacific strategy and expanding its ACMI fleet and operations. Australian passenger airline Skytrans, part of the world’s largest ACMI (Aircraft, Crew, Maintenance, and...
CPI Rises 0.7% In June 2025 Quarter: Australia
The National Tribune
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July 30, 2025
The main contributors to the quarterly rise were Housing (+1.2 per cent), Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+1.0 per cent), and Health (+1.5 per cent). Partially offsetting the rise was a fall in Transport (-0.7 per cent). The quarterly growth in...
Adam Scott to play Australian PGA, Open and Cathedral Invitational
Australian Golf Digest
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July 30, 2025
Adam Scott will contest three tournaments on the PGA Tour of Australasia in the first half of the upcoming summer, ensuring his absence from our shores last year was a one-off hiatus. In a career highlighted by returns to compete in Australia most...
Nozomi Networks Labs Report Finds Australia the fourth most targeted country
iTWire
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July 30, 2025
GUEST RESEARCH: The latest Nozomi Networks Labs OT & IoT Security Report released today finds Australia the fourth most targeted country. The report assesses the operational technology (OT) and Internet of Things (IoT) threat landscape to provide...
A crusader for Australian caravan manufacturing
Manufacturers’ Monthly
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July 30, 2025
The appearance of the company’s caravans is “unmistakably Crusader”, both externally and internally. Images: Crusader Caravan Manufacturers’ Monthly explore how Crusader Caravans is using advanced composites and a streamlined manufacturing line to...
China’s greening steel industry signals an economic reality check for Australia
The Conversation
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July 29, 2025
Australia has flourished as an export powerhouse for decades. Much of this prosperity has been driven by the nation’s natural endowment with two important raw products for producing steel the traditional way: iron ore and metallurgical coal. Worth...
AI agents are shaping sustainable financial futures in Australia
SmartCompany
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July 29, 2025
In the fast-paced financial services world, staying ahead is crucial. Trust is key, and providing personal, meaningful experiences is vital. Yet daily interactions often become impersonal and frustrating, with customers facing long waits, repeated...
Australian infrastructure M&A deals hit US$4.6b in Q2
Real Estate Asia
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July 28, 2025
Investors remain resilient amidst global geopolitical uncertainties. In a recent report, Dexus Research revealed that the value of infrastructure M&A deals in Australia lifted significantly in Q2 2025 after a quiet first quarter to reach US$4.6...