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Emboldened by Qantas penalty, Australian union says more bad bosses are in its sights
The Straits Times
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August 20, 2025
SYDNEY - Flush with cash after an unprecedented legal victory over Qantas Airways, union boss Michael Kaine is warning other big businesses: Break Australia’s employment laws at your peril. The Federal Court of Australia on Aug 18 fined Qantas...
U.S. Approves $97M Javelin Launcher sale to Australia
Polygon Military Magazine
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August 20, 2025
The U.S. State Department has approved a potential $97.3 million Foreign Military Sale to Australia for Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units (LwCLU) and related equipment. According to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), which...
Australia: Man Shot Dead In Car In Sydney’s Winston Hills; Burnt SUV Found Nearby, Police Probe Link
Free Press Journal
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August 20, 2025
A man has died after being shot in the chest in Australia's Sydney. | Representative image Sydney: A man has died after being shot in the chest in Australia's Sydney. Emergency services were called to reports of a shooting on a street in Winston...
JMSDF Signs Trilateral Logistics Agreement with U.S. and Australian Navies, Highlighting At-Sea Refueling and Missile Reloading
Asian Military Review
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August 20, 2025
On July 11, the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) signed a logistics cooperation agreement with the U.S. Navy and Royal Australian Navy (RAN), marking the first such trilateral arrangement among the three maritime forces to enhance their...
Australia: Man Shot Dead On Sydney Street
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Sydney, Aug 20 (IANS) A man has died after being shot in the chest in Australia's Sydney. Emergency services were called to reports of a shooting on a street in Winston Hills, 23 km northwest of central Sydney, at around 7 p.m. on...
CBH grain co-op pilots biofuels project to cut shipping emissions
Co-Operative News
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August 20, 2025
The farmer-owned exporter, based in Western Australia, is working with shipping firms Norden and Oldendorff to meet new EU regulations Australia’s largest co-op and exporter of grain says it is cutting its maritime supply chain emissions as part...
Australia launches fund to expand battery manufacturing
pv-magazine
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August 20, 2025
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has launched a AUD 500 million ($324 million) initiative aimed at supercharging Australia’s battery manufacturing industry and seizing opportunities associated with the global renewable energy transition....
Australian startup launches ambient hydrogen storage demonstration
Power Engineering International
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August 20, 2025
Australian startup Carbon280 has launched its Hydrilyte pilot plant, demonstrating hydrogen storage at ambient temperature and pressure. The plant, located in Kwinana near Perth in Western Australia, aims to demonstrate at an industrially relevant...
Australian Country Star Troy Cassar-Daley Saluted With Excellence In The Community Award
Billboard
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August 20, 2025
Troy Cassar-Daley added to his impressive tally of accolades Tuesday night (Aug. 19) with the Excellence in the Community award, presented at Support Act’s annual Music in the House. Explore See latest videos, charts and news It was cold and wet...
Record Qantas fine reveals Australia’s perverse moral compass
The Spectator Australia
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August 20, 2025
Let’s be very clear – the awarding of a significant proportion of a civil penalty (a fine) to a union is extremely unusual. But it happened in Australia on Monday when the Federal Court imposed a record-breaking $90 million fine on Qantas for...
US approves Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit sale to Australia
Janes
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A mock-up of the Javelin LWCLU. (Janes/Amael Kotlarski) The US Department of State has approved the possible sale of Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Units (LWCLUs) to Australia. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) said on 19 August...
Brutal cost-of-living warning that will impact every Australian: 'The system is broken'
Daily Mail
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August 20, 2025
By NICHOLAS COMINO, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 02:45 EDT, 20 August 2025 | Updated: 03:13 EDT, 20 August 2025 Deliveries from popular online retailers like Mecca, ASOS, and The Iconic are set to become more expensive and slower if the...
Viasat Awarded $252M AUD to Expand SouthPAN Satellite Services in Australia & New Zealand
The Fast Mode
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August 20, 2025
Viasat, a global leader in satellite communications, announced a $252 million AUD award from Geoscience Australia (GA) and Toitū Te Whenua Land Information New Zealand (LINZ) to deliver additional satellite services for the region’s world-class...
Australia’s MQ-4C Triton Fleet Grows to Three
Seapower Magazine
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August 19, 2025
Three Royal Australian Air Force MQ-4C Triton aircraft on the taxiway at RAAF Base Tindal. (Australian Department of Defence) From Australian Ministry of Defence, June 27, 2025 Australia’s second and third MQ-4C Triton remotely piloted aircraft...
Australian electric car sales set to keep climbing
Narooma News
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August 20, 2025
Chinese automakers are also "going global at full speed", BloombergNEF head of electrified transport Aleksandra O'Donovan said during a briefing on Tuesday, with strong adoption in countries such as Australia, Turkey, Thailand and Brazil.
Australian electric car sales set to keep climbing
Port Macquarie News
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August 20, 2025
Chinese automakers are also "going global at full speed", BloombergNEF head of electrified transport Aleksandra O'Donovan said during a briefing on Tuesday, with strong adoption in countries such as Australia, Turkey, Thailand and Brazil.
‘Aftersun’ Made Its Australian Debut in MIFF’s Bright Horizons Competition — Now Charlotte Wells Is Back as Jury President
Variety Australia
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August 20, 2025
Ask Charlotte Wells about her experience with “Aftersun,” the Scottish filmmaker’s Cannes-premiering, Oscar-nominated, BAFTA-winning 2022 feature debut — and one of cinema’s not just great but exceptional first features, as the...
Australia Secures Women’s Softball World Cup
The National Tribune
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August 20, 2025
Dept of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications Australia’s green and gold decade has added another major event with Queensland to host the Women’s Softball World Cup in 2027. The women’s tournament will be the first...
Transport, Roadside Billboards Power Out Of Home Growth
B&T
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August 20, 2025
The Out of Home (OOH) industry has grown half-yearly revenue by 18 per cent to $697.3million, according to the latest figures by the Outdoor Media Association. The category that grew quickest was Transport, which includes advertising at railways,...
Australian motorsport community rocked by death of much-loved kart racer Joseph Bianchini aged 13
Seven News
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August 20, 2025
The Australian motorsport community is mourning the sudden death of 13-year-old kart racer Joseph Bianchini. The Griffith, NSW local was hospitalised on Saturday after his health deterioriated and flown to the Sydney Children’s Hospital later that...