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An Australian court on Tuesday approved a fine for Qantas, the national flag carrier, for selling thousands of tickets for canceled flights. The Federal Court of Australia approved a 120 million Australian dollar (80.7 million U.S. dollar) settlement between the national flag carrier and consumer watchdog the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over the…
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Lockdown has been lifted in a hospital in northeastern Australia’s State of Queensland as police did not find weapons in it, Australia’s 9News network reported on Wednesday. An earlier local report said the Logan Hospital, which is approximately 20 kilometers south of the state capital of Brisbane, had been locked down by Queensland police on…
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Australian federal, state and territory governments have committed new funding for projects to improve the nation’s natural disaster defenses. Jenny McAllister, the Minister for Emergency Management, on Wednesday announced that 164 projects will share in 387 million Australian dollars (262.7 million U.S. dollars) in funding under an initiative to better protect Australians from natural disasters.…
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A woman accused of killing her ex-husband’s parents and an aunt by feeding them a beef wellington laced with poisonous mushrooms has appeared in court. Erin Patterson made a brief appearance at the Latrobe Valley Magistrates’ Court by video link from a prison in Melbourne, Australia, where she has been held since she was arrested in…
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The Russian foreign ministry has summoned the Australian envoy in Moscow to complain about a social media post condemning the holding of Russian presidential elections in parts of Ukraine Moscow claims to have annexed. Russia held voting in its presidential election in Ukrainian territories it says are now parts of Russia, including Crimea, and parts…
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Amid rising global stockpiles dragging down prices, Chinese wheat importers have canceled or postponed some one million metric tons of Australian wheat purchases. With international prices trading close to three-and-a-half-year lows, last week, the U.S. government reported canceling more than 500,000 metric tons of U.S. wheat exports to China, the world’s leading wheat buyer. After…
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China is expected to reclaim the top spot in Australia’s international tourism industry “in the very near future,” chief of the Australian government’s tourism promoting agency has said. “We certainly know that Australia has a lot to offer Chinese travelers and our industry and the Australian public love to welcome Chinese guests to Australia,” Phillipa…
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As part of a series of changes to its labor laws, Australia will give workers the right to turn off their mobile devices and ignore “unreasonable” calls and messages from their bosses outside of work hours without facing penalties. Known as the “right to disconnect,” the new policy, which the federal government proposed under a…
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The Australia and Chelsea forward Sam Kerr has become the latest Women’s Super League player to suffer an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury and will miss the remainder of the domestic season, her club announced on Sunday. Kerr suffered the knee injury at Chelsea’s warm-weather training camp in Morocco before next weekend’s FA Cup game against West…
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In a reversal of trends from 2022, which saw a five percent drop, Australian home prices rose significantly in 2023. However, high inflation and interest rate hikes have slowed growth through the year’s final months. According to data from property consultant CoreLogic released this week, national house prices increased by 8.1 percent in 2023, well…
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Two thieves have raided thousands of pounds worth of seafood and meat from a butcher in South Australia last week. CCTV caught the suspects breaking into a cool storage room adjoining a butcher’s at Mount Gambier on the evening of 21 December. The footage shows two men approaching the container around 11.15pm, as one of…
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Microsoft said it will spend AUS$5 billion ($3.2 billion) to expand its artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing capacity in Australia over two years. The U.S. technology giant said it would raise its computing capacity in Australia by 250%, enabling the world’s 13th largest economy to meet the demand for cloud computing. The move comes…
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Australia has deployed army personnel and additional support to the Middle East after echoing appeals for humanitarian pauses in Gaza. Two C-130J aircraft have been sent to the region as a “precautionary measure” as the war poses the risk of a deteriorating security situation, the Australian Defence Force said. Acting Prime Minister Richard Marles said three…
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As Jet flies through a particularly busy stretch, the reunited rock band strikes a catalog deal with BMG. Terms were not disclosed in the arrangement, announced Thursday (Sept. 28), which sees BMG acquire Jet’s recordings. BMG gets rights to the band’s first two albums for Australian and New Zealand, Get Born (2003) and Shine On (2006), the global royalty stream for these recordings…
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Co-hosts Australia on Monday qualified for the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinals over a 2-0 win against Denmark. In the 29th minute Australian midfielder Caitlin Foord scored the opener in a Round of 16 match in Sydney. The Matildas waited for at least an hour to double the gap as Hayley Raso added a…
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England’s fans finally got the win they’d been waiting for. A confident, crushing victory leaving China in their wake. The Lionesses scored goal after goal. At Sydney’s fan zone most of the crowd backed China, but a few England groups also watched the late-night game. “I’m so happy I’m absolutely buzzing,” Maya Walden said. She…
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