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Tehran Attacks Oil Tanker Off Dubai After Trump Threatens to Escalate Strikes
Iran continues to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which around 20 percent of the world’s oil and LNG travels.
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Australia Warns Big Tech as ‘Substantial’ Number of Teens Bypass Social Media Ban
‘Many children aged under 16 still have their accounts or can create new accounts,’ the eSafety commissioner has found.
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Fugitive Freeman ‘Unlikely’ to Have Been Taken Alive
Former hostage negotiator Vincent Hurley said Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen, was never going to surrender of his own free will.
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Deal Brokered to End ABC Staff’s Pay Stand-Off
A pay increase of 4 percent in the first year, followed by a pair of 3.25 percent rises, had been agreed, according to ABC management.
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Lawyer of Mysterious Chinese Heiress Says Case Process Taking Too Long
‘I can’t think of any plausible, rational explanation for them to be taking this long,’ said lawyer John Korn.
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Wong Says Australia Will Not Lift Sanctions on Russian Oil
‘We maintain our sanctions on Russian oil. That’s because we don’t want to fuel Mr. Putin’s war machine,’ said Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
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US Reopens Embassy in Venezuela
The resumption of operations marks the first full U.S. diplomatic presence in Venezuela in seven years.
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US Gas Price Hits $4 per Gallon Amid Iran War
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose to $5.454, up from $3.758 last month.
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Physical Violence Against School Principals Nearly Doubles in 15 Years: Report
An Australian Catholic University survey showed that 47.8 percent of school principals experienced physical violence in 2025, up from 27.3 percent in 2011.
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Young Australian Workers to Receive Full Adult Pay Under New Ruling
Those aged 18 to 20 will gradually transition to full adult pay.
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CCP Officials’ Corruption Involved More Than One Trillion Yuan in 2025, Insider Says
The CCP’s record-high amount of corruption money represents its extreme exploitation of the Chinese public, an analyst said.
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Fuel Tax Cut Could Take Days to Kick In: Energy Minister
The Australian government’s cut to the fuel excise may not be felt immediately, as the Middle East situation hangs in the balance.
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Shen Yun’s Cancellation in Toronto After Fake Bomb Threat Requires Strong Response From Canadian Leaders: MP
‘We should not allow different kinds of threats, intimidation, or interference to stop artistic expression from going ahead,’ said Garnett Genuis.
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Pianist Who Interrupted Concert to Protest Gaza War Announces Australia Tour
Jayson Gillham is set to tour Australia with a UK-based Palestinian-Jordanian musician.
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Labor Backs Greens Push to Examine Increasing Taxes on Gas Export Profits
A parliamentary probe was ordered ahead of the budget as pressure builds for a 25 percent levy on windfall gas profits.
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Australians Warned as Terror Groups Impersonate Charities to Take Funds
The Australian Federal Police are warning Australians not to donate unless they can verify a charity is real.
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Chalmers Unveils $2 Billion ‘Fuel Safety Net’
The new bill will allow appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to be released for urgent fuel measures in the next three months.
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Tehran Attacks Oil Tanker Off Dubai After Trump Threatens to Escalate Strikes
Iran continues to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway through which around 20 percent of the world’s oil and LNG travels.
|
Australia Warns Big Tech as ‘Substantial’ Number of Teens Bypass Social Media Ban
‘Many children aged under 16 still have their accounts or can create new accounts,’ the eSafety commissioner has found.
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Fugitive Freeman ‘Unlikely’ to Have Been Taken Alive
Former hostage negotiator Vincent Hurley said Freeman, a self-proclaimed sovereign citizen, was never going to surrender of his own free will.
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Deal Brokered to End ABC Staff’s Pay Stand-Off
A pay increase of 4 percent in the first year, followed by a pair of 3.25 percent rises, had been agreed, according to ABC management.
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Lawyer of Mysterious Chinese Heiress Says Case Process Taking Too Long
‘I can’t think of any plausible, rational explanation for them to be taking this long,’ said lawyer John Korn.
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Wong Says Australia Will Not Lift Sanctions on Russian Oil
‘We maintain our sanctions on Russian oil. That’s because we don’t want to fuel Mr. Putin’s war machine,’ said Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
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US Reopens Embassy in Venezuela
The resumption of operations marks the first full U.S. diplomatic presence in Venezuela in seven years.
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US Gas Price Hits $4 per Gallon Amid Iran War
The national average price for a gallon of diesel rose to $5.454, up from $3.758 last month.
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Physical Violence Against School Principals Nearly Doubles in 15 Years: Report
An Australian Catholic University survey showed that 47.8 percent of school principals experienced physical violence in 2025, up from 27.3 percent in 2011.
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Young Australian Workers to Receive Full Adult Pay Under New Ruling
Those aged 18 to 20 will gradually transition to full adult pay.
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CCP Officials’ Corruption Involved More Than One Trillion Yuan in 2025, Insider Says
The CCP’s record-high amount of corruption money represents its extreme exploitation of the Chinese public, an analyst said.
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Fuel Tax Cut Could Take Days to Kick In: Energy Minister
The Australian government’s cut to the fuel excise may not be felt immediately, as the Middle East situation hangs in the balance.
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Shen Yun’s Cancellation in Toronto After Fake Bomb Threat Requires Strong Response From Canadian Leaders: MP
‘We should not allow different kinds of threats, intimidation, or interference to stop artistic expression from going ahead,’ said Garnett Genuis.
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Pianist Who Interrupted Concert to Protest Gaza War Announces Australia Tour
Jayson Gillham is set to tour Australia with a UK-based Palestinian-Jordanian musician.
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Labor Backs Greens Push to Examine Increasing Taxes on Gas Export Profits
A parliamentary probe was ordered ahead of the budget as pressure builds for a 25 percent levy on windfall gas profits.
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Australians Warned as Terror Groups Impersonate Charities to Take Funds
The Australian Federal Police are warning Australians not to donate unless they can verify a charity is real.
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Chalmers Unveils $2 Billion ‘Fuel Safety Net’
The new bill will allow appropriations from the Consolidated Revenue Fund to be released for urgent fuel measures in the next three months.
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