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Australian police did no threat assessment before Bondi attack, inquiry hears

Australian state police did not prepare a threat assessment for the event where the Bondi Beach mass shooting occurred and denied a request from the Jewish

Australian police did no threat assessment before Bondi attack, inquiry hears
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Australian spy boss says he shifted resources from counterterrorism before Hanukkah attack

An Australian spy agency boss has told an inquiry he had pivoted resources away from counterterrorism to espionage a few years before two gunmen massacred 15 people at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration

Australian spy boss says he shifted resources from counterterrorism before Hanukkah attack
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Australian activists return after Gaza flotilla incident, allege Israeli abuse

Australian activists detained by Israel while on a flotilla attempting to deliver aid to Gaza have returned home, with organisers alleging

Australian activists return after Gaza flotilla incident, allege Israeli abuse
Australia|Business|Economy

Australia fines Coles over milk supply deals; flags Brownes' pricing practices

Australia’s competition watchdog said on Friday that Coles and dairy firm Brownes Foods Operations each paid A$39,600 ($28,270.44) after receiving infringement notices for

Australia fines Coles over milk supply deals; flags Brownes' pricing practices
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Australian women linked to ISIS leave Syrian camp, ABC says

A second group of Australian women and children linked to the Islamic State (ISIS) extremist group have departed a refugee camp in northeast Syria and may be returning to

Australian women linked to ISIS leave Syrian camp, ABC says
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US, Japan, Australia, India to have 'Quad' top diplomats' meeting in Delhi, Japan says

The U.S., Japan, Australia and India will hold a meeting of foreign ministers of the 'Quad' grouping in New Delhi on May 26, Japan's foreign ministry said on Friday.

US, Japan, Australia, India to have 'Quad' top diplomats' meeting in Delhi, Japan says
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Australia's Guzman y Gomez to exit US in retreat from key growth bet

Australia's Guzman y Gomez , the Mexican-themed restaurant chain whose global growth plans powered a blockbuster sharemarket listing, said it was

Australia's Guzman y Gomez to exit US in retreat from key growth bet
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Australia's unemployment hits 4-1/2 year high, lessens risk of rate rise

Australian employment unexpectedly fell in April while the jobless rate jumped to the highest level since late 2021, a possible sign the labour market might be

Australia's unemployment hits 4-1/2 year high, lessens risk of rate rise
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Australia's Arafura approves $1.6 billion rare earths project

Arafura Rare Earths said on Thursday it had approved the development of its $1.6 billion Nolans project in Australia's Northern Territory, which is set to be the

Australia's Arafura approves $1.6 billion rare earths project
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Australian judge fines X $465,000 for online safety breach after 3-year court battle

An Australian judge has fined X Corp. $465,000 for failing to provide information to an online safety watchdog about how it tackled child sexual exploitation content

Australian judge fines X $465,000 for online safety breach after 3-year court battle
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Elon Musk's X loses Australia child protection compliance lawsuit

An Australian court upheld a regulator's fine against Elon Musk's social media company X Corp after it admitted violating the law by failing to supply

Elon Musk's X loses Australia child protection compliance lawsuit
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Lettuce introduce you to the live frog found in this grocery store salad bag

An Australian farmer has found a live frog in a bag of lettuce

Lettuce introduce you to the live frog found in this grocery store salad bag
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Australia consumer sentiment edges up in May but remains gloomy

Australia's consumer sentiment rose in May as the oil shock triggered by the Iran war showed signs of easing slightly, but uncertainty over energy supplies and the third

Australia consumer sentiment edges up in May but remains gloomy
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RBA worried higher energy costs could quickly lift consumer prices

Australia's central bank is worried higher energy costs will feed through to consumer prices quickly given the stretched state of the domestic economy, potentially creating

RBA worried higher energy costs could quickly lift consumer prices
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Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting adds defence stocks to US portfolio

Hancock Prospecting, owned by Australia's richest person, Gina Rinehart, has added defence, gold and rare-earths holdings to its $3.3 billion U.S. portfolio this year,

Gina Rinehart's Hancock Prospecting adds defence stocks to US portfolio
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6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine

Six passengers from a cruise ship hit by a hantavirus outbreak have arrived in Australia for a quarantine expected to last at least three weeks

6 passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for 3-week quarantine
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Italy's defence minister urges decision on EU SAFE loans before deadline

Italy's defence minister said on Thursday he had written twice to the Treasury urging a decision on whether to tap a European Union arms-

Italy's defence minister urges decision on EU SAFE loans before deadline
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Australia’s Trump Tower plans scrapped as developer says brand has become ‘toxic’

Australia’s Trump Tower plans scrapped as developer says brand has become ‘toxic’

Australia’s Trump Tower plans scrapped as developer says brand has become ‘toxic’
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Australia's CBA shares slump on tax changes, provisions; lenders fall

Australia's largest lender, Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) lost nearly A$30 billion ($21.7 billion) in value as its shares slid on

Australia's CBA shares slump on tax changes, provisions; lenders fall
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Albanese takes a gamble on Australia’s housing obsession by cutting investor tax breaks

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s move to wind back tax breaks for property investors has been

Albanese takes a gamble on Australia’s housing obsession by cutting investor tax breaks
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Australia wages growth slows in Q1, led by private sector

Australian wages rose at a moderate pace in the first quarter as annual growth in the private sector slowed to the lowest in almost four years, data showed on Wednesday.

Australia wages growth slows in Q1, led by private sector
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Trump Organization drops plan for first Australian skyscraper, blames partner

The Trump Organization said on Wednesday it abandoned a plan to build its first tower in Australia less than three months after signing the deal, citing an Australian

Trump Organization drops plan for first Australian skyscraper, blames partner
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Australia's tax reforms expected to knock some heat out of housing market

Australia's government expects its ambitious reforms to the way it taxes property investments to take some of the immediate heat out of one of the world's least affordable

Australia's tax reforms expected to knock some heat out of housing market
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Australian miner Fortescue to pay $108 million for damage to Indigenous group's land

An Australian court on Tuesday ordered miner Fortescue to pay A$150 million ($108 million) in compensation to an Indigenous group for a cultural loss caused by iron ore

Australian miner Fortescue to pay $108 million for damage to Indigenous group's land
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Australia dumps tax breaks for landlords to help young own a home

Australia's centre-left Labor government has rolled out the biggest changes to investment taxes this century to help young people break into the

Australia dumps tax breaks for landlords to help young own a home
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Australia business confidence shaken as costs climb, survey shows

Australian business confidence remained mired in gloom in April, a survey showed on Tuesday, as spiking energy costs from the Middle East war squeezed profit margins and

Australia business confidence shaken as costs climb, survey shows
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Australia seeks reform, inflation restraint in budget balancing act

Australia is expected to deliver a smaller than initially forecast budget deficit this week as the government banks revenue windfalls from higher commodity

Australia seeks reform, inflation restraint in budget balancing act
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Australia to offer one-year grace period for housing, investment tax changes, AFR reports

Australia's centre-left Labor government will offer a one-year grace period for planned changes to capital gains tax discounts and negative gearing in the federal budget to

Australia to offer one-year grace period for housing, investment tax changes, AFR reports
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Australia's Trump-aligned populists vow to fight mass migration after winning first lower house seat

Australia's right-wing populist One Nation party, which wants to emulate U.S.

Australia's Trump-aligned populists vow to fight mass migration after winning first lower house seat
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Australia's far-right party wins first lower house seat

Australian far-right populist party Pauline Hanson's One Nation won its first seat in the country's House of Representatives in a byelection on Saturday, a

Australia's far-right party wins first lower house seat
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Macquarie's $3.5 billion profit beats forecast on commodity and trading boost

Top Australian investment bank Macquarie Group reported an A$4.85 billion ($3.50 billion) full-year net profit on Friday, its second-largest ever, as the Middle East

Macquarie's $3.5 billion profit beats forecast on commodity and trading boost
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3 Australian women back from Syria face slavery and terrorism charges over alleged IS links

Three women have been refused bail when they appeared in courts charged with slavery and terrorism offenses after they arrived home from Syria with another 10 Australians who police say are linked to the Islamic State group

3 Australian women back from Syria face slavery and terrorism charges over alleged IS links
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Australia charges two women linked to ISIS with slavery after return from Syria

Australian police on Friday charged two women linked to the Islamic State extremist group with slavery offences after they returned from

Australia charges two women linked to ISIS with slavery after return from Syria
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As Trump-adjacent populism surges in Australia, Pauline Hanson cashes in

A few months before Australia's conservative Liberal Party suffered its worst election defeat last May, Sydney stockbroker Angus

As Trump-adjacent populism surges in Australia, Pauline Hanson cashes in
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Solomon Islands PM ousted after losing confidence vote

Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele was ousted from power on Thursday after losing a confidence vote in the country's parliament. 

Solomon Islands PM ousted after losing confidence vote
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Vigils planned across Australia for dead 5-year-old Indigenous girl

Mourners on Thursday will gather across Australia to hold vigils for a five-year-old Indigenous girl whose alleged abduction and murder shocked the nation and sparked riots

Vigils planned across Australia for dead 5-year-old Indigenous girl
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Australia says Islamic State-linked citizens in Syria camp plan to return home

Australia said on Wednesday that 13 members of Australian families in Syria linked to the extremist group Islamic State plan to travel home, but will receive no

Australia says Islamic State-linked citizens in Syria camp plan to return home
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Australian Jews tell antisemitism inquiry of surge in hate before Bondi Hanukkah massacre

An Australian inquiry into antisemitism has heard from Jewish Australians who feel increasingly fearful after a massacre at a Hanukkah celebration

Australian Jews tell antisemitism inquiry of surge in hate before Bondi Hanukkah massacre
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Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism

Australia began public hearings on Monday in an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting in December, with Jewish Australians giving evidence of their

Australia begins hearings into Bondi Beach attack and rising antisemitism
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Australia, Japan strengthen critical minerals ties

Australia and Japan have beefed up their cooperation around critical minerals amid a state visit by Japan's prime minister, with the countries providing A$1.67 billion ($

Australia, Japan strengthen critical minerals ties
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Man charged over death of Australian Indigenous girl that sparked outback riots

Police in Australia's Northern Territory said on Sunday they had charged a man with murdering an Indigenous girl, days after the 5-year-old's death sparked

Man charged over death of Australian Indigenous girl that sparked outback riots
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Fury over young girl’s killing sparks vigilante justice and violent clashes with police in Australia

Fury over young girl’s killing sparks vigilante justice and violent clashes with police in Australia

Fury over young girl’s killing sparks vigilante justice and violent clashes with police in Australia
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Riot erupts over Australian Indigenous girl's suspected killer, authorities urge calm

Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of

Riot erupts over Australian Indigenous girl's suspected killer, authorities urge calm
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Riot erupts over Australian Indigenous girl's suspected killer, authorities urge calm

Hundreds of protesters clashed with Australian emergency services workers in a remote town following the arrest of a man suspected of

Riot erupts over Australian Indigenous girl's suspected killer, authorities urge calm
Australia|Business|Economy|Travel|World

Australia's Qantas extends schedule changes, cuts local capacity through September

Australia's Qantas Airways extended its schedule adjustments across its international and domestic networks through September on Friday, citing Middle East tensions, elevated fuel

Australia's Qantas extends schedule changes, cuts local capacity through September
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Australia's home price growth hits lowest in over a year, led by falls in big cities

Australia's home prices rose at the slowest pace in over a year in April as higher borrowing costs and war in the Middle East pushed prices in Sydney and Melbourne into

Australia's home price growth hits lowest in over a year, led by falls in big cities
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Australian banks warned frontier AI could create larger, faster cyber attacks

Australia's financial system regulator said on Thursday the country's banks were not keeping pace with AI industry developments, warning frontier AI

Australian banks warned frontier AI could create larger, faster cyber attacks
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Initial Australian inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting calls for counter-terrorism reforms

An interim report into last year's Bondi Beach mass shooting on Thursday advised increased security around Jewish public events and further gun reforms among

Initial Australian inquiry into Bondi Beach shooting calls for counter-terrorism reforms
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Australian police find body in search for missing 5-year-old Indigenous girl

Australian police said on Thursday they have found a body believed to be that of a missing five-year-old Indigenous girl and were

Australian police find body in search for missing 5-year-old Indigenous girl