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Australia can leverage SMEs to build national resilience
The Strategist
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July 3, 2025
Australia needs a national strategy that explicitly prioritises the integration of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) into its defence industrial base to strengthen sovereign capability and infrastructure resilience. Despite high-level pledges to...
Australia keen to support Bangladesh in holding credible polls: Khosru
United News of Bangladesh
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Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Susan Ryle on Thursday said her country is keen to support Bangladesh in holding a free and fair national election. “There has been discussion on the election in Bangladesh with importance. Australia is...
Munster Rugby star to captain British and Irish Lions against New South Wales Waratahs
Limerick Leader
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July 3, 2025
ANDY Farrell has named the British and Irish Lions team that will face off against the New South Wales Waratahs on Saturday night at the Allianz Stadium in Sydney. Munster Rugby and Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne will captain the side as Maro Itoje gets...
Victoria Beckham sends a message to Spice Girl's bandmate Mel B after it was revealed WON'T be attending her pal's wedding to Rory McPhee
Daily Mail
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July 3, 2025
Victoria Beckham has shared a gushing wedding tribute to Mel B after it was revealed she wouldn't be at her fellow Spice Girl's nuptials. The fashion designer, 51, will be absent from Scary Spice's nuptials to fiancé Rory McPhee at St Paul's...
Australia collapse in fresh horror show
Cairns Post
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July 3, 2025
Another Test, even more headaches for Australian selectors after yet another top order collapse against the West Indies. Aussie captain Pat Cummins won the toss at Grenada’s National Cricket Stadium and chose to bat first, but after a promising...
Victoria Uber drivers become first in Canada to receive union certification
Cowichan Valley Citizen
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July 3, 2025
B.C. Labour Relations Board has certified the Victoria Uber drivers' union under UFCW Canada – the first union certification of its kind for Uber drivers in the world. The drivers’ campaign focused on securing workplace protections like improved...
Hey Bestie: My partner shuts down when we have a disagreement. How can I get him to talk?
PerthNow
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July 3, 2025
Whenever we get into a disagreement, my partner shuts down. They either leave the room, go silent, or act like nothing happened. Meanwhile, I’m left spinning, angry, hurt, and desperate for resolution. I don’t want to chase them, but I also don’t...
Gas-fired power will firm Queensland’s grid
Cairns Post
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July 3, 2025
Queensland’s Energy Roadmap includes provision for investment in new gas-fired power plants Gas-fired generation required to stabilise an electricity grid that has increasing variable renewable energy generation QPM Energy CEO David Wrench said...
Federal health adviser Daniel McCluskie charged over alleged sexual assaults of partner and woman he met on dating app
Seven News
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July 3, 2025
A senior digital health adviser has been accused of multiple rapes and assaults against two women — a long-term partner and another he met on a dating app. Daniel McCluskie, 44, was arrested at his home on Sibbick St in Russell Lea — Sydney’s...
How this law firm doubled its female partnership to 50pc
Financial Review
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July 3, 2025
Emma Reilly is on a break in London. But earlier in the week, after starting at 6am to finish outstanding work, the Moray & Agnew partner returned a call from The Australian Financial Review to talk about women and her law firm. We wanted to know...
‘Blight on our Australian culture’: Australia’s creative industry torched
Sky News Australia
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July 3, 2025
Arts Minister Tony Burke has been lashed for backflipping after a controversial artist was reinstated to represent Australia at the prestigious 2026 Venice Biennale art festival. Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO Alex Ryvchin rebuked Mr...
Wimbledon 2025: Aldila Sutjiadi Overcomes Early Tie-Break Scare with Partner Hozumi
Tempo.co
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July 3, 2025
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Indonesian tennis player Aldila Sutjiadi and her Japanese partner Eri Hozumi overcame a tense start in the opening round of Wimbledon. Playing on Court 10 at the All England Club in London on Thursday, July 3, 2025, the pair...
Meeting Xi before Trump? Why Albanese’s diplomatic calendar matters
The Interpreter
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July 3, 2025
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese doesn’t have much in common with Tony Abbott, but as a way of offering a little perspective on the problems that Albanese faces in getting a meeting with US President Donald Trump, the current PM might be interested...
Live from Victoria: A concert-reviewing odyssey
Nexus
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July 3, 2025
Music is filling the summer; the City of Victoria has opened their pop-up venues at Ship Point, Cameron Bandshell, and The Fort Commons, and the regular spots still are keeping busy with live music. Victoria has so many live music events during...
Experts question results from lab that tested Australian sunscreens
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 3, 2025
At least half the sunscreens that failed to meet their SPF claims in recent testing had their original SPF certification conducted at an overseas laboratory whose test results are now being called into question by senior industry experts. An ABC...
Alex de Minaur makes admission about Katie Boulter relationship – ‘It’s not nice’
The Mirror
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July 3, 2025
Alex de Minaur admitted it has been difficult balancing his Wimbledon campaign with commiserating with his fiancee Katie Boulter. British No.2 Boulter was knocked out of the tournament in the second round by Solana Sierra the day before her fiancé...
'The Old Guard 2' with Charlize Theron, Uma Thurman: Director Victoria Mahoney had to protect the 'treasure' of first film
Yahoo News - Canada
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July 3, 2025
Five years after the first film was released, Charlize Theron returns to the character Andy for The Old Guard 2. This time, Andy has to face Uma Thurman as Discord, believed to be the first immortal, and Andy's friend Quynh (Vân Veronica Ngô), who...
Siriana Nair: US-Australia alliance remains strong with likes to Western Australia holding strong
The West Australian
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July 3, 2025
“West is best” is a phrase I have said many times in my three years as United States Consul General in WA. It is true in this State’s stunning vistas and wild landscapes, and in the can-do attitude of the innovators, scientists, engineers and...
Coercive Control in Relationships: What It Is & How to See the Red Flags
The Good Men Project - California
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July 3, 2025
By Martha A. Lavallie In domestic abuse, there’s a form of violence that doesn’t leave visible bruises but can be just as devastating. Coercive control, a pattern of behavior that strips away a person’s autonomy and sense of self, is gaining...
Emma Raducanu relationship rumor takes off at Wimbledon after Carlos Alcaraz comment
Irish Star
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July 3, 2025
11:43 ET, 03 Jul 2025Updated 11:44 ET, 03 Jul 2025 As Emma Raducanu's 2025 Wimbledon campaign intensifies, the public's attention isn't just on her tennis prowess. The British No. 1 has sparked fresh romance rumors, with former tennis prodigy...