Australia
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Australian shares ease back from record highs
Australia’s share market is taking a breather after setting records but managed to hold onto most of its recent surge. The S&P/ASX200 edged 10.2 points lower, or down 0.12 per …
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Gangland figure Athan Boursinos linked to 2022 underworld killing before fatal shooting
Athan Boursinos, the Melbourne man fatally shot outside his Wollert home last week, had previously been a suspect in the 2022 murder of Korey Kesici — a man connected to …
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James Vlassakis granted parole after decades in jail for Snowtown murders
The youngest of the four men convicted over South Australia’s “bodies in the barrels” serial killings has been granted parole. James Spyridon Vlassakis has spent 26 years behind bars after …
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Banks, miners lead Aussie share market to record highs
Australia’s share market has topped 8800 points for the first time, as inflows into global miners and continued banking sector strength trounced worries about global growth. The S&P/ASX200 hit a …
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Australia to take ‘sensible, middle path’ on AI control
Australia will chart a “sensible, middle path” on regulating artificial intelligence, the treasurer says, as concerns grow over its impact on the future of work and the arts. Treasurer Jim …
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Shadows of robodebt as welfare unlawfully cancelled
Advocates call for the scrapping of an “unlawful, harsh and unfair” welfare scheme that wrongly cancelled income support payments to almost 1000 jobseekers. Payments were automatically terminated for 964 people …
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Australia, France leaders discuss crisis in Gaza
The leaders of Australia and France have made plans to meet at a United Nations gathering, where Palestinian statehood and the crisis in Gaza will be major issues. Prime Minister …
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Snowtown killer James Vlassakis granted parole after 26 years behind bars
Convicted Snowtown murderer James Vlassakis has been granted parole after spending more than two decades in prison. Vlassakis, who was the youngest of four men involved in South Australia’s notorious …
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Chanel Contos calls for ‘Porn literacy’ in schools as exposure among Aussie kids hits age 11
Chanel Contos, the Australian campaigner who spearheaded the inclusion of sexual consent in the national curriculum, is now calling for “porn literacy” to be the next urgent reform in Australian …
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Biggest ever: Japan wins Australian navy warships deal
Australia has chosen a Japanese company to build a new $10 billion frigate fleet for the navy. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ Mogami-class frigate is the federal government’s preferred vessel for its …