Australia
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Uber tech bros set out to destroy taxi app, lawyers say
Uber “tech bros” set out to destroy an Australian taxi app when the company moved in on the nation’s hire car market and started running an illegal rideshare service, lawyers …
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Facebook angers enemies as it starts to unfriend news
Australian Facebook users who rely on social media as their main source of news will need to start looking elsewhere from Tuesday. Meta will start shutting down the Facebook news …
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Hundreds of calls for help as storms, heavy rain hit
More than 500 requests for help have been made to emergency services as thunderstorms, damaging winds and heavy rain pummelled Victoria. There were 267 reports of building damage and 117 …
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‘We’re sceptical’ on supermarket break-up push: Labor
Labor is “sceptical” about breaking up supermarket giants amid warnings proposed powers could push up food prices and harm job security for workers. As households struggle to pay for groceries, …
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Exclusive: Greece’s deputy minister for Diaspora pledges “slashing wait times” at consulate services
Deputy minister of foreign affairs responsible for the Greek Diaspora, Giorgos Kotsiras, has pledged to improve the operation of Greek consulate offices in Australia, in an exclusive interview with Neos …
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Greece’s new Ambassador to Australia officially assumes duties
The fist-time opportunity for Greeks abroad to participate in the upcoming European elections, was emphasized by the new Ambassador in Australia, in a message on the occasion of his appointment. …
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Reflecting Australia as a career ambassador
After 29 years of service, last week I retired from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. I am an unlikely Australian diplomat, having joined DFAT as a graduate trainee …
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One dead, another in ICU after drug overdose
One woman has died and another is in a critical condition after drug overdoses on Queensland’s Gold Coast. Emergency workers were called to an apartment in Surfers Paradise about 11pm …
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Facebook News goes as Meta backs off news, politics
Meta will sunset Facebook News in early April for users in the US and Australia as the platform further de-emphasises news and politics. The feature was shut down in the …
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Whether environment laws can stop extinction examined
Concerns that environmental laws lack transparency and adequate ambition will be put under the microscope at hearings into extinction in Australia next month. Consultations for reforms to environmental and biodiversity …