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347 Charges Laid in Major New Zealand Drugs Sweep
43 gang associates have been arrested over an alleged drug-smuggling syndicate operating through Auckland Airport.
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2 Men Charged After Officers Injured by Migration Counter-Protestors
Police has also released images of six more suspects as the investigation continues.
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Wong Defends Multiculturalism, Declines to Condemn Trump Directive on Migrant Crime
Senator Fatima Payman pressed the foreign minister on her response to the Trump administration’s directive to examine links between mass migration and crime.
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Senior CCP Leader Urges Australia to Respect Beijing’s Taiwan Position
Australia keeps its Taiwan position deliberately vague, influenced heavily by its deep economic ties with China.
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eSafety Appeals Tribunal Ruling That Bars ‘Informal’ Takedown Alerts on Content
Australia’s Administrative Appeals Tribunal found the eSafety body was using hundreds of informal communications to get content removed to avoid appeals.
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BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Abandons Major Queensland Coal Project Over Royalty Dispute
The project, expected to generate around 1,000 construction and 500 operational jobs, was given the green light by the state government.
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Nudify Apps Used Against School Students Shutdown After eSafety Crackdown
The provider of nudifying apps with more than 100,000 monthly users has backed out after being hit with an enforcement notice.
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Threat to Church Screening of Organ Harvesting Film Escalates With Mass-Shooting Warning
‘At a future screening we will infiltrate as viewers begin the screening and suddenly open fire killing everyone and throwing bombs ...’ read the message.
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Australia Under the Microscope as US Probes Migrant-Linked Crime and Censorship
The US will also examine policies that ‘punish citizens who object to continued mass migration.’
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Government Agrees to Increase CSIRO Funding as Agency Prepares for Another 350 Job Cuts
Science Minister Tim Ayres said the agency continued to receive around $1 billion annually.
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Labor–Greens Deal Secures Passage of Environmental Protection Overhaul
The Greens have secured curbs on land clearing, new forest protections and emissions disclosure for big industry.
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Barnaby Joyce Formally Quits Nationals Party
Joyce won’t confirm his next move but admits he is ’strongly considering' joining One Nation.
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One Nation Revives Migration Plebiscite After Burqa Stunt Fallout
The bill, first proposed in 2018, seeks a plebiscite on whether Australia should adopt a zero net migration policy for 5 years.
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Labor’s Debt ‘Robbing the Future’: O’Brien Says, yet to Offer Detail on Future Plan
Despite accusing the government of reckless spending, the Coalition refused to specify savings, tax offsets or energy price impacts.
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The Hidden Crime Beijing Wants Silenced—And the Church Bringing It to Light
The documentary State Organs lays bare the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) forced harvesting of organs from Falun Gong practitioners.
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Queensland Launches Major $17 Billion Copper Mine Plan
Queensland’s rural North West critical minerals province is set to benefit from a $2.3 billion mining investment, forecast to deliver $17 billion over 15 years.
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Law Enforcement Agencies Need to Improve AI Literacy to Handle Crime
‘One of the challenges for us in the future is how we responsibly and ethically start to build our AI literacy,’ said Matthew Rippon, the acting CEO of ACIC.
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A Liberal ‘Frontline Cuts Squad’: Allan Declines Debt Reduction Commission Invitation
New Liberal leader Jess Wilson wrote to premier calling for a bipartisan commission to fix the debt crisis in Victoria.
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Campaign Group, Teens Ask High Court to Block Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s
In November 2024, Australia became the first country to pass a law on a social media ban for children under 16 from several platforms.
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347 Charges Laid in Major New Zealand Drugs Sweep
43 gang associates have been arrested over an alleged drug-smuggling syndicate operating through Auckland Airport.
|
2 Men Charged After Officers Injured by Migration Counter-Protestors
Police has also released images of six more suspects as the investigation continues.
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Wong Defends Multiculturalism, Declines to Condemn Trump Directive on Migrant Crime
Senator Fatima Payman pressed the foreign minister on her response to the Trump administration’s directive to examine links between mass migration and crime.
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Senior CCP Leader Urges Australia to Respect Beijing’s Taiwan Position
Australia keeps its Taiwan position deliberately vague, influenced heavily by its deep economic ties with China.
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eSafety Appeals Tribunal Ruling That Bars ‘Informal’ Takedown Alerts on Content
Australia’s Administrative Appeals Tribunal found the eSafety body was using hundreds of informal communications to get content removed to avoid appeals.
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BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Abandons Major Queensland Coal Project Over Royalty Dispute
The project, expected to generate around 1,000 construction and 500 operational jobs, was given the green light by the state government.
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Nudify Apps Used Against School Students Shutdown After eSafety Crackdown
The provider of nudifying apps with more than 100,000 monthly users has backed out after being hit with an enforcement notice.
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Threat to Church Screening of Organ Harvesting Film Escalates With Mass-Shooting Warning
‘At a future screening we will infiltrate as viewers begin the screening and suddenly open fire killing everyone and throwing bombs ...’ read the message.
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Australia Under the Microscope as US Probes Migrant-Linked Crime and Censorship
The US will also examine policies that ‘punish citizens who object to continued mass migration.’
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Government Agrees to Increase CSIRO Funding as Agency Prepares for Another 350 Job Cuts
Science Minister Tim Ayres said the agency continued to receive around $1 billion annually.
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Labor–Greens Deal Secures Passage of Environmental Protection Overhaul
The Greens have secured curbs on land clearing, new forest protections and emissions disclosure for big industry.
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Barnaby Joyce Formally Quits Nationals Party
Joyce won’t confirm his next move but admits he is ’strongly considering' joining One Nation.
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One Nation Revives Migration Plebiscite After Burqa Stunt Fallout
The bill, first proposed in 2018, seeks a plebiscite on whether Australia should adopt a zero net migration policy for 5 years.
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Labor’s Debt ‘Robbing the Future’: O’Brien Says, yet to Offer Detail on Future Plan
Despite accusing the government of reckless spending, the Coalition refused to specify savings, tax offsets or energy price impacts.
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The Hidden Crime Beijing Wants Silenced—And the Church Bringing It to Light
The documentary State Organs lays bare the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) forced harvesting of organs from Falun Gong practitioners.
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Queensland Launches Major $17 Billion Copper Mine Plan
Queensland’s rural North West critical minerals province is set to benefit from a $2.3 billion mining investment, forecast to deliver $17 billion over 15 years.
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Law Enforcement Agencies Need to Improve AI Literacy to Handle Crime
‘One of the challenges for us in the future is how we responsibly and ethically start to build our AI literacy,’ said Matthew Rippon, the acting CEO of ACIC.
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A Liberal ‘Frontline Cuts Squad’: Allan Declines Debt Reduction Commission Invitation
New Liberal leader Jess Wilson wrote to premier calling for a bipartisan commission to fix the debt crisis in Victoria.
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Campaign Group, Teens Ask High Court to Block Australia’s Social Media Ban for Under-16s
In November 2024, Australia became the first country to pass a law on a social media ban for children under 16 from several platforms.
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