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Australian researchers achieve zinc-ion battery life breakthrough
pv-magazine
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June 24, 2025
Australian researchers are reporting a breakthrough with zinc-ion battery technology, developing a new method to significantly boost the structural stability of the cathode material that enables the battery to operate reliably for more than 5,000...
Australian politician suddenly dies aged 40 - as her selfless final act in office is revealed
Daily Mail
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June 24, 2025
By NICK WILSON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 06:46 EDT, 24 June 2025 | Updated: 07:54 EDT, 24 June 2025 A local government politician has died suddenly at 40-years-old as it's revealed she attended a host of community events in the last week...
Australia’s eSafety commissioner takes fight against harmful online behaviour into the school ground
The West Australian
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June 24, 2025
The eSafety Commissioner is taking the fight against harmful online behaviour into the schoolground by launching deepfake incident management plans in Australian schools. Mandatory standards will also take effect this week to ensure tech firms act...
Australia’s green metals future
The Australian Mining Review
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June 24, 2025
(Image source: CSIRO) Green metals are anticipated to become a central part of Australia’s economic future. CSIRO is leading an initiative to advance Australian green metals production by strengthening industry-research collaboration. The Green...
Australian Native Bee Honey Demonstrates Antimicrobial Properties
Technology Networks
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Resistance to synthetic antibiotics poses a critical global health challenge. Various European honeybee and other natural products have been proposed as novel therapeutic agents to address this problem. However, little has been known about the...
Australia regulator calls to add YouTube to teen social media ban
Nikkei Asia
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June 24, 2025
SYDNEY -- Australia's internet safety commissioner said Tuesday that she has recommended the government include YouTube in its impending ban on children under 16 accessing social media, casting doubt on a previous exemption. Julie Inman Grant,...
Australians with disability urge the federal government to stop cuts to vital health services amid NDIS overhaul
Seven News
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June 24, 2025
Thousands of Australians with disability are calling on the federal government to urgently reverse funding changes that could slash access to vital health services. Physiotherapists, psychologists, podiatrists and other professionals warn the cuts...
Australian Telecoms Sector Disconnected by Data Security and Incomplete Data
Macau Business
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June 24, 2025
Appian research reveals that 90% of telcos have invested in digital solutions but data security and access hurdles remain SYDNEY, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — New research from Appian (Nasdaq: APPN) reveals that the Australian telecommunications...
Australia regulator and YouTube spar over under-16s social media ban
WHTC - Michigan
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June 24, 2025
By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s internet watchdog and YouTube exchanged barbs on Tuesday after the regulator urged the government to reverse a planned exemption for the Alphabet-owned video-sharing platform from its world-first teen...
Most young people think Australia is a racist country, survey finds
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 24, 2025
Australia's only national survey tracking progress on reconciliation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians has recorded a near 40 per cent rise in racism during the past decade. The biennial Australian Reconciliation Barometer,...
Foreign Adversaries Could Use Australia to Bypass US Sanctions on Semiconductors: Home Affairs
The Epoch Times
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June 24, 2025
Australia’s Department of Home Affairs has revealed details of 12 cases where universities were at risk of being co-opted by foreign entities for their military research. The document (pdf), disclosed on May 6 under a Freedom of Information (FOI)...
Former Australian Idol star Kate DeAraugo explains how winning the show fuelled her drug addiction
Daily Mail
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June 24, 2025
Australian Idol winner Kate DeAraugo has opened up about how winning the third series of the enduring reality TV singing competition fuelled and funded her drug addiction. The Australian Idol 2005 winner, 39, found herself at rock bottom in 2017...
MNU and Australia Launch Project to Enhance Healthcare Education in Maldives
The Maldives Journal
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The Maldives National University (MNU), in collaboration with Flinders University (FU) and the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), has launched a new project under the Australia Awards Fellowships (AAF) program titled...
Pharos Alliance pushes for language equity in schools and media
Neos Kosmos
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June 24, 2025
Pharos Alliance, a group focused on supporting the Greek language, has submitted to the Victorian Government’s call for a multicultural review. Pharos want to augment the teaching of Greek and have provided a range views encompassing support for...
Pioneer Greek-Australian lawyer Gregory Antippa passes away at 93
Neos Kosmos
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June 24, 2025
Gregory Antippa, one of Melbourne’s most senior Greek-Australian lawyers, has passed away at the age of 93. His funeral will take place on Wednesday at the Church of Saint Haralambos in Templestowe. Antippa was a beloved figure in the Greek and...
Cutting Plastic Pollution at the Source: Opportunities for improving packaging in Australia
Australian Marine Conservation Society
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June 24, 2025
by AMCS June 24, 2025Plastic pollution is an escalating environmental disaster that has severe and enduring impacts on Australia’s coastlines and marine ecosystems. Our oceans are inundated with plastic fragments that are harming marine wildlife...
World : Australia Considers Inclusion Of YouTube In Government's Social Media Ban
Bernama
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June 24, 2025
ANKARA, June 24 (Bernama-Anadolu) -- Australia's eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant has recommended that YouTube be included in the government’s social media ban for young people under the age of 16, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported, citing local...
Sarawak, Australia’s Northern Territory explore stronger ties in trade, education
Borneo Post
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June 24, 2025
Awang Tengah (fifth right) seen exchanging mementos with Cahill during the meeting today. KUCHING (June 24): Sarawak and Australia’s Northern Territory are seeking to deepen bilateral cooperation in key areas such as talent development, vocational...
Australia mushroom murder trial judge tells jury to ignore lies in reaching verdict
The Independent
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June 24, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Include Boys In Malaysia’s HPV Vaccination Programme — Universiti Malaya Students
CodeBlue
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June 24, 2025
We hardly ever think twice about protecting our children. Without question, we vaccinate our children against polio, tetanus, and measles. However, many parents ignore a dangerously lurking virus, the Human Papillomavirus (HPV), not because they...