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Afternoon Update: Australia says Iran orchestrated antisemitic attacks; police killed in Porepunkah; and a tribute to country footy
The Guardian
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August 26, 2025
Welcome, readers, to Afternoon Update. Iran directed at least two attacks against Australia’s Jewish community, Australia’s domestic spy agency has determined, with Anthony Albanese describing the attacks as “extraordinary and dangerous acts by a...
Australia’s drowning death toll highest since records began three decades ago
The Guardian
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August 26, 2025
Australians’ swimming skills are at crisis levels, life-saving organisations warn, as a new report shows 357 people drowned last financial year, the highest drowning death toll since records began in 1996. The annual drowning report released by...
Australia’s youngest senator, Charlotte Walker, gives first speech to parliament – video
The Guardian
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August 25, 2025
Labor’s Charlotte Walker, a South Australian who turned 21 on election night, has said she will advocate for issues affecting young people such as housing affordability and the climate crisis. During her first speech to parliament, Australia’s...
Black Caps v Australia: Will O’Rourke’s stress fracture highlights cricket’s biggest problem
The New Zealand Herald
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August 26, 2025
Given the rise and rise of franchise Twenty20 leagues, mostly backed by private equity, international cricketers are playing more than they ever have before. A lack of alignment within the game’s administration has also seen an increase in the...
Australian primary school student crowned Little Miss Universe
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 25, 2025
From a small hobby farm in regional New South Wales, 11-year-old Nevaeh-Lea Benton has claimed an international crown. The bubbly primary school student from Jindera, near Albury, has been competing in beauty pageants since she was six. She flew...
How investments in reskilling can help Australian businesses succeed in the agentic AI era
SmartCompany
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August 25, 2025
In this new era of human-AI collaboration, business leaders need to be proactive to avoid disruption, supporting employee reskilling and establishing a trustworthy AI ecosystem in the process. Aug 26, 2025 4 min read Stephanie Wells, area vice...
Nick Coatsworth drops the biggest hint yet about his future as he reveals his blueprint for a 'strong' Australia
Daily Mail
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August 26, 2025
By MAX AITCHISON, POLITICAL REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 22:28 EDT, 25 August 2025 | Updated: 22:49 EDT, 25 August 2025 One of Australia's most high-profile doctors has given the strongest indication yet that he wants to throw his hat into the...
NZ vs AUS 2025: Key Players Sidelined As New Zealand Face Injury Concerns Ahead of Series Against Australia
Latestly
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August 26, 2025
Mumbai, August 26: New Zealand will miss their key players in the upcoming home series against Australia, with a pair of stars facing up to three months on the sidelines, as per the official website of ICC. Pacer Will O'Rourke (back), all-rounder...
EMVision readies UCLA Health as final pivotal trial site for emu stroke detection device
Stockhead
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August 26, 2025
The final site for EMVision’s pivotal trial is set to be activated in September. Pic via Getty Leading US stroke centre UCLA Health scheduled for site activation in EMVision’s pivotal trial of emu brain scanner for stroke UCLA Health final site to...
UCLA Health final EMVision emu trial site
Cairns Post
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August 26, 2025
Leading US stroke centre UCLA Health scheduled for site activation in EMVision’s pivotal trial of emu brain scanner for stroke UCLA Health final site to be activated in trial, joining three US and two Australian comprehensive stroke centres...
Millions thrown at preparing for deadly outbreak that will 'almost certainly' reach Australia
9News
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August 26, 2025
Millions more dollars have been thrown at a biosecurity defence plan to prepare Australia for the H5 bird flu outbreak sweeping the globe, which experts say will "almost certainly" reach our shores. The federal government will divvy up $12...
Thousands of Australian children are homeless, without an adult supporting them 8h ago
SBS
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Key Points Of the 78,092 children to access specialist homelessness services in 2023-24, 13,301 of them were unaccompanied. Statistics on unaccompanied homeless children in Australia have not previously been isolated and reported. Advocates want a...
Community spirit and science combine in WA mental health push
The National Tribune
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August 26, 2025
Curtin University has launched the next phase of Western Australia’s Act Belong Commit campaign, drawing on Curtin research that highlights the power of community engagement – including participation in Men’s Sheds – to boost wellbeing and combat...
Inside the Canberra program turning refugees into healthcare heroes
RiotACT
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August 25, 2025
Mostafa Elwakil with Calvary John James Hospital general manager Daniel Wood. Photo: Calvary Health Services. It’s a dream come true for Mostafa Elwakil. The Egyptian refugee is about to embark on a career in Canberra’s health care system, after...
Australia weighs broader PFAS ban as Europe pushes for full chemical phase-out
Environmental Health News
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August 25, 2025
Australia has banned three PFAS compounds linked to cancer and environmental harm, but experts say a class-wide ban like the one proposed by the European Union may be the only effective way to reduce long-term pollution and protect public health....
Farmers unite for a day of fun, footy and a free barbecue to support mental health and wellbeing
Shepparton News
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The event was supported by a Look Over the Farm Gate Community grant provided by the National Centre for Farmer Health, under the Victorian Government’s 2025 Drought Support Package. Benalla’s Liz Hayes, part of the organising committee, said...
How much savings you should have right now based on your age in Australia - so are you ahead or behind?
Daily Mail
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August 26, 2025
Australia's savings crisis has been laid bare - and the numbers show a shocking reality about what people really have in the bank. Finder's Consumer Sentiment Tracker for July revealed the average Australian now has $47,624 in cash savings, a...
Top designer Alice McCall breaks down in tears over gut-wrenching health update just weeks after shock closure
Daily Mail
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August 26, 2025
Australian fashion designer Alice McCall has made a gut-wrenching admission about her excruciating health battle, revealing she may have cancer - just weeks after announcing the shock closure of her label. The 49-year-old fashion icon broke down...
Common painkillers linked to one of the world's biggest health threats
9News
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August 26, 2025
A common household staple has been linked to one of the world's biggest health threats: antibiotic resistance. Now research from the University of South Australia has revealed common painkillers such as ibuprofen and paracetamol have been...
Urgent action needed to address shocking rates of suicide among homeless youth: Australians for Mental Health
The National Tribune
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August 26, 2025
Australians for Mental Health New data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare has today revealed the scale of children leaving violence and neglect, and seeking support from specialised homelessness services without a parent or...