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Global instability warning as Prime Minister rallies mining giants to secure Australia’s future

PM Albanese confirmed the establishment of a national Fuel Supply Taskforce to coordinate distribution across states and territories, as concerns grow over disruptions to global oil and gas markets.

Prof. Biman Prasad highlights diaspora ties as key to Fiji’s growth in investment and tourism

The event held from 22 to 24 March in Bengaluru has brought together political, business and academic figures of Indian origin to discuss issues ranging from artificial intelligence and climate change to trade and philanthropy.

Record $46.7bn tourism spend in Victoria driven by booming Indian visitor numbers

Melbourne has retained its position as Australia’s top destination for overnight interstate leisure travellers, attracting 3.5 million visitors who stayed 13 million nights and spent $5.9 billion in the city.

Why leaving home may be the Pacific’s smartest move

Does anyone really think a Pacific country would be better off by not taking part in Australia’s PALM or PEV or New Zealand’s RSE and PAC/SQ?

Prosecco makers lose out as Australia seals EU free‑trade deal after 8 long years of talks

Overall the EU, with its 450 million people, is Australia’s third-largest trading partner. In 2024, two-way trade was A$110 billion.

Thousands of Victorian teachers walk off job in first strike in 13 years as pay dispute escalates

The AEU is seeking a 35 per cent pay rise over four years, along with smaller class sizes and stronger mental health and classroom support.

One Nation’s South Australian surge a three-way realignment: Labor lost workers, Liberals lost conservatives, and Labor won the middle

One Nation did not just take votes from the Coalition in country seats, It also found traction among the sort of economically squeezed, culturally disillusioned voters who once formed the heart of Labor’s industrial base.

Pacific pride as Australian Army sergeant receives Federation Star after 40 years

“It means a lot for me… Australia has given us — my family, and a lot of the wider South Pacific people — lots of opportunity.”

ACT government backdown restores Anzac Day public holiday, lets workers pay respects without losing pay

Fair Work’s 2026 public holiday guidance now also lists both Saturday 25 April and Monday 27 April for the ACT, bringing workplace advice into line with the updated ACT holiday listing.

Disability advocates claim AI-edited real estate photos mislead buyers, calls for ban

The petition calls for real estate platforms to adopt policies requiring genuine, unaltered photographs of properties, and to clearly show access points, driveways, entrances, and pathways.

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“Failed to act lawfully, honestly and made false – misleading statements”: OMARA cancels Jujhar Bajwa’s registration for five years

As the material before the regulator indicates, 30 of the 38 applications in question were refugee-related matters, which had placed subclass 866 protection visa work at the centre of the investigation.

Albanese seals $25B Microsoft AI deal, supercharging Australia’s global tech footprint

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding with Microsoft, marking a major step in Australia’s push to build a stronger,...

‘I won’t be bullied into resigning’: Wyndham Mayor Preet Singh slams online abuse, stands ground and prepares to return

“The events of recent weeks… have caused profound harm not only to me personally, but to my family — and most painfully, to my daughters,”
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