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Australian CEO pay scandal averted by PR spin and media churnalism
Independent Australia
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While CEO salaries in Australia soar to $39.5 million, the media normalises our country's economic inequality by calling it progress, writes Carl Rhodes. EACH YEAR SINCE ITS INCEPTION in 2001, the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors...
Australian Open champ Madison Keys is the latest upset victim at Wimbledon
Chicago Tribune - Illinois
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July 4, 2025
LONDON — This most unpredictable of Wimbledons delivered yet another surprise Friday when reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys, the No. 6 seed, was a lopsided loser in the third round, eliminated 6-3, 6-3 by 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund...
Australia: ARENA Backs Robotics for Solar Savings
OpenGov Asia
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July 4, 2025
A robotics-based solution to solar construction, centred on an artificial intelligence-powered robot that automates the placement of solar modules and streamlines a labour-intensive phase of building utility-scale solar farms, has been awarded...
Deep tech merger forms MagnaTerra Technologies
Cairns Post
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July 5, 2025
A new deep tech company, MagnaTerra, has been formed after the merger of globally leading startups NextOre and MRead MagnaTerra’s launch follows an $11 million capital raise and support from some of Australia’s leading investors in technology,...
Deep tech startup merger creates global powerhouse MagnaTerra Technologies
Stockhead
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July 5, 2025
A new deep tech company, MagnaTerra, has been formed after the merger of globally leading startups NextOre and MRead MagnaTerra’s launch follows an $11 million capital raise and support from some of Australia’s leading investors in technology,...
Another good year for Australian shares
interest.co.nz
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The Australian financial year ends on 30 June. Perhaps surprisingly given the geopolitical turmoil, the year to 30 June 2025 proved another rewarding one for Australian share market investors. The S&P/ASX 200 is the index most often used as the...
AGL acquires South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant from Telsa
Power Technology
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July 4, 2025
AGL Energy has completed the acquisition of 100% ownership in South Australia (SA)’s Virtual Power Plant (SAVPP) from Tesla. This allows AGL to add a substantial network of residential solar and battery systems into its portfolio. The SAVPP is one...
Texas Tech basketball had a great 4th of July in Switzerland
Sunny97 - Texas
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The FIBA U19 World Cup is getting closer and closer to a championship matchup between Team Germany’s Christian Anderson and Team USA’s Grant McCasland. The quarter finals saw Germany beat Australia 80-67 as Christian Anderson drained every shot he...
German 37-year-old stuns Australian Open champ at Wimbledon
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 4, 2025
This most unpredictable of Wimbledons has delivered yet another surprise, with reigning Australian Open champion Madison Keys, the number six seed, becoming a lopsided loser in the third round, eliminated 6-3, 6-3 by 104th-ranked Laura Siegemund...
Wild kangaroo harvests are labelled ‘needlessly cruel’ by US lawmakers – but backed by Australian conservationists
The Guardian
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July 5, 2025
The bill, introduced into the US Senate last month, came with plenty of emotive and uncompromising language. “The mass killing of millions of kangaroos to make commercial products is needless and inhumane,” said the Democratic senator Tammy...
Former Supercars champion Shane van Gisbergen compares Chicago circuit to Australia’s Gold Coast
Sportskeeda
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July 4, 2025
Shane van Gisbergen, a three-time Australian Supercars champion now racing in NASCAR believes that the Chicago Street Course is similar to the Gold Coast circuit in Australia in terms of the 90-degree corners and street course feel. He mentioned...
TechCrunch Mobility: The state of EV sales and Rivian secures the next $1B from VW
TechCrunch
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July 4, 2025
Welcome back to TechCrunch Mobility — your central hub for news and insights on the future of transportation. Sign up here for free — just click TechCrunch Mobility! This week I’m publishing an abbreviated version of the newsletter because of the...
Organic and natural Australia
Philstar
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July 4, 2025
I think it is possible for a country of 27 million to really impose rules so organic and natural becomes a way of life, and not just a certification for premium prices of “safe” food. On my recent trip to three Aussie cities – Sydney, Hobart and...
Australia Bets Big on Green Hydrogen: Orica’s $432M Electrolysis Play
Hydrogen Fuel News
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July 4, 2025
Orica Limited just scored a big win — they’ve been conditionally awarded A$432 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The funding comes through the Hydrogen Headstart program and will help kickstart a major green hydrogen hub...
Elliott Wave Technical Forecast: Newmont Corporation - Friday, July 4
myMotherLode - California
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Friday, July 4, 2025 12:00 PM EDT ASX: NEWMONT CORPORATION – NEM Elliott Wave Technical Analysis This updated Elliott Wave analysis focuses on the Australian Stock Exchange's NEWMONT CORPORATION – NEM. Our current assessment indicates that ASX:NEM...
Can renewables and electric vehicles help Australia unplug from imported oil?
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 4, 2025
Every time a global conflict kicks off, its impacts can immediately hit close to home, at the petrol pump. Last month was just the most recent example of this, with analysts warning the escalating conflict in the Middle East could see Australian...
Why the end of Neighbours is bad news for Australian TV – and viewers
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 4, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size If Neighbours has to end – and, after 40 years, 9300 episodes, and two premature deaths, it...
‘A ticking time bomb’: How Australia’s reading slump is making us stupid
The Sydney Morning Herald
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July 4, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Books no longer get the respect they deserve. There, I’ve said it. We’re living through the...
Australia Backs Green Hydrogen Project as Industry Struggles
Oil Price
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July 4, 2025
Australia’s government is supporting with grant funding the development of a green hydrogen project in the country, which has recently seen setbacks in the sector with major projects canceled or halted. Australia, via the Hydrogen Headstart...
Australia faces bleak environmental future without more investment
CGTN
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An aerial view of Queensland, Australia. /VCG An aerial view of Queensland, Australia. /VCG A new report has warned that without greater investment in environmental monitoring, Australia's future ecosystems are at serious risk. Australia's average...