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Next-Gen Exploration Tech to Boost WA Discoveries | Impact on ASX200 Share Price Trends
Highlights,WA unveils advanced scanner to streamline exploration,New tech to enhance mineral data analysis and efficiency,Focus on supporting Australia’s critical mineral supply chain,Western Australia is embracing cutting-edge technology to...

Star Trek saved my life, says science fiction film festival organiser
Organiser Masoud Varjavandi credited Star Trek with saving his life as a young refugee fleeing Iran. Photo: SFC Festival. After a hiatus in 2024, the Space Faring Civilisations Film Festival is returning to Canberra for National Science Week in...

Born in apartheid-era South Africa, Australia’s antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal champions defunding plan to curb Jewish hate
Australia’s special envoy to combat antisemitism, Jillian Segal, has proposed a wide-ranging strategy that could see funding removed from universities, cultural bodies, media outlets, and charities if they fail to prevent or address antisemitism....

Australia begins second phase of tokenized asset and CBDC settlement trials with major banks
The Reserve Bank of Australia is advancing a pilot to test digital money and tokenized settlements, with regulatory relief granted to participants to enable testing beyond current regulatory frameworks. Australia’s central bank, in partnership...
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The techpartner.news podcast, episode 1: Why OxygenIT dropped 80 percent of its customers
Introducing the techpartner.news podcast – a new series where we go behind the scenes with leaders across the Australian tech partner ecosystem. Each episode dives into the real-world strategies, challenges and turning points that are shaping the...

Canadian influencer Colton Macaulay cops backlash from Australians over video of him holding baby crocodile
A Canadian influencer has left Australians shocked over a video of him snatching a crocodile out of the water and holding it in front of the camera. In the clip, Colton Macaulay can be seen holding a medium-sized crocodile which when pulled out of...

Australian National University School of Music to be Absorbed by Another Department
The Australian National University (ANU) has decided to scale back its music programs to save funds, after it was revealed last October that the university was facing a projected $200 million deficit, the ABC reported. As explained by ANU...

World News | Dune Patterns in California Desert Hold Clues That Help Researchers Map Mars' Shifting Sands
College Station, Jul 11 (The Conversation) Our two-person team loaded the car with a GPS, a drone, notebooks, sample bags, a trowel, and a flat spatula lovingly called a scoopula. Then we drove 30 minutes in our rented truck from Yuma, Arizona, to...

Australian Engineering Firm Gets Work on Shell’s Crux Gas Platform
Jul 10, 2025 Prelude FLNG (Credit: Shell) Engineering company Monadelphous Group has secured new contracts in the energy sector valued at more than $100 million, including work at Shell’s Crux gas platform and Origin Energy’s LNG project....

The lights have stayed on in Australia, even as more wind and solar is added to the grid
Australia’s grid continues to demonstrate that rapid growth of renewable energy does not mean a guaranteed drumbeat of blackouts, or unmanageable system costs. This has been obvious to many of us for a long time, but it bears repeating, given the...

USMC F-35Bs Fly From HMS Prince of Wales off Australian Coast
Currently sailing in waters near Australia while preparing for the beginning of Exercise Talisman Sabre, due to kick off on Jul. 13, 2025, HMS Prince of Wales (R09) hosted F-35B Lightning IIs from Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 242 (VMFA-242)...

Severe selling pressure in the market: Nifty hovering around 25,200, Sensex falls over 650 points, Tech under selling pressure
Indian equity markets remained under pressure in afternoon trade on Friday, with both benchmark indices extending their morning losses. The Sensex slipped 689 points, or 0.83%, to hover around 82,500 levels. Meanwhile, the Nifty fell 203 points,...

The Silent Revolution: How Bäny Garang Malwal Jok’s Administration Transformed Twic East Leadership in Queensland, Australia (Part 2)
A Comparative Analysis of TECAQ and TECAA Leadership Through the Lens of Payam, Wut, and Dhien Representation (2009–2025) Abstract: This study was commissioned by Agwer Ajang-Warken Bior, former Secretary General of TECAQ under the government of...

Australia’s ghost crabs decapitate baby sea turtles
Life can get off to a rough start for loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta) hatchlings. In fact, it can look more like a feeding frenzy with the sea turtles as the featured dish. After they hatch from their nests on the beach, Australia’s golden...

Second Australian city becomes million-dollar housing market
Brisbane has become Australia's latest million-dollar property market, as median house prices surged into seven figures for the first time. According to analysis from Cotality, median house prices in the Queensland capital reached $1,006,000 in...

Australia trials tokenised money including CBDC and stablecoins in wholesale markets
Australian financial authorities have revealed the next steps, including the private-sector company participants, in their experimentation with the latest financial technologies in wholesale money markets. ‘Project Acacia’ is a joint research...

Withings ScanWatch Nova – Brilliant Edition – Australian Review
Typically, if you’re after a watch, you can choose something affordable, functional or aesthetically pleasing… but you can usually only choose two of these things. Finding all three in one package is exceedingly rare. Apple’s venerable Watch is...
Baiada construcing new facility with Marel technology
Australian poultry leader Baiada is setting a new global benchmark in poultry processing with the construction of its ultra-modern, fully integrated greenfield facility in Oakburn, Tamworth, powered by advanced technology from Marel. Designed to...

NSC announces winners of 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards
The National Sports & Physical Activity Convention (NSC) has announced the winners of the 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on 26th June 2025. The awards recognise...

WWF Australia announces Sam Mostyn as its new patron
WWF Australia has announced Governor General of Australia, Sam Mostyn as its new patron. With her record of support for climate science, environment and caring for communities, the Governor-General has deep experience working with community...