Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 8, 2025.
MIL-OSI Australia: New tool to fast-track ovarian cancer diagnosis
Source: 08 May 2025 A woman’s chances of surviving ovarian cancer at least five years after diagnosis come down to the toss of a coin: just 49% will reach that milestone, making it one of the most lethal reproductive cancers worldwide. One of the reasons for the high mortality rate is late-stage diagnosis and delayed […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Inside the ACT’s Traffic Management Centre
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Staff monitor traffic flow on 30 screens, from over 130 CCTV cameras across Canberra. In brief: The ACT has a Traffic Management Centre. Centre staff monitor traffic flow around the territory and make changes to traffic signals as needed. This article contains more about the traffic management process. […]
MIL-OSI Australia: ACCP to lead research into European child abuse responses
Source: 08 May 2025 ACCP researcher Dr James Herbert will lead the project to analyse the Barnahus model . UniSA’s Australian Centre for Child Protection (ACCP) will lead research into the effectiveness of a multidisciplinary and child friendly response to child sexual abuse in Europe. ACCP has been awarded a $910,000 Oak Foundation grant to […]
MIL-OSI NGOs: Greenpeace calls on Woodside shareholders to reject gas expansion plans at AGM
Source: Greenpeace Statement – PERTH, Thursday 8 May 2025 – Greenpeace Australia Pacific is challenging Woodside on its troubling track record of harming WA’s oceans at its AGM, and urged shareholders to reject Woodside’s plans to drill for gas near Scott Reef. Environment groups and concerned community members will stage a protest outside Woodside’s AGM […]
MIL-Evening Report: While the Liberals haemorrhaged, the Nationals held their own. Is it time to break up the Coalition?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Linda Botterill, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Among the notable features of this year’s election campaign was that Australia’s second-oldest political party was apparently missing in action. At the same time, it managed to avoid the rout inflicted on its coalition partner. […]
MIL-Evening Report: Why is hospital parking so expensive? Two economics researchers explain
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Lisa Farrell, Professor of Economics (Health Economist), RMIT University ThirtyPlus/Shutterstock Imagine having to pay A$39 dollars a day to park your car while visiting your sick child in hospital. For families already struggling in a cost-of-living crisis, hospital parking fees are not just another expense. They can […]
MIL-Evening Report: Vietnam is poised to become a top 20 economy, so why is Australia taking so long to make trade and investment links?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anne Vo, Senior lecturer in Vietnamese culture and politics, University of Wollongong Aritra Deb/Shutterstock At a time of widespread global trade instability, Australia should be expanding and diversifying its economic partnerships. Supply chains remain fragile, and protectionist rhetoric is once again gaining traction in major Western economies. […]
MIL-Evening Report: Marvel’s Thunderbolts* shines a light on men’s mental illness – but falls down with this outdated plotline
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Emily Baulch, Research Associate, Discipline of Media and Communications, University of Sydney Marvel Studios This piece contains spoilers. Marvel’s men are sad. And that’s a good thing. Thor’s depressed in Avengers: Endgame. Tony Stark has panic attacks in Iron Man 3. Peter grieves in Spider-Man: No Way […]
MIL-Evening Report: Australia is set to be a renewables nation. After Labor’s win, there’s no turning back
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Wesley Morgan, Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney bmphotographer/Shutterstock An emphatic election victory for the incumbent Labor government means Australia’s rapid shift to renewable energy will continue. As Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen said on Saturday: In 2022, the Australian people […]
MIL-OSI: Magnite Reports First Quarter 2025 Results
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Contribution ex-TAC(1)Grows 12% Year-Over-Year Contribution ex-TAC(1)from CTV Grows 15% Year-Over-Year Adjusted EBITDA(1)Grows 47% Year-Over-Year NEW YORK, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magnite (NASDAQ: MGNI), the largest independent sell-side advertising company, today reported its results of operations for the quarter ended March 31, 2025. Q1 2025 Highlights: Revenue of $155.8 million, up […]
MIL-OSI Australia: K’gari’s annual planned burning program ignites for 2025
Source: Tasmania Police Issued: 7 May 2025 The flames of protection and renewal are lighting up K’gari once again as the island’s annual collaborative planned burning program sparks into action. From now through July, fire-trained Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) rangers and their firefighting partners will be leading the charge across key areas of […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Kondalilla National Park temporary closure
Source: Tasmania Police Issued: 7 May 2025 Parts of Kondalilla National Park, including the Kondalilla Falls Lower Circuit are temporarily closed due to damage from flash flooding. Recent heavy rainfall and severe weather in the Blackall Range has resulted in damage to bridges and tracks in the national park. Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service (QPWS) […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Free waste disposal options in Canberra
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services You can dispose of e-waste at either Mugga Lane or Mitchell resource management centre. In brief: Many household items cannot go in your kerbside bins. There are ways to dispose of these free of charge – even if they are large. This article outlines how you can do […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Active travel boost for the ACT
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Our CBR is the ACT Government’s key channel to connect with Canberrans and keep you up-to-date with what’s happening in the city. Our CBR includes a monthly print edition, email newsletter and website. You can easily opt in or out of the newsletter subscription at any time. MIL […]
MIL-OSI: GCM Grosvenor Reports First Quarter 2025 Earnings Results, with Quarter-To-Date Fundraising Increasing 77% Year-Over-Year, Quarter-to-Date GAAP Net Income of $0.5 million, and Fee-Related Earnings and Adjusted Net Income Increasing 22% and 30%, Respectively, Year-Over-Year
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) CHICAGO, May 07, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GCM Grosvenor (Nasdaq: GCMG), a global alternative asset management solutions provider, today reported its results for the first quarter 2025. GCM Grosvenor issued a detailed presentation of its results to the Public Shareholders section of GCM Grosvenor’s website at https://www.gcmgrosvenor.com/shareholder-events. GCM Grosvenor’s Board of Directors […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Simplified trading stock rules
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin When you can use these rules You can use the simplified trading stock rules if: either you are a small business with an aggregated turnover of less than $10 million a year or you would be a small business except your aggregated turnover is $10 million or […]
MIL-OSI Australia: ATO unveils ‘wild’ tax deduction attempts and priorities for 2025
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has today revealed some of the ‘wild’ work related expense tax claims people have tried to put past the ATO, and spoiler alert: an air fryer generally won’t make the cut. Some of the most outrageous deduction attempts the ATO saw last year […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Revenue and Rating Plan survey opens for community feedback
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News The City is developing a Revenue and Rating Plan 2025-2029 and is inviting the community to complete a short survey. The Local Government Act 2020 requires the City to have a Revenue and Rating Plan which needs to be adopted for at least four years after each Council election. […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: MOFA congratulates Australia on successful completion of federal election
Source: Republic of China Taiwan MOFA congratulates Australia on successful completion of federal election Date：2025-05-04Data Source：Department of East Asian and Pacific Affairs May 4, 2025No.136Australia held a federal election on May 3 to elect its 48th Parliament, including all 150 seats of the House of Representatives and 40 of the 76 seats in the Senate. […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Call for information – Crime series – Alice Springs
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The Northern Territory Police Force is calling for information in relation to a crime series overnight. About 8pm, police received reports of an alleged aggravated robbery along Stephens Road, where a vehicle pulled up alongside the male and two unknown offenders with machetes threatened him and demanded cash […]