Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 12, 2025.
MIL-OSI Australia: National Road Safety Week 2025
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice National Road Safety Week 2025 Monday, 12 May 2025 – 10:34 am. This National Road Safety Week, Tasmania Police is calling for all motorists to drive so everyone survives.Assistant Commissioner Adrian Bodnar said road safety matters every week, but National Road Safety Week is a chance to highlight […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Australian Filmmaker Lucy Mckendrick Set For Directing Debut with Dark Comedy Fangs
Source: AMP Limited 10 05 2025 – Media release Joel Edgerton, Lucy McKendrick and Toni Collette of Fangs. Australian filmmaker Lucy McKendrick makes her directorial debut with Fangs, a thrilling dark comedy about privilege, power, and dangerous fantasies. Starring Golden Globe nominee Joel Edgerton (The Gift, Zero Dark Thirty) and Golden Globe winner Toni Collette (Knives Out, Mickey […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Beacon Products, Zandox Group and Mr Warren Skry in court for alleged misleading and unconscionable sales practices
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The ACCC has been granted leave by the Federal Court to commence legal proceedings against two companies in liquidation, Beacon Products Pty Ltd (Beacon) and Zandox Group Pty Ltd (Zandox), for alleged unconscionable conduct and misleading or deceptive conduct. The ACCC is also taking action against the director of […]
MIL-Evening Report: Major brands don’t need to kowtow to Trump: they have the power to bring people together
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michael Beverland, Professor of Brand Management, University of Sussex Business School, University of Sussex Whatever you think of his personality or politics, it’s impossible to deny the success of Donald Trump as a brand. Supporters and detractors across the world are transfixed by his second term as […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Multiple arrests – Aggravated robbery and weapons offences – Nightcliff
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services A 16-year-old male and a 15-year-old female have been arrested in relation to the alleged aggravated robbery and assault of a worker in Nightcliff on Friday morning. Around 10:40am, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports of a disturbance involving multiple people at a service station on […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival kicks off on May 27
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News The 2025 Central Victorian Indigenous Film Festival which takes place from May 27 to June 3, during National Reconciliation Week, will celebrate its ninth year with a feast of films, videos and activities at venues in Bendigo, Castlemaine, Heathcote and Yandoit. This year’s festival showcases an exciting range of […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Be Well Be Connected Expo Roadshow coming to Elmore on May 30
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News The City is hosting a Be Well Be Connected Positive Ageing and Disability Expo Roadshow for older adults and people living with a disability at the Elmore Community Hub in Clarke Street from 10am to 2pm on Friday May 30, 2025. City of Greater Bendigo Community Partnerships Acting Manager […]
MIL-OSI Australia: World-first solar thermal demonstrator targets net zero breakthrough for industry and agriculture
Source: 12 May 2025 An illustration of the lightweight plastic mirrors, which are a more cost-effective alternative to traditional glass-based solar thermal systems. Industry and academia are collaborating to build a world-first, cost-effective concentrated solar thermal (CST) demonstrator that is set to transform Australia’s industrial heat sector by reducing its reliance on fossil fuels. Using […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Antarctic ice cores returned to Australia
Source: Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission The first 150 metres of a planned 3000 metre-long Antarctic ice core has been safely returned to Australia after a successful drilling season for the Million Year Ice Core (MYIC).The ice core, in one metre-lengths, contains a record of the past 4000 years of climate history.The core was drilled at […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Media and Advocacy – BSA decision a warning to broadcasters to avoid Israeli propaganda narratives – PSA
Source: Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa A decision by the Broadcasting Standards Authority to uphold a complaint against a 1News broadcast in November is a warning to the news media, says the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa. The Broadcasting Standards Authority has ruled that a TVNZ news item on violence in Amsterdam breached BSA rules. 1News described […]
MIL-OSI USA: Schakowsky Introduces Legislation to Expand Trauma-Informed Training to Support Victims of Sexual Assault during Sexual Assault Awareness Month
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (9th District of Illinois) Full Text of Bill (PDF) WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Representatives Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced Anna’s Law in recognition of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. This legislation would expand trauma-informed training for law enforcement personnel and emergency medical technicians (EMTs) related to sexual […]
MIL-Evening Report: Meteorites and marsquakes hint at an underground ocean of liquid water on the Red Planet
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Hrvoje Tkalčić, Professor, Head of Geophysics, Director of Warramunga Array, Australian National University UAESA / MBRSC / Hope Mars Mission / EXI / Andrea Luck, CC BY Evidence is mounting that a secret lies beneath the dusty red plains of Mars, one that could redefine our view […]
MIL-Evening Report: Why doesn’t Australia make more medicines? Wouldn’t that fix drug shortages?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Peter Coomber, PhD Candidate, Pharmaceutical Supply Chains, The University of Queensland IM Imagery/Shutterstock About 400 medicines are in short supply in Australia. Of these, about 30 are categorised as critical. These are ones with a life-threatening or serious impact on patients, and with no readily available substitutes. […]
MIL-Evening Report: Farmers fear dingoes are eating their livestock – but predator poo tells an unexpected story
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Rachel Mason, PhD candidate in Conservation Biology, Deakin University Kristian Bell/Shutterstock Killing carnivores to protect livestock, wildlife and people is an emotive and controversial issue that can cause community conflict. Difficult decisions about managing predators must be supported by strong scientific evidence. In Australia, predators such as […]
MIL-OSI USA: McCaul, Huizenga Introduce Legislation to Modernize Missile Technology Export Controls
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Michael McCaul (10th District of Texas) WASHINGTON — Today, U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) — chairman emeritus of the House Foreign Affairs Committee — and Congressman Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.) announced the introduction of H.R. 3068, the Missile Technology Control Revision Act. The legislation modernizes missile technology export controls […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Construction starts on Gungahlin Community Centre
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The new Gungahlin Community Centre will meet the needs of a growing population. (Artist’s impression) In brief: Construction has begun on the new Gungahlin Community Centre. Construction is expected to be complete in early 2026. In the interim, Gunners Place will continue to service the community. Construction on […]
MIL-OSI Africa: G20 is too elite. There’s a way to fix that though – economists
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Danny Bradlow, Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria The G20 claims to be “the premier forum for international economic cooperation”. But is it? As scholars of global economic governance, we are sceptical of this claim. Here are our main reasons. The G20 is […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Serious crash at Two Wells
Source: New South Wales – News Police are at the scene of a serious crash at Two Wells. About 4.30pm today (Sunday 11 May), emergency services were called to Port Wakefield Highway after reports that a car and truck had collided. The driver of the car suffered serious injuries. Major Crash officers are on their […]
MIL-OSI Global: G20 is too elite. There’s a way to fix that though – economists
Source: The Conversation – Africa – By Danny Bradlow, Professor/Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancement of Scholarship, University of Pretoria The G20 claims to be “the premier forum for international economic cooperation”. But is it? As scholars of global economic governance, we are sceptical of this claim. Here are our main reasons. The G20 is […]
MIL-OSI China: World Brand Moganshan Conference highlights innovation in global journeys of Chinese brands
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The ongoing 2025 World Brand Moganshan Conference in Deqing County, east China’s Zhejiang Province, is emphasizing innovation as a major driving force in expanding the global reach of Chinese brands. Themed “Brands Bring Better Future for the World,” the event offers Chinese brands a global stage […]