Business: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 2, 2025.
MIL-OSI Canada: Next stop for free trade: Ontario!
Source: Government of Canada regional news Premier Danielle Smith and Ontario Premier Doug Ford signed the memorandum of understanding (MOU) while in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan for a meeting of Canada’s First Ministers June 1 to 2. The agreement will see Alberta and Ontario partner to improve the free flow of goods and services between the two […]
MIL-OSI Australia: PAYG instalments for business and investment income
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin Pay as you go (PAYG) instalments are regular prepayments of tax on your business and investment income. By paying regular instalments throughout the year, you shouldn’t have a large tax bill when you lodge your tax return. PAYG instalments are reassessed after you lodge your tax return. If […]
MIL-OSI Australia: National Anti-Scam Centre calls for stronger business role to disrupt scams
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The National Anti-Scam Centre is calling on businesses to join the fight against increasingly sophisticated scams by partnering and sharing data after Australians reported about $119 million in scam-related losses in the first four months of 2025. The statistics, sourced from reports to Scamwatch, show that despite a 24 […]
MIL-OSI: Cenovus Energy provides operations update on impact of Alberta wildfires
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) CALGARY, Alberta, June 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Cenovus Energy Inc. (TSX: CVE) (NYSE: CVE) is providing an update on its Oil Sands operations following ongoing wildfire activity in northern Alberta. Cenovus is focused on the safety of its people and the integrity of its assets, and all staff are safe. Based on the […]
MIL-Evening Report: Three years after the Jenkins report, there is still work to be done on improving parliament culture
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Maria Maley, Senior Lecturer in Politics, School of Politics and International Relations, Australian National University Three and a half years ago, then-sex discrimination commissioner Kate Jenkins’ Set the Standard report was handed to federal parliament, commissioned after Brittany Higgins’ allegations of sexual assault in Parliament House, which […]
MIL-Evening Report: Australia’s plan to protect its trade in war is flawed. We can’t do it with nuclear submarines
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Albert Palazzo, Adjunct Professor in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at UNSW Canberra, UNSW Sydney If war breaks out someday between the United States and China, one of the major concerns for Australia is the impact on its trade. Our trade routes are long and […]
MIL-Evening Report: Police aren’t properly trained for mental health crises – but they’re often the first responders. Here’s what works better
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Panos Karanikolas, Research officer, Melbourne Social Equity Institute, The University of Melbourne Rosie Marinelli/Shutterstock In an emergency, police are often the first called to the scene. But they are rarely equipped to deal with complex mental health crises. Following recent parliamentary inquiries and royal commissions there has […]
MIL-Evening Report: These 5 roadblocks are standing in the way of energy-efficient homes
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jaime Comber, Senior Research Consultant in Energy Futures, University of Technology Sydney Westend61, GettyImages We all want homes that keep us warm in winter and cool in summer, without breaking the bank. However, Australian homes built before 2003 have a low average energy rating of 1.8 stars […]
MIL-Evening Report: With interest rates on the way down, could house prices boom? Here’s what research suggests
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By James Graham, Senior Lecturer in Economics, University of Sydney Jenny Evans/Stringer/Getty With the Reserve Bank of Australia easing monetary policy, interest rates are on the way down. Already this year, mortgage pre-approvals had begun to rise, suggesting many aspiring home buyers are excited by the prospect of […]
MIL-Evening Report: Scandalous mormons, dystopian Buenos Aires and Nicolas Cage down under: what to watch in June
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Claudia Sandberg, Senior Lecturer, Technology in Culture and Society, The University of Melbourne As we head into a new month of streaming, here’s a fresh wave of TV ready to challenge, transport and entertain you. This month’s picks span genre and geography, from an eerie dystopian Buenos […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: UK-Morocco Joint Communiqué: Strategic Dialogue 2025
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Press release UK-Morocco Joint Communiqué: Strategic Dialogue 2025 The Kingdom of Morocco and the United Kingdom enter an Enhanced Strategic Partnership and sign a series of agreements driving mutual growth and security. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccan Expatriates, Mr. Nasser Bourita received the […]
MIL-OSI USA: PITTSBURGH – Shapiro Administration to Highlight Significant Proposed Investments in Pennsylvania’s Child Care Workforce
Source: US State of Pennsylvania June 02, 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA ADVISORY – PITTSBURGH – Shapiro Administration to Highlight Significant Proposed Investments in Pennsylvania’s Child Care Workforce Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) Secretary Dr. Val Arkoosh will visit the Children’s Home of Pittsburgh & Lemieux Family Center to tout how Governor Josh Shapiro’s 2025-26 […]
MIL-OSI USA: Joint Statement from U.S. Senators Graham and Blumenthal on Visit to France
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for South Carolina Lindsey Graham WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Connecticut) today made this joint statement on their visit to Paris, France. “Congratulations to Paris Saint-Germain for winning the Champions league and making history. We learned firsthand that the French are good […]
MIL-OSI USA: Senator Reverend Warnock on MTP: “This Big Ugly Bill is Going to Strip People of their Health Care”
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock – Georgia Senator Reverend Warnock on MTP: “This Big Ugly Bill is Going to Strip People of their Health Care” Today, Senator Reverend Warnock joined Kristen Welker on Meet the Press to outline the consequences for Georgians if the Senate passes the GOP billionaire tax […]
MIL-OSI Global: Blind box toys are booming: Are they just child’s play or something more concerning?
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Eugene Y. Chan, Associate Professor of Marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University Collectible figurines on display at Pop Mart in Ivano-Frankivsk, Ukraine, on April 29, 2025. (Shutterstock) If you’ve seen videos of people tearing into tiny toy packages online, or noticed teens obsessing over pastel-coloured figurines at the mall, you’ve […]
MIL-OSI Global: Experimenting with generative AI to kibbitz and futz towards more inclusive futures
Source: The Conversation – Canada – By Nathaniel Laywine, Assistant Professor, Communication and Media Studies, York University, Canada Generative AI draws from limited datasets, often reproducing errors and bias. (Shutterstock) What does it mean to think, act and work as a Jewish professor when human freedoms are under siege and authoritarian power gains ground? And […]
MIL-OSI: Breaking the Paycheck-to-Paycheck Cycle: Bitcoin Solaris Presale Phase 5 Ends in Hours—Mobile Mining App Nears Launch
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TALLINN, Estonia, June 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The window is closing. Bitcoin Solaris (BTC-S), the fixed-supply, mobile-mining blockchain, is now in the final hours of Presale Phase 5. With over $1.2 million raised and 11,000+ participants, BTC-S is giving everyday users the opportunity to start building wealth—directly from their smartphones. The […]
MIL-OSI Russia: China’s trade-in consumer goods sales exceed 1.1 trillion yuan
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News BEIJING, June 1 (Xinhua) — China’s trade-in consumer goods sales totaled 1.1 trillion yuan (about 153.1 billion U.S. dollars) in the first five months of this year, data from the Ministry of Commerce showed […]
MIL-OSI Russia: D. Trump to Announce New NASA Administrator Nominee
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News WASHINGTON, June 1 (Xinhua) — U.S. President Donald Trump will soon announce a new candidate to lead the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) after his […]
MIL-Evening Report: Phil Goff: Israel doesn’t care how many innocent people, children it’s killing
COMMENTARY: By Phil Goff “What we are doing in Gaza now is a war of devastation: indiscriminate, limitless, cruel and criminal killing of civilians. It’s the result of government policy — knowingly, evilly, maliciously, irresponsibly dictated.” This statement was made not by a foreign or liberal critic of Israel but by the former Prime Minister […]