Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 5, 2025.
MIL-OSI Australia: In with the old: architects, planners, builders and academics unite in push for reuse over redevelopment
Source: 05 June 2025 UniSA’s Enterprise Hub is a state-of-the-art enterprise and innovation facility within an original heritage building Architects, builders, academics and regulators are calling for a major shift in Australia’s building policies, claiming these are based on a narrow view of environmental costs and false economies that downplay the real costs of new […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Teen faces multiple charges of motor vehicle stealing
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Teen faces multiple charges of motor vehicle stealing Thursday, 5 June 2025 – 9:56 am. Detectives investigating a series of thefts, reckless driving and property damage across Tasmania’s south have this week charged a 15-year-old boy with multiple offences, including 12 counts of stealing a motor vehicle.Members of […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Devonport man charged after police seize illegal firearms, taser
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Devonport man charged after police seize illegal firearms, taser Thursday, 5 June 2025 – 9:40 am. A man has been charged after police seized three illegal firearms and a taser during a targeted search at a West Ulverstone residence yesterday.During the search, members of Taskforce Scelus located and […]
MIL-OSI Australia: SFCT uncovers sophisticated scheme
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin A recent operation led by the ATO’s Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT) has resulted in jail time for a Victorian woman. Paolo Esmaquel implemented an elaborate scheme to obtain fraudulent GST refunds by assuming the identities of 3 different individuals. One of the assumed identities was registered by […]
MIL-OSI: Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited Announces Receipt of Nasdaq Notification Regarding Filing Delinquency
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) COOTAMUNDRA, Australia, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Australian Oilseeds Holdings Limited (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: COOT), a manufacturer and seller of sustainable edible oils to customers globally, announced that it has received written notification from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) on May 27, 2025 stating that the Company was delinquent in […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Engineers make a big splash, turning water treatment sludge into sustainable concrete
Source: 05 June 2025 Cracked and corroded sewer pipes cost Australian taxpayers almost $70 billion annually. Australian researchers are tackling a $70 billion problem facing our nation’s infrastructure by developing an eco-friendly alternative solution to traditional cement sewer pipes that are prone to cracking and corroding. By combining sludge – a byproduct of the drinking […]
MIL-OSI Australia: The final SG rate increase is coming on 1 July
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin The super guarantee (SG) rate will increase to 12% on 1 July 2025. The 12% rate will need to be applied for all salary and wages paid to eligible workers on and after 1 July. This is even if some or all of the pay period it relates to is […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Flexible lodgment for those affected by NSW floods
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin If you or your clients have been affected by the recent NSW floods, we have a range of support options available to help you meet your obligations. We encourage those who can lodge on time to do so, but where lodgment is not possible, clients or agents within […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Amendments protocol
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin Amending transactions, balances, and events When to amend If you discover any material errors or omissions in the balances, contributions, or events you have reported, you must amend your reporting within 30 days of becoming aware of these errors under Section 390-115 of Schedule 1 to the Taxation Administration Act 1953 […]
MIL-OSI USA: Rep. Nanette Barragán Leads Letter Demanding Protections for Multilingual Weather Alerts and Forecasts
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Nanette Diaz Barragán (CA-44) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 4, 2025 Rep. Nanette Barragán Leads Letter Demanding Protections for Multilingual Weather Alerts and Forecasts WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Nanette Barragán (CA-44) led a letter to National Weather Service (NWS) Director Ken Graham urging immediate action to protect and […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Open Polytechnic connection blooms at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show
Source: Open Polytechnic Open Polytechnic was well represented at the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show 2025 recently, by Megan Parker, Academic Staff Member in floristry for the distance learning organisation, along with former horticulture graduate and well-known landscape designer Bayley LuuTomes. While Megan, who was head judge, enjoyed working alongside various inspiring floral designers on […]
MIL-OSI: Capricorn Mutual Selects Duck Creek Technologies as Their New Core Insurance Delivery Technology Partner
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SYDNEY, June 04, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Duck Creek Technologies, the global provider defining the future of property and casualty (P&C) and general insurance, has announced a new SaaS core insurance delivery technology partnership with Capricorn Mutual, the protection arm of one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest member-owned organizations, Capricorn. Duck […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Bomb hoax at Salisbury Plain
Source: New South Wales – News A man has been arrested after a suspicious bag was left at a Salisbury Plain fast-food restaurant on Wednesday night. About 7.45pm on Wednesday 4 June, Northern District police responded to reports that a man had allegedly left a bag inside a fast-food restaurant after claiming it contained a […]
MIL-Evening Report: Woodside’s North West Shelf approval is by no means a one-off. Here are 6 other giant gas projects to watch
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samantha Hepburn, Professor, Deakin Law School, Deakin University GREG WOOD/AFP via Getty Images The federal government’s decision to extend the life of Woodside’s North West Shelf gas plant in Western Australia has been condemned as a climate disaster. The gas lobby claims more gas is needed to […]
MIL-Evening Report: Unprecedented heat in the North Atlantic Ocean kickstarted Europe’s hellish 2023 summer. Now we know what caused it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Matthew England, Scientia Professor and Deputy Director of the ARC Australian Centre for Excellence in Antarctic Science, UNSW Sydney Westend61/Getty Images In June 2023, a record-breaking marine heatwave swept across the North Atlantic Ocean, smashing previous temperature records. Soon after, deadly heatwaves broke out across large areas […]
MIL-Evening Report: Australian kids BYO lunches to school. There is a healthier way to feed students
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Liesel Spencer, Associate Professor, School of Law, Western Sydney University Getty Images/ courtneyk Australian parents will be familiar with this school morning routine: hastily making sandwiches or squeezing leftovers into containers, grabbing a snack from the cupboard and a piece of fruit from the counter. This would […]
MIL-Evening Report: Australia’s charity sector is growing – but many smaller charities are doing it tough
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Margaret Faulkner, Senior Marketing Scientist, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute, University of South Australia Revenue for Australia’s charity and not-for-profit sector has reached record highs, and total donations have grown. But the story isn’t the same everywhere, and some smaller charities may be struggling. That’s according to the latest edition […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Top places to see snow this winter
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Corin Forest Mountain Resort offers Canberrans plenty of family fun. There are plenty of places to see snow near Canberra. Some locations are closer than you might expect. This article includes a list of locations, as well as things you should do to plan for your trip. One […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Positive progress made on five-year housing strategy for Perth and Kinross
Source: Scotland – City of Perth Members of the Housing and Social Wellbeing Committee will be told that 243 new houses for affordable social rent were delivered in Perth and Kinross, along with another 30 for mid-market rent, in partnership with local Registered Social Landlords. Thirty-seven of the new homes for affordable social rent are […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Milestone for the Raising London Circuit Project
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services London Circuit east has reopened to vehicles in both directions. In brief: London Circuit has reopened to motorists, between Constitution Avenue and Commonwealth Avenue Canberrans should note there is a new, raised intersection with Commonwealth Avenue, and new traffic lights. This article gives an overview of the project […]