Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 20, 2025.
MIL-OSI China: Coventry outlines Olympic vision ahead of IOC presidency
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Kirsty Coventry, poised to become the first woman and the first African to lead the International Olympic Committee, has laid out her vision for the future of the Olympic Movement, grounded in its core values and potential for global unity. Coventry, elected in March during the […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Reminder of Dickson Library toilet upgrade – planned branch closure from next week
Source: Australian National Party As part of ACT Government’s ‘One Government, One Voice’ program, we are transitioning this website across to our . You can access everything you need through this website while it’s happening. Released 20/06/2025 Dickson Library will be temporarily closed for two weeks across June and July while the library’s public toilets […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Call for information – Aggravated robbery – Gillen
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Police are calling for information in relation to an aggravated robbery that occurred in Gillen overnight. Around 9pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports that a Taxi had been stolen while attending a job on Newland Street. It is alleged that a male entered the Taxi […]
MIL-Evening Report: 6 things Australia must do if it’s serious about tackling school bullying
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Vanessa Miller, Lecturer in Education (Classroom Management), Southern Cross University Wander Women/ Getty Images Bullying is arguably one of the most serious issues facing Australia’s schools. About one in four students between Year 4 and Year 9 report being bullied regularly. This can have serious and lasting […]
MIL-OSI Australia: George Town man charged after police seized 16 illegal firearms
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice George Town man charged after police seized 16 illegal firearms Friday, 20 June 2025 – 10:16 am. A man has been charged with multiple firearms, drug and driving-related offences after police seized 16 illegal firearms during a search at a George Town residence. Police attended the residence on Wednesday […]
MIL-Evening Report: Keith Rankin Analysis – America’s imperial ‘gift’: ‘Crusader Democracy’ versus ‘Christian Nationalism’
Analysis by Keith Rankin. Keith Rankin, trained as an economic historian, is a retired lecturer in Economics and Statistics. He lives in Auckland, New Zealand. The United States has always fancied itself as the founder of modern democracy (aka ‘Democracy’). And, although that country has been self-absorbed for most of its history, it has always […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Charges over Central Highlands ‘wood-hooking’
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Charges over Central Highlands ‘wood-hooking’ Friday, 20 June 2025 – 9:36 am. Nine people from the Queenstown area are facing charges including stealing and trespassing as part of joint operation between Tasmania Police and Sustainable Timber Tasmania targeting the illegal harvesting of timber in the Central Highlands.Authorities have […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Road safety works set to commence in Strathfieldsaye
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News The City of Greater Bendigo with funding provided by the Victorian Government’s Transport Accident Commission Safe Local Roads and Street Program, is preparing to commence an important road safety project to install three Raised Safety Platforms on the roundabout at Blucher and Apsley Streets and Somerville Road Strathfieldsaye. City […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Greater Bendigo’s transfer stations will now be called Recycling Centres
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News The City of Greater Bendigo’s transfer stations in Strathfieldsaye, Goornong and Heathcote have a new name and will now be called Recycling Centres. City of Greater Bendigo Resource Recovery and Education Acting Manager Michelle Wyatt said the City recently undertook a public process with Geographic Names Victoria to change […]
MIL-Evening Report: Many elite athletes live below the poverty line. Tax-deductible donations won’t solve the problem
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Michelle O’Shea, Senior Lecturer, School of Business, Western Sydney University Australia’s Jaclyn Narracott competes in the women’s skeleton at the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Joe Klamar/AFP via Getty Images As the end of the 2024-25 financial year nears, the Australian Olympic Committee (AOC), in partnership with the […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Guidance for legacy products and allocations from reserves
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin On 7 December 2024, changes were made to the law to allow people to exit certain legacy retirement products. Changes were also made to how reserves will be treated for contribution cap purposes. Guidance is now available on our website for people considering commuting a legacy retirement product and […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Final tax determination on early stage investor tax offset scheme
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin We’ve published a final tax determination on the early stage investor tax offset scheme we alerted you to in December 2024. This determination confirms our draft view – that the anti-avoidance provisions in the Income Tax Assessment Act 1936 can apply to this scheme, potentially cancelling any tax […]
MIL-Evening Report: Jaws at 50: the first summer blockbuster is still a film that bites – even when the shark didn’t work
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Will Jeffery, Sessional Academic, Discipline of Film Studies, University of Sydney Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images When I was eight years old, on a Saturday night before surf lifesaving training, my dad put on the film Jaws and it changed my life forever. Unlike the […]
MIL-OSI Australia: 25 new places to eat in 2025
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Many new cafes, restaurants and bars have opened recently in Canberra. This story includes a list of new eateries to try in Canberra. New year, new restaurants. Whether you are after a new brunch spot or your next date night location, there is something new for everyone. You […]
MIL-Evening Report: New cases of meningococcal disease have been detected. What are the symptoms? And who can get vaccinated?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Archana Koirala, Paediatrician and Infectious Diseases Specialist; Clinical Researcher, University of Sydney Two Tasmanian women have been hospitalised with invasive meningococcal disease, bringing the number of cases nationally so far this year to 48. Health authorities are urging people to watch for symptoms and to check if […]
MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Speech by FS at Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong 37th Annual Awards Dinner (English only) (with photo/video)
Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region Following is the speech by the Financial Secretary, Mr Paul Chan, at the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong 37th Annual Awards Dinner today (June 19): Josephine (Chair of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong, Ms Josephine Orgill), Consul-General Gareth Williams (Consul-General of Australia to […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Australia’s unemployment rate remains stable at 4.1 per cent.
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 CANBERRA, June 19 (Xinhua) — Australia’s unemployment rate remained stable at 4.1 percent in May, official data showed. Monthly labour force data released by the Australian Bureau […]
MIL-OSI: Kaz Resources LLC and Cove Kaz Capital LLC Announce 2025 Work Programs to Advance Critical Minerals Projects in Kazakhstan
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NEW YORK, June 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Kaz Resources and Cove Kaz Capital LLC, Portfolio companies of Cove Capital LLC, are pleased to announce the launch of their respective 2025 work programs across its key critical mineral assets in Kazakhstan. These initiatives reflect a shared commitment to accelerating on-the-ground activity across […]
MIL-OSI Australia: UPDATE: Woman arrested in Port Lincoln after man’s body found
Source: New South Wales – News Police have arrested a woman after a man’s body was found inside a house. It will be alleged that about 3.25pm today (Thursday 19 June), police and emergency services were called to the Flinders Highway property after reports of a small fire. When police entered the property, they located […]
MIL-OSI USA: Water Pours Into Australia’s Lake Eyre
Source: NASA Your browser does not support the video tag. Lake Eyre (also called Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre) sits in the heart of the Australian outback, the continent’s most arid area. Receiving an average of 140 millimeters (5.5 inches) of rain each year, the lake is a dry, salty plain much of the time. But every […]