Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 25, 2025.
MIL-OSI Security: U.S., Philippine Marines begin ACD 25.3 jungle training
Source: United States INDO PACIFIC COMMAND PUERTO PRINCESA, Philippines — U.S. Marines with Golf Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment, Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3, and Philippine Marines from the 3rd Marine Brigade will conduct bilateral training at Palawan, Philippines, during Archipelagic Coastal Defense (ACD) 25.3, scheduled from June 23 to July 15, […]
MIL-OSI Australia: From 1 July 2025 to 30 June 2026
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin Fuel tax credit rates (non-business) The following table contain the fuel tax credit rates for non-businesses from: For more information on non-profit organisations, refer to Non-profit emergency vehicles and vessels. Table 1: Rates for fuel acquired from 1 July 2025 to 3 August 2025 Eligible fuel type Used in heavy […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Bioplastic breakthrough: sustainable cooling film could slash building energy use amid rising global temperatures
Source: 25 June 2025 An illustration of the bioplastic metafilm developed by UniSA and Zhengzhou University researchers, proposed as a next-generation material for sustainable cooling An international team of scientists has developed a biodegradable material that could slash global energy consumption without using any electricity, according to a new study published today. The bioplastic metafilm […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Dendy pays penalties for alleged ‘drip pricing’ practices
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development Dendy Cinema Pty Ltd has paid a $19,800 penalty after the ACCC issued it with an infringement notice for allegedly failing to prominently show the total price, as a single figure, of movie tickets it sold online, in a practice commonly known as ‘drip-pricing’. The ACCC alleges that Dendy […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Aussie uni commencements bounce back big time
Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority After years of decline, the number of Australians getting a crack at university are bouncing back. When you take out the two COVID years, this year looks set to be the biggest year for Australians commencing an undergraduate or postgraduate university degree on record. Preliminary data for 2024 shows around […]
MIL-OSI Australia: More than $7,000 cut in child care costs as cheaper child care delivers cost of living relief
Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority Two years in, more than 1 million Australian families have benefited from the Albanese Government’s Cheaper Child Care, delivering real cost of living relief to household budgets. For a family earning $168,000, with one child in care 30 hours a week, Cheaper Child Care has cut out of pocket costs […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Active Living Census closing date extended until Sunday July 6
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News Residents are encouraged to complete the online Active Living Census (ALC) before it closes as responses to the census will help influence decision making about future infrastructure, health and wellbeing projects in the Loddon Campaspe region. Healthy Loddon Campaspe Coordinator Alicia O’Brien said the closing date to complete the […]
MIL-OSI: BlackRock® Canada Announces Final June Cash Distributions for the iShares® Premium Money Market ETF
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TORONTO, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK), today announced the final June 2025 cash distributions for iShares Premium Money Market ETF. Unitholders of record on June 25, 2025 will receive cash distributions payable on June 30, […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Bioplastic breakthrough: sustainable cooling film could slash building energy use by 20%
Source: 25 June 2025 An illustration of the bioplastic metafilm developed by UniSA and Zhengzhou University researchers, proposed as a next-generation material for sustainable cooling An international team of scientists has developed a biodegradable material that could slash global energy consumption without using any electricity, according to a new study published today. The bioplastic metafilm […]
MIL-OSI USA: NREL Publishes Method for Recycling All Components in Carbon Fiber Composites
Source: US National Renewable Energy Laboratory Technology Helps Overcome Affordability Barriers to Wider Use and Manufacturing of a High-Value Material Found in Aircraft, Bicycles, Cars, and More Ajinkya Pal (left), Sydney Reiber, Stephen Dempsey, and Ciaran Lahive are part of a team of researchers from the BOTTLE consortium at NREL that is developing a robust […]
MIL-OSI Australia: ACT Budget 2025–26: investing in public health
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The 2025-26 ACT Budget is investing in a variety of initiatives that will improve access to high-quality public health care. They will also address the growing demand for, and rising cost of public hospital services. This investment includes support to: address the growing demand in outpatient services, emergency […]
MIL-OSI: Sift Once Again Secures #1 Spot in all Fraud Prevention Categories in G2’s 2025 Summer Reports
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) SAN FRANCISCO, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Sift, the AI-powered fraud platform securing identity trust for leading global businesses, today announced its ranking in G2’s 2025 Summer Reports, once again earning the #1 ranking across all fraud-related categories. This marks the second consecutive year that Sift has achieved the top ranking […]
MIL-OSI Australia: What happens if you pay your employees super late
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin As an employer, the SGC may apply if you don’t meet your super guarantee obligations for your eligible employees and contractors. You must pay your eligible employees and contractors their super guarantee (SG) in full, on time, and to the right fund. SG contributions must be paid at […]
MIL-OSI USA: Kamlager-Dove Delivers Fiery Remarks in Opposition to Trump’s Reckless Rescissions Package with Cuts to USAID, PBS
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager California (37th District) WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) spoke on the House Floor in strong opposition to Trump’s rescissions package codifying DOGE’s cuts to USAID, PBS, and other Congressionally-appropriated funding. The package passed the House on a party-line vote of 214-212. The […]
MIL-OSI Security: Defense News in Brief: U.S., Australia, and Japan strengthen ties during Southern Jackaroo 25
Source: United States Navy TOWNSVILLE, Australia — U.S. Marines and Sailors with the Marine Rotational Force – Darwin (MRF-D) 25.3 Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) arrived in Townsville to train alongside the Australian Defence Force (ADF) and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF) during Exercise Southern Jackaroo 25, a multi-lateral exercise held from May 25 […]
MIL-OSI Global: ‘Monkey Biz-ness’: Pop culture helped fan the flames of the Scopes ‘monkey trial’ 100 years ago − and ever since
Source: The Conversation – USA – By Ted Olson, Professor of Appalachian Studies and Bluegrass, Old-Time and Roots Music Studies, East Tennessee State University The star attorneys of the Scopes trial: Clarence Darrow, left, for the defense and William Jennings Bryan for the prosecution. Historica Graphica Collection/Heritage Images/Getty Images Ask Americans about the Scopes trial, […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Last chance for SNP to stop funding Israel’s arms dealers
Source: Scottish Greens 24 Jun 2025 Justice Scottish Greens call for an apology for the Scottish Government’s role in the Tinker Experiment. More in Justice The Scottish Government must apologise for its role in the Tinker Experiment if it wants to tackle the ongoing prejudice faced by the Gypsy, Roma and Traveller community, says Scottish […]
India spinner Dilip Doshi dies aged 77
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) Former India left-arm spinner Dilip Doshi has died at the age of 77 in London following heart-related complications, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Monday. Doshi played 33 Test matches for India between 1979 and 1983, taking 114 wickets at an […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Socceroos to play in Canberra in September
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 Russia: From Concerts to a Poetry Marathon: Youth Day Program Launched in Moscow
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: Moscow Government – Government of Moscow – During the week, the capital will host a program dedicated to Youth Day. It will unite 250 places throughout the city, including the sites of the Summer in Moscow project. Among them are VDNKh, parks, museums, cultural centers, streets and boulevards. This was […]