Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 27, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: The NDIA is changing how it pays for disability supports. What does that mean for rural communities?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Edward Johnson, Lecturer in Social Entrepreneurship and Co-Founder of Umbo, University of Sydney Shutterstock Each year, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA) reviews its pricing rules to ensure services funded under the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) remain sustainable. This year’s annual pricing review outlines changes that […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Footy umpires blow the whistle on abuse
Source: 27 June 2025 Getty Images Almost half of all Australian Rules Football (AFL) umpires have experienced verbal abuse such as ridiculing, humiliation or aggressive remarks, threats or gestures, at least every couple of games, according to new research by the University of South Australia. The survey of more than 350 umpires from 2021 to […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Have you paid your super guarantee entitlements?
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin If you hire staff, you need to pay your eligible workers’ super guarantee (SG) in full, on time and to the right fund by 28 July. You need to allow extra time for the payments to reach your employees’ super funds if you’re using a commercial clearing house. Payments are only […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Arrest – Aggravated robbery – Pinelands
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested a 47-year-old male in relation to an aggravated robbery in Pinelands yesterday afternoon. Around 5:00pm, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports of a disturbance involving a male allegedly armed with a machete on the Stuart Highway in Pinelands. It […]
MIL-OSI Australia: The NBL Blitz will be held in Canberra this year
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The NBL Blitz will be held at the recently refurbished AIS Arena. In brief: The National Basketball League will hold its pre-season tournament, the NBL Blitz, in Canberra this year. The NBL Blitz will be held at the recently refurbished AIS Arena. This story includes ticket details and […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – CommBank harnesses near real-time, AI-powered intelligence to outsmart the scammers – CBA
Source: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) In an Australian banking first, CommBank is collaborating with cyber-intelligence firm Apate.ai to harness near real-time scam intelligence and help protect Australians from harm. Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CommBank) today unveiled a new weapon in the fight against scams: a fleet of thousands of AI-powered bot profiles, deployed by […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Small business tax questions answered by joining ATO Community
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin That’s where ATO Community comes in. It’s the ATO’s online forum for general advice and support that can help with understanding your obligations. Whether you’re unsure about GSTExternal Link, PAYG Instalments, or when you need to pay superExternal Link, the community is ready to answer your questions. No […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Changes to income tax return amendment period for business
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin Businesses with an annual aggregated turnover of less than $50 million now have up to 4 years from the date of their tax return assessment to request amendments. This applies to assessments for the 2024-25 and later income years. If you make a mistake on a tax return and need […]
MIL-Evening Report: NATO’s 5% of GDP defence target ramps up pressure on Australia to spend vastly more
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Jennifer Parker, Adjunct Fellow, Naval Studies at UNSW Canberra, and Expert Associate, National Security College, Australian National University After lobbying by US President Donald Trump, NATO leaders have promised to boost annual defence spending to 5% of their countries’ gross domestic product (GDP) by 2035. A NATO […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Wireless networks provide high speed alternatives to remote and regional households
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development NBN Co’s fixed wireless and Starlink’s satellite networks are providing Australians living outside of the fixed-line network footprint with high speed alternatives, according to the ACCC’s latest Measuring Broadband Australia report. The report, which compared broadband performance during March 2025, found that both networks can deliver download speeds above 100 […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – Australia’s set to accept its one millionth refugee – AMES
Source: AMES Sometime, probably around October this year, a person will step off aircraft somewhere in Australia in the last stage of their journey way from conflict or persecution. This person will be the one millionth refugee settled in Australia since the end of World War II. The Department of Home Affairs says Australia has […]
MIL-OSI: BlackRock® Canada Announces Risk Rating Changes, Annual Management Fee Reductions and Commencement of Securities Lending Transactions
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) TORONTO, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BlackRock Asset Management Canada Limited (“BlackRock Canada”), an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock, Inc. (“BlackRock”) (NYSE:BLK) today announced updates to the investment risk ratings of certain iShares exchange-traded funds (“iShares ETFs”), a reduction to the annual management fees of certain iShares ETFs, and the commencement […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Beyond the big leagues: Concussion care in community sports
Source: 27 June 2025 As sport-related concussions continue to spark global concern, researchers at the University of South Australia (UniSA) are turning their attention to a largely overlooked group – non-professional athletes – calling for more rigorous return-to-play assessments to protect everyday players. In a new study, researchers suggest that current return-to-play protocols for semi-elite […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Serious crash at Uleybury
Source: New South Wales – News Police are at the scene of a serious crash at Uleybury. Just after 6.30am today (Friday 27 June), police and emergency services were called to Medlow Road after reports of a crash involving a truck and ute. The road is closed in both directions near Craigmore Road. Please avoid […]
MIL-Evening Report: Lung cancer screening is about to start. What you need to know if you smoke or have quit
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Ian Olver, Adjunct Professsor, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Adelaide Magic mine/Shutterstock From July, eligible Australians will be screened for lung cancer as part of the nation’s first new cancer screening program for almost 20 years. The program aims to detect […]
MIL-Evening Report: The drought in southern Australia is not over – it just looks that way
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Andrew B. Watkins, Associate research scientist, School of Earth, Atmopshere & Environment, Monash University Andrew Watkins How often do you mow your lawn in winter? That may seem like an odd way to start a conversation about drought. But the answer helps explain why our current drought […]
MIL-OSI Australia: A burning warning following hundreds of kitchen fires
Source: Between 17 May 2024 and 31 March 2025, Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) attended 750 residential fires that started in the kitchen, accounting for nearly half (39.8%) of all residential fires within its jurisdiction during that period. During the same period, CFA responded to 219 structure fires originating in the kitchen, representing 28.3% of all […]
MIL-Evening Report: What do the Bible, the Quran and the Torah say about the justification for war?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Robyn J. Whitaker, Associate Professor, New Testament, & Director of The Wesley Centre for Theology, Ethics, and Public Policy, University of Divinity Wars are often waged in the name of religion. So what do key texts from Christianity, Islam and Judaism say about the justification for war? […]
MIL-Evening Report: Brands want us to trust them. But as the SPF debacle shows, they need to earn it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Paul Harrison, Director, Master of Business Administration Program (MBA); Co-Director, Better Consumption Lab, Deakin University It’s quite unsettling to discover something so central to our cultural rituals – the “slop” in the Aussie mantra of “Slip! Slop! Slap!” – can no longer be trusted. We’ve never really […]
MIL-OSI: MiningToken Becomes the First to Enable Litecoin Cloud Mining on Mobile Devices, Opening a New Path for LTC Investors
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) Brisbane, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The Rise of Mobile Litecoin Cloud Mining Being called the silver to Bitcoin’s golden one, Litecoin (LTC) has become incredibly popular due to its high speed of transactions, cheap fixed commissions, and good reputation in the crypto community. However, even though Litecoin is still ranked […]