Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on June 30, 2025.
MIL-Evening Report: Cities are heating up the planet – how they can do more to fight climate change
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Anna Hurlimann, Associate Professor in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne Quality Stock Arts/Shutterstock Cities have a central role to play tackling climate change. They contribute 67–72% of the greenhouse gas emissions which are heating up the planet. At the same time, cities are increasingly at risk […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Arrests – Stealing with violence – Alice Springs
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The Northern Territory Police Force have arrested three men in relation to a stealing with violence incident that occurred in Alice Springs on Sunday morning. Around 10:15am, police received a report of unknown men trying to break into a commercial premises on Barrett Drive in Desert Springs. It […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Police investigating suspicious structure fire, Rossarden
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Police investigating suspicious structure fire, Rossarden Sunday, 29 June 2025 – 4:05 pm. Police are investigating a suspicious structure fire at Rossarden overnight.Emergency services were called to the former Rossarden School House in Schell Street just before 1am after reports of a fire.Tasmania Fire Service contained the fire […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Gaza: Deadly Israeli-US supply distribution scheme must be dismantled and siege lifted – MSF
Source: Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 28 June, Gaza: The Israeli-US food distribution scheme in Gaza, launched one month ago, is degrading Palestinians by design, forcing them to choose between starvation or risking their lives for minimal supplies. With over 500 people killed and nearly 4,000 wounded while seeking food, this scheme is slaughter masquerading as […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Major milestone for Canberra’s first light rail bridge
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. Skip to content Released 18/06/2025 Construction is set to begin on Canberra’s first light rail bridge, a major milestone in […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Bupa in Court for unconscionable conduct and misleading consumers about health insurance benefits entitlements
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development Scam warning: The ACCC is aware that scammers may call, email or text to falsely offer to help get compensation from various businesses. They may use this media release about compensation to convince people their contact is real. STOP – Don’t give money or personal information to anyone if you’re unsure. […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tech Appointments – Tim Dacombe-Bird Appointed as Head of Google Cloud in New Zealand
Source: Sling & Stone AUCKLAND, New Zealand, June 30 2025 — Google Cloud today announced the appointment of Tim Dacombe-Bird as Head of Google Cloud in New Zealand. Based in Wellington, Tim will be responsible for spearheading Google Cloud’s local go-to-market strategy and working closely with partners and customers to help Kiwi businesses build an […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Horses lead the way in helping children heal from trauma
Source: 30 June 2025 A new Australian study is shining a spotlight on the healing power of horses, revealing that equine-assisted therapy could help address the growing mental health crisis among children. As childhood mental illness rates spiral, compounded by lengthy waiting times for counsellors and the limitations of many conventional treatments, some social workers […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Jonathan L. Jackson Reintroduces Bipartisan Bill, The Marshall “Major” Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act
Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Jonathan Jackson – Illinois (1st District) FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Jonathan L. Jackson (D-IL-01) and Jim Baird (R-IN-04) led 43 of their colleagues in reintroducing the bipartisan Marshall “Major” Taylor Congressional Gold Medal Act. This legislation would posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to […]
MIL-OSI Australia: AI chatbots could spread ‘fake news’ with serious health consequences
Source: 30 June 2025 Trust your doctor, not a chatbot. That’s the stark lesson from a world-first study that demonstrates why we shouldn’t be taking health advice generated by artificial intelligence (AI). Chatbots can easily be programmed to deliver false medical and health information, according to an international team of researchers who have exposed some […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Does your business pay contractors?
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin If your business pays contractors to deliver any of these services on your behalf, you may need to lodge a Taxable payments annual report (TPAR) online by 28 August: building and construction cleaning courier and road freight information technology (IT) security, investigation or surveillance. TPAR help us keep things […]
MIL-Evening Report: How to reform the NDIS and better support disabled people who don’t qualify for it
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Sam Bennett, Disability Program Director, Grattan Institute Australia is spending more than ever on disability services – and yet many people with disability still aren’t receiving the support they need. Since the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) began in 2013, it has transformed the lives of hundreds […]
MIL-Evening Report: Could we live with a nuclear-armed Iran? Reluctantly, yes
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Benjamin Zala, Senior Lecturer, Politics & International Relations, Monash University As the ceasefire between Israel and Iran seems to be holding for now, it is important to reflect on whether this whole episode was worth the risks. Wider escalation was (and remains) possible, and we do not […]
MIL-Evening Report: Mr Smith or Gary? Why some teachers ask students to call them by their first name
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Nicole Brownlie, Lecturer in Education, University of Southern Queensland Johnny Greig/ Getty Images When you went to school, did you call your teacher Mrs, Ms or Mr, followed by their surname? Perhaps you even called them Sir or Miss. The tradition of addressing teachers in a formal […]
MIL-Evening Report: NZ cities are getting hotter: 5 things councils can do now to keep us cooler when summer comes
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Timothy Welch, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Getty Images Stand on any car park on a sunny day in February and the heat will radiate through your shoes. At 30°C air temperature, that asphalt hits 50–55°C – hot enough to cause […]
MIL-Evening Report: Murdoch’s News Corp has moved into the mortgage business. Where are the regulators?
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Roberta Esbitt, Associate, RMIT University If you want to advertise a house online in Australia, you don’t have many options. Just two companies dominate the market. Australia’s largest property listings platform, realestate.com.au, belongs to digital media company REA Group, which is majority-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s US-based media […]
MIL-Evening Report: Clark warns in new Pacific book renewed nuclear tensions pose ‘existential threat to humanity’
Asia Pacific Report Former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark has warned the country needs to maintain its nuclear-free policy as a “fundamental tenet” of its independent foreign policy in the face of gathering global storm clouds. Writing in a new book being published next week, she says “nuclear war is an existential threat to […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Fatal crash – Bulla
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The Northern Territory Police Force is investigating a fatal crash that occurred approximately 5 kilometres east of Bulla this morning. Around 8:30am, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports of a single vehicle rollover carrying two occupants on Victoria Highway. A 39-year-old female was allegedly thrown from […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Arrest – Domestic violence – Palmerston
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The NT Police Force have commenced investigations into a domestic violence incident that has left a female in a critical condition days after an alleged assault. Yesterday, the Joint Emergency Services Communication Centre received reports of a seriously ill female at a residence in Palmerston. St John Ambulance […]
MIL-OSI China: Wimbledon could be best chance for 25th Grand Slam title: Djokovic
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News Serbian legend Novak Djokovic agreed that Wimbledon could offer his best chance to claim a record-extending 25th Grand Slam title. While attending the pre-Championships press conference on Saturday, the 38-year-old was asked if he believed this year’s Wimbledon could be his best chance to win the […]