Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on May 20, 2025.
MIL-OSI Australia: Enhanced Pro-Active Policing in Katherine
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Due to an increase in police demand, Katherine police have increased proactive measures in order to drive down crime and antisocial behaviour. Alcohol remains a primary catalyst for crime an anti-social behaviour across the region, and in response, police have significantly increased Banned Drinkers Orders (BDO) for problem […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Strong demand and reduced domestic competition have contributed to significant earnings for Qantas Group and Virgin Australia
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development Australia’s two largest airline groups have both recorded strong financial results for the first half of 2024-25, reflecting a number of factors including strong ongoing demand for flying and limited domestic competition, the ACCC’s latest Domestic Airline Competition report has found. Qantas Group reported earnings before interest and taxes […]
MIL-OSI USA: Katherine Reilly Named SEC Acting Inspector General
Source: Securities and Exchange Commission The Securities and Exchange Commission today announced the appointment of Katherine Reilly as the agency’s Acting Inspector General. Ms. Reilly is currently serving as a Deputy Inspector General at the SEC. She replaces Deborah Jeffrey, who has served as the SEC’s Inspector General since 2023 and is retiring. “Our Inspector General’s […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Residents invited to have a say on potential surplus City owned properties
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News Greater Bendigo residents are invited to have their say on the potential sale of a number of City of Greater Bendigo owned properties. The City manages a portfolio of close to 1,500 property assets valued in excess of $577 million that provide for community, sports and arts infrastructure, public […]
MIL-OSI Australia: UPDATE #2: Charges – Aggravated robbery – Alice Springs
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The Northern Territory Police Force have charged a 21-year-old male in relation to an aggravated robbery in Sadadeen on 27 April. He was arrested yesterday afternoon by members of the Southern Investigations team and was subsequently charged with aggravated robbery. He is remanded to appear in Alice Springs […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Anti-Bullying Rapid Review open for public submissions
Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority Parents, students and teachers are invited to make a submission to inform the Anti-Bullying Rapid Review which has been launched by the Albanese Labor Government. The Anti-Bullying Rapid Review is a key part of the Government’s plans to develop a national approach to addressing bullying in Australian schools. The Review, […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Fatal crash at Kudla
Source: New South Wales – News A man has died following a fatal crash at Kudla on Sunday. Just after 5.20pm on Sunday 18 May police were called to Angle Vale Road with the intersection of Stebonheath Road to reports of a crash between a Ford SUV and a Hyundai sedan. The occupants of the […]
MIL-Evening Report: The federal government wants to boost productivity. Science can help
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Deanna D’Alessandro, Professor & Director, Net Zero Institute, University of Sydney Daniel Sone/National Cancer Institute In the wake of Labor’s resounding victory in Australia’s federal election earlier this month, there has been much talk about flailing productivity in Australia. In fact, last week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese […]
MIL-Evening Report: Surviving swamps on South Australia’s parched Fleurieu Peninsula are a lifeline to wildlife – and farmers
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christopher Auricht, Visiting Research Fellow in Natural Resources Management, University of Adelaide Yundi Nature Conservancy, CC BY-NC-ND South Australia is famously the driest state on the driest inhabited continent. But even for South Australia, the current drought is extreme. Rainfall has been the lowest on record across […]
MIL-Evening Report: ‘No pain, no gain’: why some primary students are following intense study routines
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Christina Ho, Associate professor in Social and Political Sciences, University of Technology Sydney MNStudio/ Shutterstock Every year, thousands of New South Wales students sit a test to determine places for highly sought-after selective high schools. These are academically selective public schools often associated with high Year 12 […]
MIL-Evening Report: From the Liver King to ultramarathons, fitness influencers are glorifying extreme masculinity where ‘pain is the point’
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Samuel Cornell, PhD Candidate in Public Health & Community Medicine, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney Netflix/Untold: The Liver King A new Netflix documentary about a shirtless supplement salesman who claimed to be “natural” and was exposed as a fraud might seem like a punchline. But Untold: […]
MIL-OSI Australia: ATO systems remain secure
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is aware of media reporting that the ATO has been ‘hacked’. This is incorrect. The ATO’s systems are secure, resilient and have not been compromised. The safety of taxpayers’ information is of the utmost importance to us, and the ATO continues to remain […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Offset project to protect purple-necked rock-wallabies
Source: Tasmania Police Issued: 19 May 2025 Open larger image A purple-necked rock wallaby The Queensland Government will help safeguard populations of purple-necked rock-wallabies through a $364,000 offset program that will improve crucial habitat in the state’s northwest. The four-year offset project will fund environmental improvements on Chidna Station, which is a 26,000-hectare pastoral lease […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Man bitten by dingo while fishing on K’gari
Source: Tasmania Police Issued: 19 May 2025 Rangers are reminding fishers to be alert on K’gari after a man was bitten by a dingo whilst fishing in knee deep water around 11:30am near Eurong on 16 May 2025. The man was fishing alone when he was approached from behind by the dingo. It bit him […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Education Secretary gives keynote speech at Education World Forum
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments Speech Education Secretary gives keynote speech at Education World Forum Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson’s speech on the use of EdTech to improve opportunity in education at the Education World Forum. Hello everyone, and thank you all for being here. It’s wonderful to see everyone together in the […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Major investment partnership worth £24 billion to transform key growth sectors and deliver affordable housing across UK
Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments 3 Press release Major investment partnership worth £24 billion to transform key growth sectors and deliver affordable housing across UK A major new partnership between the Crown Estate and Lendlease has been agreed which will unlock housing and science innovation hubs across the UK worth £24 billion. […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Serious crash Echunga
Source: New South Wales – News Emergency services are at the scene of a serious crash at Echunga. Just before 5.30pm on Monday 19 May, police were called to Kavanagh Road at Echunga after reports a car crashed into a tree. Kavanagh Road will be closed to all traffic between Battunga Road and Shepherd Road. Please […]
MIL-OSI Global: Climate scientists are trusted globally, just not as much as other scientists – here’s why
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Omid Ghasemi, Research Associate in Behavioural Science at the Institute for Climate Risk & Response, UNSW Sydney I. Noyan Yilmaz, Shutterstock Societies increasingly rely on scientists to guide decisions in times of uncertainty, from pandemic outbreaks to the rise of artificial intelligence. Addressing climate change is no […]
MIL-Evening Report: Climate scientists are trusted globally, just not as much as other scientists – here’s why
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Omid Ghasemi, Research Associate in Behavioural Science at the Institute for Climate Risk & Response, UNSW Sydney I. Noyan Yilmaz, Shutterstock Societies increasingly rely on scientists to guide decisions in times of uncertainty, from pandemic outbreaks to the rise of artificial intelligence. Addressing climate change is no […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Interview with Kieran Gilbert, Sky News
Source: Australian Attorney General’s Agencies Kieran Gilbert, Host: Joining me live in the studio is the Minister for Trade and Tourism, Don Farrell. Thanks for your time. A lot to talk about. I will ask you about that issue that the Deputy Prime Minister finished on there in terms of productivity and the superannuation, but […]