Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 4, 2025.
MIL-OSI Australia: Kilmore mum urges parents to check where devices are charging
Source: A Kilmore family is urging Victorians to install smoke alarms in their bedrooms and to not charge their devices on bedding after their house was recently damaged by a fire in the early hours. Just after 4am on Monday, 9 June, Kilmore, Wallan and Broadford CFA crews attended the scene after an iPad that […]
MIL-OSI Australia: UPDATE: Charges – Violent act cause Death – Wadeye
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The Northern Territory Police have charged a 29-year-old male in relation to a death in September last year. On 19September 2024, a 49-year-old male presented to the Wadeye clinic reporting he had been assaulted. Whilst at the clinic the male collapsed and was airlifted to Royal Darwin Hospital […]
MIL-OSI Australia: On Country and in demand: Tackling remote teacher shortages
Source: 04 July 2025 Sports day on Country. When a dry creek bed is your classroom, science connects to the land, and sports day kicks off amid a cloud of red dust, you know you’re on Country out bush. For a group of UniSA student teachers, the opportunity to teach in remote South Australia offers […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Transcript – 7:30 with Sarah Ferguson
Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority SARAH FERGUSON: It emerged today that accused child sex offender Joshua Brown may have worked at several child care centres in Victoria longer than authorities originally thought. It means more parents now face the excruciating prospect that their children may be involved and may be required to undergo health screening. […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Cleanaway’s proposed acquisition of Contract Resources not opposed
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The ACCC will not oppose Cleanaway Waste Management Limited’s (ASX:CWY) proposed acquisition of Contract Resources Group Pty Ltd. Cleanaway and Contract Resources both supply a range of industrial services in Australia, including maintenance and cleaning of industrial facilities and equipment. Cleanaway is also one of the largest waste management […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Scottish recipients of The Elizabeth Emblem
Source: Scottish Government First Minister marks lives given in public service. First Minister John Swinney has paid tribute to the eight Scottish recipients of The Elizabeth Emblem. The emblem is awarded posthumously to family members of those who died in public service. It is the civilian equivalent of the Elizabeth Cross, which recognises members of […]
MIL-OSI Australia: DP World Australia’s proposed acquisition of Silk Logistics not opposed
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The ACCC will not oppose DP World Australia Limited’s proposed acquisition of Silk Logistics Holdings Limited (ASX:SLH). Following an extensive investigation, including considering detailed responses to its statement of issues, the ACCC concluded that the proposed acquisition would not likely result in a substantial lessening of competition. DP World […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Desert retrofit housing project boosts energy efficiency and comfort in APY Lands
Source: 04 July 2025 A local tradesmen laying insulation in the roof of an existing home in the APY Lands. An ambitious housing project led by the University of South Australia, the SA Government and industry partners is making homes in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands more comfortable and energy efficient. The APY Lands […]
MIL-OSI Australia: City to hold free nature events during July school holidays
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News The City of Greater Bendigo is again holding a series of free events to highlight the region’s natural environment and biodiversity during the July School Holidays. City of Greater Bendigo Climate Change and Environment Manager Michelle Wyatt said the free events will both educate and entertain participants. “We held […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Charges – Sexual assault – Berrimah
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Yesterday, Northern Territory Police arrested a man in relation to a sexual assault that occurred in Berrimah on Friday 27 June 2025. It is alleged the 60-year-old man sexually assaulted a woman who is known to him at an address in Berrimah. He has since been arrested and […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Quarter 4 business activity statements are due on 28 July
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin If you lodge your BAS quarterly, there’s one thing you can do to make things easier for yourself this tax time: make sure you’re up to date with your BAS lodgment for the financial year (including your quarter 4 BAS) before you lodge your tax return. This will […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Albanese Government backs bold ideas to solve real-world challenges
Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority From solar-powered hydrogen reactors to wi-fi that works deep underground, 39 research projects have been awarded support through the Albanese Government’s Australia’s Economic Accelerator (AEA) Innovate program. More than $93 million in grants has been awarded to projects including: A cleaner energy future – The University of Adelaide is working […]
MIL-OSI Europe: Latest news – Meeting in Brussels on Thursday, 3 July 2025 – Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand
Source: European Parliament The next ordinary meeting of the Delegation for relations with Australia and New Zealand (DANZ) will take place on Thursday, 3 July 2025 at 13h00 in Brussels. It will be a preparatory meeting for the forthcoming 29th EU-New Zealand Inter-Parliamentary Meeting (IPM) scheduled on 21-23 July in New Zealand with an exchange […]
MIL-OSI USA: Congressman Nathaniel Moran Honors 2nd Annual Texas Congressional Service Award Winners
Source: Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) Tyler, Texas – Congressman Nathaniel Moran (TX-01) proudly recognized this year’s recipients of the Texas First Congressional Award, an annual honor he created to spotlight outstanding high school students across the First District of Texas. Now in its second year, the award celebrates young leaders who demonstrate exceptional character, service, and commitment […]
MIL-Evening Report: I’ve seen the brain damage contact sports can cause – we all need to take concussion and CTE more seriously
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alan Pearce, Professor, Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Health Science, Swinburne University of Technology AAP Image/The Conversation, CC BY Concussion in sport continues to make headlines, whether it be class actions, young men flocking to the highly violent “RunIt” activity or debate about whether Australian rules football […]
MIL-Evening Report: Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Alex Sen Gupta, Associate Professor in Climate Science, UNSW Sydney Izabela23/Shutterstock The greenhouse effect was discovered more than 150 years ago and the first scientific paper linking carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere with climate change was published in 1896. But it wasn’t until the 1950s that […]
MIL-OSI USA: Warren, Neguse, Raskin Lead 170+ Members of Congress in Amicus Brief, Arguing Trump Cannot Dismantle Department of Education
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Massachusetts – Elizabeth Warren July 03, 2025 The lawmakers argue that only Congress has authority to create, restructure, and abolish federal departments and agencies by constitutional mandate and through a long-established legal precedent. The Department of Education is statutorily mandated and cannot be unilaterally abolished by the […]
MIL-OSI: Locafy Receives Nasdaq Notification Regarding Delayed Filing of Interim Financials
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) PERTH, Australia, July 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Locafy Limited (NASDAQ: LCFY, “Locafy” or the “Company”), a globally recognized leader in location-based digital marketing, today announced that on July 1, 2025, it received a notice from the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (“Nasdaq”) indicating that the Company is not in compliance with Nasdaq […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: New independent chair of MAPPA oversight group
Source: Scotland – City of Dundee A FORMER senior police officer has been appointed as the Independent Chair of the Tayside MAPPA Strategic Oversight Group. Graham Binnie was confirmed in the position following a tender process supported by Dundee City, Angus and Perth & Kinross councils, Police Scotland and NHS Tayside. He has considerable experience […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Canberra’s best pizzas, as voted by you
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Bronx is serving up a variety of delicious thin crust pizzas that fold into your mouth perfectly – just like they do it in the USA. This pizza spot is serving up Neapolitan-style woodfired slices. All pizzas are homemade on a sourdough crust. There’s a menu change quarterly, dependent […]