Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 5, 2025.
MIL-OSI Analysis: Have you noticed that Nigel Farage doesn’t talk about Donald Trump anymore?
Source: The Conversation – UK – By Martin Farr, Senior Lecturer in Contemporary British History, Newcastle University Each is the main political subject in their country, and one is the main political subject in the world. Each rode the populist wave in 2016, campaigning for the other. In 2024 the tandem surfers remounted on to […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: The Dalai Lama is a cisgender man – yet he has an unexpected connection to the trans community
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Stephen Kerry, Lecturer in Sociology, Charles Darwin University Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, turns 90 this week – a milestone that’s reigniting speculation over his eventual successor. While the Dalai Lama is the face of Buddhism to many people across the world, he is actually the […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Thumbs up: good or passive aggressive? How emojis became the most confusing kind of online language
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Brittany Ferdinands, Lecturer in Digital Content Creation, Discipline of Media and Communications, University of Sydney The Conversation, CC BY Emojis, as well as memes and other forms of short-form content, have become central to how we express ourselves and connect online. Yet as meanings shift across different […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Around 250 million years ago, Earth was near-lifeless and locked in a hothouse state. Now scientists know why
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Andrew Merdith, DECRA Fellow, School of Earth Sciences, University of Adelaide Some 252 million years ago, almost all life on Earth disappeared. Known as the Permian–Triassic mass extinction – or the Great Dying – this was the most catastrophic of the five mass extinction events recognised in […]
MIL-OSI USA: Remarks as prepared for delivery by Ashlie Crosson, 2025 National Teacher of the Year to the 104th Representative Assembly
Source: US National Education Union Good afternoon NEA! And an extra-special hello to my folks right up front here. Aaron, Jeff, Rachael, and all of the PSEA delegation. I’m so happy to be here with you. You will tire of my voice long before I tire of your support! President Pringle and the entire NEA […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Hong Kong’s light fades as another pro-democracy party folds
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Brendan Clift, Lecturer in Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney Thomas Yau/Shutterstock The demise of one of Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy parties, the League of Social Democrats, is the latest blow to the city’s crumbling democratic credentials. The league is the third major opposition party to disband […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Friday essay: ‘whose agony is greater than mine?’ Testimonies of Gaza and October 7 ask us to recognise shared humanity
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Juliet Rogers, Associate Professor Criminology, The University of Melbourne In 1962, poet and Auschwitz survivor Yehiel Dinur took the stand in Jerusalem in the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. Dinur was a much-anticipated witness, bearing the audience’s hope this man, a poet, would be able […]
MIL-OSI Analysis: Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – 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 Submissions: Hong Kong’s light fades as another pro-democracy party folds
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Brendan Clift, Lecturer in Law & Justice, UNSW Sydney Thomas Yau/Shutterstock The demise of one of Hong Kong’s last major pro-democracy parties, the League of Social Democrats, is the latest blow to the city’s crumbling democratic credentials. The league is the third major opposition party to disband […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Friday essay: ‘whose agony is greater than mine?’ Testimonies of Gaza and October 7 ask us to recognise shared humanity
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – By Juliet Rogers, Associate Professor Criminology, The University of Melbourne In 1962, poet and Auschwitz survivor Yehiel Dinur took the stand in Jerusalem in the trial of Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann. Dinur was a much-anticipated witness, bearing the audience’s hope this man, a poet, would be able […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Mauna Loa Observatory captured the reality of climate change. The US plans to shut it down
Source: The Conversation – Global Perspectives – 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 […]
India, Thailand set for showdown to reach AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia
Source: Government of India Source: Government of India (4) All eyes will be on Chiang Mai this Saturday as India face Thailand in a winner-takes-all clash for a place at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026. After more than two months of preparation and three dominant wins in the group stage, the Blue Tigresses […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Athllon Drive upgrades progress
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Enabling work will make the future construction work safer for workers, as well as path and road users. In brief: Enabling works have begun on the southern section of the Athllon Drive Duplication project. These will prepare the Athllon Drive corridor for the project’s main construction. The work […]
MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Elizabeth Emblem Recognises Scottish Public Servants
Source: United Kingdom – Government Statements News story Elizabeth Emblem Recognises Scottish Public Servants Eight Scottish public servants who died in service recognised in the second ever Elizabeth Emblem List. Eight Scottish public servants who died in the line of duty have been recognised with the Elizabeth Emblem. The Elizabeth Emblem is a mark of […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Annual Issues and Opportunities Workshop
Source: Mental Health Australia hosted an Annual Issues and Opportunities Workshop for members of the National Register of Mental Health Consumer and Carer Representatives (National Register) and the National Mental Health Consumer and Carer Forum (NMHCCF). Over the years, these two-day workshops have supported the development of representatives’ advocacy, policy development and leadership skills of […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Consumers and Carers
Source: National Register of Mental Health Consumer & Carer Representatives Please note: The National Register program ceased on 30 June 2025. The National Register was established in 2007 and was a project at Mental Health Australia, funded by the Australian Government Department of Health until 30 June 2025. The National Register was a pool of […]
MIL-OSI Russia: Two bodies found in house in Sydney suburb
Translation. Region: Russian Federal Source: People’s Republic of China in Russian – People’s Republic of China in Russian – Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News SYDNEY, July 4 (Xinhua) — The bodies of two men were found in a house in a Sydney suburb, police said Friday. According to the statement, officers […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Winter in the City brings the heat with delicious food, fire and free world-class entertainment
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services 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. Released 04/07/2025 With free daily entertainment, spectacular fire shows, and a celebration of local food and culture, […]
MIL-OSI Australia: UPDATE #2: Arrest – Hit and run – Leanyer
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested a 43-year-old male after he handed himself into police in relation to a hit and run in Leanyer on Friday 27 June 2025. The white Holden Commodore station wagon has been seized. He is expected to be charged with a number […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Firearms safe seized after search
Source: New South Wales Community and Justice Firearms safe seized after search Friday, 4 July 2025 – 4:14 pm. A 55-year-old woman is facing a court summons for offences under the Firearms Act, with police alleging she was trying to sell a non-compliant gun safe on social media.Acting on a public tip-off, police conducted a […]