Australia News: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 10, 2025.
MIL-OSI USA: Hagerty Announces Staff Additions, Trump Admin Appointments
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Tennessee Bill Hagerty WASHINGTON—Today, United States Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) announced 6 additions to his staff in Tennessee and Washington, D.C. Hagerty’s team continues to be fully operational and serving the great state of Tennessee. Brian McCormack will soon assume the role of Chief of Staff. McCormack […]
MIL-OSI Australia: City calls for groups to be part of 2025 Seniors Festival
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News The City of Greater Bendigo wants to hear from local community groups and organisations interested in holding a free or low-cost event or activity as part of this year’s Greater Bendigo Seniors Festival set to take place from October 5 to October 12, 2025. This year’s festival will celebrate […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Celebrating International Safewards Day
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 10/07/2025 The ACT Government is celebrating International Safewards Day by recognising the success of the ACT’s […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Looking out for families, friends, and carers of those in suicidal distress
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 10/07/2025 The ACT Government has launched ‘Minds Together’, a free online program to support families, friends, […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Project Acacia: RBA and DFCRC announce chosen industry participants and ASIC provides regulatory relief for tokenised asset settlement research project
Source: Airservices Australia Project Acacia has today reached a significant milestone with a number of industry participants (see below) selected to explore how innovations in digital money and existing settlement infrastructure might support the development of Australian wholesale tokenised asset markets. Project Acacia is a joint initiative between the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Lactalis’ proposed acquisition of Fonterra’s consumer, dairy ingredients and food service businesses not opposed
Source: Australian Ministers for Regional Development The ACCC will not oppose Lactalis BSA S.A.S. (Lactalis)’s proposed acquisition of Fonterra Co-Operative Group (Fonterra)’s consumer, dairy ingredients and food service businesses. Lactalis and Fonterra both currently acquire raw milk from dairy farmers in Victoria and Tasmania, as well as processing and supplying a range of dairy products […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Alcohol seizure – Wadeye
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Wadeye Police have seized a significant quantity of alcohol and several weapons during a search operation in Wadeye on Tuesday morning. Around 11:50am, police conducted a lawful search of a residence in Wadeye following intelligence that liquor was allegedly being sold from the location. During the search, officers […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – Household spending uptick in June, but consumers remain cautious – CBA
Source: Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) A lift in household spending is expected for the remainder of 2025, however a slower interest rate cutting cycle could dampen this recovery. https://youtu.be/UP9AxIqN2VY The CommBank Household Spending Insights (HSI) Index rose for the third month in a row in June, up 0.3 per cent following gains of 0.4 […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Outdoor, under lights fitness sessions on offer!
Source: New South Wales Ministerial News The City of Greater Bendigo has partnered with Peter Krenz Centre to deliver a series of low-cost outdoor fitness sessions for people of all fitness levels to shake off the chill and fire up their fitness under lights! The Lights On sessions offer community members four exciting six-week programs […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Net migration loss to Australia in 2024 – Stats NZ media and information release: International migration: May 2025
Net migration loss to Australia in 2024 – media release 10 July 2025 There was a net migration loss of 30,000 people from New Zealand to Australia in the December 2024 year, according to provisional estimates released by Stats NZ today. “The net migration loss from New Zealand to Australia in 2024 was similar to the […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Tracking insect and bug health in a heartbeat from a digital camera
Source: 10 July 2025 In a world-first pilot study, researchers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have used video footage of insects to extract their heart rates without touching or disturbing them. The innovation, published in the Archives of Insect Biochemistry and Physiology, could transform how scientists monitor the health and stress levels of […]
MIL-OSI Submissions: Australia – NAIDOC Week – Refugees feel welcomed by Indigenous communities – study
Source: AMES Refugees settling in Australia feel welcomed by Indigenous communities and believe it is important to respect and learn about first nations’ culture, according to a new survey. More than half (63 per cent) of respondents said that felt welcomed by Indigenous communities and that it was important to be welcoming to Indigenous Australians, […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Attending events is the ticket to happiness
Source: 10 July 2025 The cold winter snaps might make it hard to get out and about, but new research led by the University of South Australia has found that frequently attending in-person events can significantly boost wellbeing. A study by tourism and event management experts at UniSA and Flinders University has found that regularly […]
MIL-Evening Report: We interviewed 205 Australians convicted of murder and manslaughter. Alcohol’s role was alarming
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Li Eriksson, Senior Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University We’ve long known there’s a link between alcohol and violence, but when it comes to homicide the stories behind the statistics are harder to grasp. Our study sheds rare light on what actually happens when […]
MIL-Evening Report: Thirsty future: Australia’s green hydrogen targets could require vastly more water than the government hopes
Source: The Conversation (Au and NZ) – By Madoc Sheehan, Adjunct Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering, James Cook University totajla/Shutterstock Green hydrogen is touted by some as the future – a way for Australia to slowly replace its reliance on fossil fuel exports. The energy-dense gas has the potential to reduce emissions in sectors challenging […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Celebrating sporting excellence in the Territory
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services Sporting icon Robert de Castella presents cyclist Jay Vine with the 2024 Athlete of the Year – Men’s Sport Award In brief: Winners of the CBR Sport Awards 2024 have been announced. Awards are given to the ACT’s top athletes, teams and special contributors. This article lists the […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Free ways to stay entertained with Libraries ACT
Source: Northern Territory Police and Fire Services There are digital entertainment options for all ages and tastes. In brief: This article lists free resources available from Libraries ACT. Libraries ACT offers free books, digital resources and more to members. You may already know that your Libraries ACT membership allows you to borrow physical books – […]
MIL-OSI: Magnite to Announce Second Quarter 2025 Financial Results on August 6, 2025
Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI) NEW YORK, July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Magnite (Nasdaq: MGNI), the largest independent sell-side advertising company, will announce its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2025 after the market close on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. The Company will host a conference call at 1:30 PM (PT) / 4:30 […]
MIL-OSI USA: More Than Simple Sonification: Next Phase of ‘Harmony of Nature’ Seeks to Make Music
Source: US State of Connecticut As comfortable as Molly James is talking about tidal data depicted on a linear graph, she’s equally at ease discussing the differences between mere sonification of those data points and the musification of what those points convey. “Making it sound pretty, I think is the difference,” the Ph.D. candidate in […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Transcript – ABC Afternoon Briefing
Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority PATRICIA KARVELAS: More concerns have been raised about safety at child care centres, with three-quarters of workers telling a survey their place of work has been operating below minimum staffing levels at least weekly. Now, the findings come after the charging of a Melbourne childcare worker with more than 70 […]