Asia Pacific: Here is a summary of significant articles published on ForeignAffairs.co.nz on July 24, 2025.
MIL-OSI Australia: The wait is over – it’s time to lodge
Source: New places to play in Gungahlin The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) is advising it is time to lodge, as most taxpayers with simple affairs will now have their information pre-filled into their accounts. Assistant Commissioner Rob Thomson said that the ATO had completed pre-fill of over 91 million pieces of information available for individual tax […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: More classrooms for state-integrated schools
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is ensuring more parents have choice with their child’s education, delivering a $30 million investment package to deliver roll growth classrooms across the state-integrated school network. “State-integrated schools are an important part of our education system. It’s clear they are experiencing similar growth pressures to the state network and […]
MIL-OSI China: Chinese team wins RoboCup Humanoid League in AdultSize category
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China’s Tsinghua University has placed top of the AdultSize category in the RoboCup Humanoid League soccer world championship, in the first time a Chinese team has claimed the top honor. RoboCup was founded in 1997 and ranks among the world’s most prestigious robotics competitions. This year’s […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Modernising heart failure treatment in Hawke’s Bay
Source: New Zealand Government A new digital model of care is transforming how heart failure is managed in Hawke’s Bay, delivering faster treatment, fewer hospital visits, and better outcomes for patients, Health Minister Simeon Brown says. “This Government is focused on practical, patient-centred improvements to healthcare,” Mr Brown says. “Instead of long waits, repeated hospital […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Tāwhaki aerospace venture supported to grow
Source: New Zealand Government Tāwhaki Joint Venture’s crucial role in the Government’s drive to grow our space and advanced aviation sectors has received a $5.85 million boost, Space Minister Judith Collins announced today. “These are rapidly growing sectors, with space alone growing 53 percent in the five years to 2024, contributing $2.47 billion to the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Property Market – Rental market softens tipping in favour of tenants – Cotality
Source: Cotality. New Zealand’s rental market has started to swing in favour of tenants, as easing migration and rising supply take the heat out of rents, according to Cotality’s July Housing Chart Pack. (ref. http://www.cotality.com/nz/resources/industry-insights/monthly-housing-chart-pack ) Data from the Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment (MBIE) shows that the national median rent in the three months […]
MIL-OSI USA: Schatz, Young Introduce Bill to Cut Regulations, Increase Housing Options
US Senate News: Source: United States Senator for Hawaii Brian Schatz WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Todd Young (R-Ind.) introduced the Identifying Regulatory Barriers to Housing Supply Act, legislation that would encourage local communities to cut burdensome regulations, encourage more housing options, and bring a new level of transparency to the […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Farming and Finance – Federated Farmers release rural banking report cards
Source: Federated Farmers A Federated Farmers survey has revealed how the country’s biggest rural lenders are performing in the eyes of farmers – ranking the banks from best to worst. “A farmer’s relationship with their bank is one of the most important relationships within their business, and for many farmers interest payments will be their single-biggest […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Weather News – Calm conditions set to turn wet, windy and warm – MetService
Source: MetService Covering period of Thursday 24th – Monday 28th July – Calm conditions set to turn wet, windy and warm: Cold, settled weather holds through Saturday for most Rain and wind move in from the south late Saturday More widespread wet weather expected early next week, with possible heavy falls for the north of both […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Prescribed burning threatens survival of skinks and other wildlife
Source: 24 July 2025 Prescribed burning is threatening the survival of skinks, ecologists say. As Australia and the world grapple with global warming and increased bushfire risks, University of South Australia ecologists are turning their attention to the impact of prescribed burning on native animals. In a new study published in The International Journal of […]
MIL-OSI China: Yin headlines star-studded field for 2025 Buick LPGA Shanghai
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News The Buick LPGA Shanghai will return to the Shanghai Qizhong Garden Golf Club from October 9-12, organizers announced on Wednesday. As the first event of the 2025 LPGA Fall Asia Swing, it will bring together the world’s top female golfers for a thrilling showdown, delivering an […]
MIL-OSI China: China calls for opposition to unilateral tariffs, defense of multilateral trading system at WTO
Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News China has called for opposition to unilateral tariff actions and the defense of the multilateral trading system at a two-day meeting of the World Trade Organization’s (WTO) General Council, which concluded on Wednesday. In a statement presented at the meeting, the Chinese delegation noted that global […]
MIL-Evening Report: UN’s highest court finds countries can be held legally responsible for emissions
By Jamie Tahana in The Hague for RNZ Pacific The United Nations’ highest court has found that countries can be held legally responsible for their greenhouse gas emissions, in a ruling highly anticipated by Pacific countries long frustrated with the pace of global action to address climate change. In a landmark opinion delivered yesterday in […]
MIL-OSI Australia: ARENA backs Calix with $44.9M to fire up green steel future
Source: Ministers for the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Overview Category News Date 24 July 2025 Classification Renewables for industry The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed $44.9 million to Calix to build a novel demonstration plant using its Zero Emissions Steel Technology (ZESTY). Powered by renewable electricity and hydrogen, the plant will […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Research – Study of ancient sea creature’s DNA links New Zealand to oceans around the world
Source: New Zealand Institute for Earth Science Limited (Earth Sciences New Zealand) A world-first study of marine life, including sea creatures found in New Zealand’s dark, cold, pressurised ocean depths, has revealed that deep-sea life is surprisingly more connected than previously thought. The research, led by Australia’s Museums Victoria Research Institute and just published in […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Removeable battery regulations revoked
Source: New Zealand Government The Government is revoking 2023 regulations requiring all vaping devices to have removeable batteries to resolve a current court challenge brought by Mason Corporation Limited. “Cabinet was advised that taking this step was the best way to resolve the case,” Associate Health Minister Casey Costello says. “This decision means the proceedings, […]
MIL-OSI New Zealand: Rites of fish passage
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Corbies Creek, Canterbury, showing the exclusion barrier (left) and a DOC team removing weeds to improve longjaw habitat. Photo: Sjaan Bowie/DOC. About this time last year, a group of DOC rangers and scientists set out from Twizel for a regular check of a population of threatened fish in nearby Corbies […]
MIL-OSI USA: Case Introduces Proposal To Expand Indigenous-Based Tourism
Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) (Washington, DC) — U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i-First District) has introduced proposed legislation in the U.S. House to authorize federal grants to Indian Tribes, Tribal organizations, Native Alaskans and Native Hawaiian organizations for fostering indigenous history and culture-based travel and tourism. […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Transcript – ABC 7.30 with Sarah Ferguson
Source: Murray Darling Basin Authority SARAH FERGUSON: I just want to change the tone very slightly here because we are used to politicians appearing to be thick-skinned. The execution of power demands it, and I should say this is not a reflection on Barnaby Joyce. I just wanted to change the tone. Because tonight we’ll […]
MIL-OSI Australia: Open Days an exciting sneak preview into the new Adelaide University experience
Source: 24 July 2025 The new Adelaide University is set to host its first ever Open Days, offering future students and their families a glimpse into the transformative new institution ahead of its official opening in 2026. About 17,000 attendees are expected to visit city, metropolitan and regional campuses across July and August to discover […]