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Trump will visit Malaysia, Japan, South Korea
Kyodo News, Published on 21/10/2025
» WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Monday that he will soon travel to Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, while saying he also wants "to be good to China" and anticipates a "fantastic deal" for both countries.
US, Australia sign rare earths deal as Trump promises submarines
AFP, Published on 21/10/2025
» WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump signed a deal on rare earth minerals on Monday with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and said Washington's key ally would get its coveted nuclear-powered attack submarines.
Google says Australian law on teen social media use 'extremely difficult' to enforce
Published on 13/10/2025
» SYDNEY - Alphabet-owned Google on Monday said it would be "extremely difficult" for Australia to enforce a law prohibiting people younger than 16 from using social media, warning that the government's initiative would not make children safer online.
New words I probably won't be using
Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/08/2025
» The Cambridge Dictionary recently announced the inclusion of 6,000 new words mainly derived from their common usage in social media. I fear those words will simply be added to an already lengthy list of vocabulary I am totally unfamiliar with. As one observer noted "internet culture is changing the English language."
Police search Australian bush for gunman after two officers killed
AFP, Published on 27/08/2025
» POREPUNKAH — Police searched the Australian bush on Wednesday for a heavily armed 56-year-old gunman still on the run a day after allegedly killing two officers and wounding a third.
Australia expels Iran ambassador over antisemitic attacks
AFP, Published on 26/08/2025
» SYDNEY - Australia expelled Iran's ambassador on Tuesday, accusing Tehran of being behind antisemitic arson in Melbourne and Sydney.
Israel-France row flares over Macron's move to recognise Palestinian state
AFP, Published on 20/08/2025
» PARIS - A row between Israel and France over Paris's plan to recognise a Palestinian state next month escalated to crisis level on Tuesday when Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused President Emmanuel Macron of fomenting "antisemitism".
'Skibidi' and 'tradwife': social media words added to Cambridge dictionary
AFP, Published on 18/08/2025
» LONDON - Words popularised by Gen Z and Gen Alpha including "skibidi", "delulu", and "tradwife" are among 6,000 new entries to the online edition of the Cambridge Dictionary over the last year, its publisher said Monday.
Beach clean-up
Postbag, Published on 17/08/2025
» Re: "Clock ticks as plastic talks drag on", (Opinion, Aug 15).
Tens of thousands march on Sydney Harbour Bridge to support Gaza
Published on 03/08/2025
» Tens of thousands of people participated in a rare march across Sydney’s iconic Harbour Bridge on Sunday in support of Gaza, calling on the Australian government to increase pressure on Israel to alleviate the humanitarian crisis.