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Media misuses migration statistics to promote anti-immigration rallies
Independent Australia
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Media outlets have been called out by the Australian Bureau of Statistics for inflating their data ahead of anti-immigration 'March for Australia' rallies. Dr Abul Rizvi reports. THE FIRST ANTI-IMMIGRATION RALLIES, possibly since the start of the...
Australia's AI trust gap is a productivity risk we can’t ignore
iTWire
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August 28, 2025
Federal Treasurer Jim Chalmers, along with policymakers and business leaders, has highlighted one of the most pressing challenges facing the Australian economy: flatlining productivity. One topic certain to dominate the conversation is artificial...
Australian Vintage (ASX:AVG) Debt Structure Draws Market Attention
Kalkine Media
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August 28, 2025
Highlights,Australian Vintage attracts attention due to its debt levels,Concerns raised over liquidity strength and liability management,Sector conditions add further challenges for long-term sustainability,Australian Vintage (ASX:AVG) continues...
Australian pseudo-left conference: Protest politics and reformist electoral fronts to trap anti-capitalist sentiment
World Socialist Web Site
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August 28, 2025
The pseudo-left Socialist Alternative (SAlt) organisation held a two-day conference in Sydney on the weekend of August 16–17. Billed as “Socialism 2025,” the event was attended by several hundred people, and included participation from most of...
Six sunscreens pulled from Australian market as investigation into SPF testing continues
The Age
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August 28, 2025
A total of six Australian sunscreen products have been taken off the market as three more brands confirm they’ve paused sales of products amid concerns SPF tests can’t be trusted. As of Thursday, sales of Outside Beauty & Skincare’s SPF 50+...
WA Meat Marketing Co-operative fined over worker death at Katanning abattoir
PerthNow
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August 28, 2025
A major meat processing operation has been fined over the death of a foreign national who became “entangled” in machinery. The worker from Tonga died during a daily shutdown procedure at the Western Australian Meat Marketing Co-operative’s...
Bring design thinking back to media strategy
The Media Leader
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August 28, 2025
Opinion We are missing an opportunity to create work that truly appeals to the flesh and bones and beating hearts of the human. “Design thinking” as a term goes back to the dawn of modern marketing in 1930s and emerged as a distinct process in the...
Gunman still at large after Australian police killings
RTL Today
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August 28, 2025
Australian police said Thursday they will not rest until they catch a 56-year-old gunman who fled into the bush two days earlier after allegedly killing two officers. Detectives said they were speaking to the man's partner and searching rugged,...
How’s your media literacy?
Croakey Health Media
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August 28, 2025
Media literacy is an increasingly important professional competency; Croakey editor and communications consultant Jason Staines has some suggestions for how to improve your skills. Jason Staines writes: Media literacy is no longer a nice-to-have,...
Westpac Named Top Advertiser Across ARN According To Magellan AI Report
B&T
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August 28, 2025
Westpac was the top advertiser for Q2 2025 across ARN, having advertised across a range of local and international shows. Building on its quarterly release of Australia’s top podcast advertisers, ARN’s iHeart and Magellan AI have unveiled a new...
Australian gunman ‘at large’ after killing two police
The Nation
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August 28, 2025
Sydney - A heavily armed 56-year-old Australian man is on the run Wednesday, a day after he shot and killed two police officers while wounding a third, police said. Police hunted through the night for the man, who they identified as Dezi Freeman,...
PETER VAN ONSELEN: Justice for some: How ordinary Australians are getting rolled by our legal system
Daily Mail
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August 28, 2025
We like to tell ourselves that the law treats everybody equally. The scales, the blindfold and the lofty rhetoric about the rule of law are held up as proof positive that justice is fair. But if you step into the system as an ordinary Australian,...
‘You’re a racist’: Veteran MP raises fist at Greek Australian reporter
Neos Kosmos
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August 28, 2025
Maverick federal MP Bob Katter threatened to punch a journalist after his heritage was questioned ahead of so-called pro-Australia marches planned across the country. Katter, 80, confronted a TV reporter and thrust a fist in his face when asked...
"Young and Inclusive": How A US / Australia Alliance Repositioned Country Music
The Music.com.au
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August 28, 2025
It’s no secret that country music is on the rise across the globe, but as the genre travels further and further past its traditional American homeland, nowhere is it rising quicker than here in Australia. So much so that America’s Country Music...
Michael Clarke Battles Skin Cancer: Australian Cricket Legend Shares Health Update, ‘Skin Cancer Is Real…’
The Health Site
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August 28, 2025
Michael Clarke Skin Cancer: Australian Former Cricketer, Michael Clarke, took to social media to share his recent update about his health. He has been dealing with skin cancer. Michael Clarke, Australian cricketer, diagnosed with skin cancer: his...
FOMO Alert! Behind-The-Scenes Snaps From Beauty Expo Australia 2025
Professional Beauty
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August 28, 2025
Earlier this month, beauty professionals from across the industry convened on Sydney’s ICC for Beauty Expo Australia 2025. As always, the annual event made for the country’s largest celebration of all things beauty. The event spanned two days and...
Housing minister slammed for tone-deaf social media post - as Aussies struggle to afford homes
Daily Mail
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August 28, 2025
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Clare O'Neil has come under fire after sharing a social media post celebrating pop star Taylor Swift's engagement to NFL player Travis Kelce. Early Wednesday morning, O'Neil posted an image of the couple...
Guardian Essential report: the paradox of recognition; why do Australians back Palestine but doubt its impact? – Australian Politics podcast
The Guardian
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August 28, 2025
Why do most Australians back recognising a Palestinian state, yet nearly half dismiss it as merely symbolic? The executive director of Essential Media, Peter Lewis, shares the latest poll findings with the Canberra chief of staff, Josh Butler,...
This was a foreign attack on Australia
The Australian Jewish News
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August 28, 2025
When Prime Minister Anthony Albanese revealed that Iran was behind at least two antisemitic incidents in Australia in 2024 – the arson attack on Adass Israel synagogue in December in Melbourne and Lewis’ Continental Kitchen in October in Sydney –...
Stuck in the mail. Trump’s tariff plan hits 3000 Australian businesses
The Sydney Morning Herald
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August 28, 2025
“I’m hopeful that, as a result of our representations, we can do something to ensure that our products, our great products, continue to get into the United States.” Sydney-based business Mediband is one Australian firm caught up in the turmoil...