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Australia mulls ways to fight rising antisemitism
Ynet
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July 10, 2025
An Australian report on combating antisemitism has recommended cutting funding for universities that fail to protect Jewish students and screening visa applicants and non-citizens for extremist views. The report proposes a sweeping set of reforms...
Surf Life Saving Australia supports inclusive initiative NAIDOC Week
Australian Leisure
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This week Surf Life Saving Australia is celebrating 50 years of NAIDOC Week and has joined those around Australia uniting to honour Indigenous voices, culture, and the resilience of mob. This year’s theme, ‘The Next Generation: Strength, Vision...
NSC announces winners of 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards
Australian Leisure
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The National Sports & Physical Activity Convention (NSC) has announced the winners of the 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards held at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre on 26th June 2025. The awards recognise...
Antisemitism review puts universities, festivals, and cultural centres under threat
Honi Soit
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July 11, 2025
A new review by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s antisemitism special envoy, Jillian Segal, has recommended that universities, festivals, and artistic or cultural institutions should be defunded if they “facilitate, enable or fail to act against...
Basketball Australia collaborates with Victoria Police on arrest over online racial abuse of NBL athlete
Australian Leisure
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Basketball Australia has advised that its Integrity Unit has collaborated with Victoria Police to secure the first-ever successful arrest of a person in Australian basketball on charges of racially abusing an athlete via social media. In November...
Café culture reimagined: how matcha, music and mindfulness are redefining nightlife
Time Out
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Picture this: a Sunday morning pulsing with fresh beats, the scent of ceremonial-grade matcha in the air, and a room full of people swaying, boogieing or simply sipping in peace over pastries and hash browns. This was the vibe at Mix and Matcha’s...
Australia’s Tokenization Push Could Cement ‘Even Greater Financial Control’
Decrypt
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July 10, 2025
In brief Australia has approved 24 tokenized asset trials using real money, CBDCs, and stablecoins under the ASIC-backed Project Acacia. The pilots will involve major banks and fintechs in testing blockchain-based settlements One Industry observer...
Australia a step closer to digital currency: what you need to know
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
By MATT JONES FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 03:01 EDT, 10 July 2025 | Updated: 03:01 EDT, 10 July 2025 The Reserve Bank of Australia is moving towards fashioning a new digital version of the Australian dollar. The RBA is moving to the trial...
Royel Otis announce 2025 Australian tour, ‘meet me in the car’
The AU Review
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July 10, 2025
Currently on a stacked run of international festivals — Glastonbury, Lollapalooza, Governor’s Ball, Fuji Rock — Royel Otis are heading home. The Sydney duo have just announced their biggest Australian shows to date, with the meet me in the car...
Australian Jews feel ‘very unsafe’ amid surging attacks, warns antisemitism envoy
The Times of Israel
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SYDNEY, Australia — Jewish Australians feel “very unsafe” after a surge in threats, vandalism and violence that started with the outbreak of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, Australia’s antisemitism envoy Jillian Segal said Thursday. A year...
Can Australia, India and Indonesia really sail together?
The Interpreter
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July 11, 2025
Emirza Adi Syailendra is right – there is an important convergence of views and interests on maritime security between Australia, India and Indonesia, as he points out in his recent article for The Interpreter. But even so, meaningful trilateral...
Shane van Gisbergen reveals thoughts on American NASCAR culture, ‘epic’ pre-race traditions
Yardbarker
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July 10, 2025
Shane van Gisbergen enjoys going to different race tracks in America because it’s different from what he has experienced all over the world. While speaking to Kevin Harvick on Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour, van Gisbergen revealed the biggest...
Why are record number of Australian tourists flocking to Japan? Check attractions behind the trend
The Economic Times
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July 11, 2025
From shopping and dining to culture, a country like Japan has everything to attract tourists from around the world. These reasons, among many others, have successfully attracted tourists from Australia as well. Statistics prove that Australians...
Gino D’Acampo to 'move to Australia' for fresh start after ITV axe and misconduct claims
The Mirror
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July 10, 2025
TV chef Gino D’Acampo is reportedly planning a major career move to Australia, five months after ITV cut ties with him following serious misconduct allegations. The famed TV chef, 48, is reportedly preparing to launch several new ventures Down...
Eight countries back Australia’s push to add WA rock art to World Heritage list hours before crunch meeting
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
The Australian government has secured the backing of at least eight members of the 21-country World Heritage committee as it lobbies to quell concerns about the impacts of industrial emissions on Indigenous rock art at Murujuga and have the...
NZ Jewish Council And Holocaust Centre Of NZ Urge Govt Action Following Australia’s Landmark Antisemitism Strategy
Scoop
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The New Zealand Jewish Council and the Holocaust Centre of New Zealand are calling on the New Zealand Government to urgently develop and implement a comprehensive national strategy to combat antisemitism, following the bold and principled...
One Law, Please, for All Australians
Quadrant
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July 10, 2025
The Yoorrook Justice Commission’s final report has arrived. Indulge me to provide a brief response, focusing on three key elements of the report: the ssumed impact of colonisation, cultural safety, and self-determination. I choose these three...
Australian antisemitism report proposes university funding cuts, deportations
The Gazette - Colorado
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By Christine Chen SYDNEY (Reuters) -An Australian report on combating antisemitism has recommended cutting funding for universities that fail to protect Jewish students and screening visa applicants and non-citizens for extremist views. The plan,...
Culture BitesTips for a kid-friendly, cultural summer in Abu Dhabi
The National News
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In this episode of Culture Bites, hosts Enas Refaei and Farah Andrews offer some inspiration for an art-infused summer with respite from the heat. Enas discusses a family day out at Saadiyat Cultural District, including a stop at teamLab Phenomena...
Australia: Parliamentary inquiry legitimises public housing tower demolition in Melbourne
World Socialist Web Site
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July 10, 2025
The Legal and Social Issues Committee of the Victorian Legislative Council has set up an inquiry into the proposed demolition of 44 public housing towers by the Victorian state Labor government, to report by December. The inquiry is a thinly...