More and more Australian businesses are facing insolvency risk as trade payment defaults reached a record high in June due to the impacts of inflation and interest rate hikes. According to a new report by CreditorWatch, a credit reporting agency, business-to-business trade payment defaults rose to 1,586 cases in June, up 52 percent from a…
WeChat Warned It Could Be Banned After Refusing to Appear at Government Inquiry
July 12, 2023
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WeChat is facing a potential ban in Australia after the company refused to appear before a federal government inquiry into foreign interference. The chair of the Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media, Sen. James Paterson, said in a press conference on July 11 that the refusal showed how little regard WeChat and its parent company…
WeChat Warned It Could Be Banned After Refusing to Appear at Australian Govt Inquiry
July 12, 2023
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WeChat is facing a potential ban in Australia after the company refused to appear before a federal government inquiry into foreign interference. The chair of the Select Committee on Foreign Interference through Social Media, Sen. James Paterson, said at a press conference on July 11 that the refusal showed how little regard WeChat and its parent company…
Sydney Mayor Open to Special Road Toll for Petrol, Diesel Drivers
July 11, 2023
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Sydney Mayor Clover Moore is not against introducing a toll for petrol and diesel drivers to enter Australia’s busiest CBD amid debate from political leaders over whether to adopt a London-style low-emissions zone. Moore said there were several initiatives underway that the local council, which encompasses the Sydney CBD area, was implementing to lower emissions,…
Queensland Government Slashes Fishing Quotas, Fish Prices Set to Rise
On July 1, Fisheries Queensland cut the amount of Spanish Mackerel allowed to be caught. For professional anglers, the amount dipped by approximately two-thirds from 578 tonnes to 165 tonnes. Recreational fishers’ possession limits have also changed from three to one fish per person or from six to two fish per boat with two or…
‘It’s a Biological Issue’: MP Moira Deeming on Transgender People in Women’s Spaces, Sports
July 11, 2023
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The answer to the question of whether transgender people can enter toilets and change rooms of the opposite sex is based simply on biology, according to Victorian MP Moira Deeming. “It’s a biological issue. It’s not about whether you pass [as a woman]. A woman is a woman, whether she looks like one or not….
Construction Costs Slow to Lowest Rate Since Pandemic
Rising construction costs have slowed for the first time in two years as a drop in new home builds eases demand for materials and labour. The cost of building a home or renovating recorded its lowest average increase last month since September 2020, with potential knock-on effects for the housing market and inflation. The national quarterly…
Claim Universities Are Like a ‘Frog Slowly Boiling’
Australian universities have been likened to “a frog slowly boiling in water”, with most people fearing they focus on profit at the expense of quality education. Almost three-quarters of adults surveyed said they were worried about declining funding to the sector, according to a report from The Australia Institute’s Centre For Future Work. It found 83…
Australia and Europe to Continue FTA Negotiations as Trade Deal Stumbles
Australia and the European Union have failed to conclude talks on a planned free trade agreement, the European Commission says. The EC statement followed comments from Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that any deal would need to give Australian farmers’ goods, especially beef and sheep meat, more access to the bloc. “We’ll continue to argue the case…
Google Ordered to Reveal IP Details of Anonymous Email Sender
July 11, 2023
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Tech giant Google has been ordered to hand over the IP address and details of a person accused of emailing defamatory allegations about a Labor election candidate in Australia. On Nov. 9 last year, during the Victorian state election, an individual sent an email (from the address: davidjonesaus18@gmail.com) about Nurul Khan to ministers and news…
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