Tag: Australia
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Property prices charge up amid buyer rush
Property prices have recorded the sharpest growth in more than two years after the government’s deposit guarantee scheme ignited demand for entry-level homes. The first-home buyer scheme, which was expanded at the start of October, appears to have turbocharged the growth in house prices that had already been occurring since the Reserve Bank started cutting…
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The Stats Guy: Something nice about each state and territory
My favourite part of any televised political debate is when the moderator asks the two candidates to say something nice about each other. After having told the audience that their opponent is the devil in disguise, these forced compliments are an awkward comedic relief to me. I now want to provide the demographic equivalent of…
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Aussie activists head home after Gaza flotilla ordeal
Australians detained by Israel after trying to sail a symbolic aid shipment to Gaza are about to arrive back at home. Juliet Lamont, Hamish Paterson and Abubakir Rafiq will land in Sydney on Friday, while Bianca Webb-Pullman will touch down in Melbourne, after more than a month at sea with the Global Sumud Flotilla. The…
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‘Cycle of violence must end’: PM’s call on Palestinian state
Australia has announced its official recognition of a Palestinian state after Prime Minister Anthony Albanese landed in the US, where it’s expected he will meet face-to-face with Donald Trump for the first time. Britain and Canada also announced their formal declarations on Sunday (AEST), in a move borne out of frustration over the Gaza Strip…
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Beyond recognition: Challenges of creating a Palestinian state are so formidable, is it even possible?
Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly meeting in September, joining Britain, Canada and France in taking the historic step. Recognising a Palestinian state is at one level symbolic – it signals a growing global consensus behind the rights of Palestinians to have their own state. In the short term, it…
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Australia pledges more aid after mass protest
Australia has pledged an extra $20 million in humanitarian aid for women and children in war-torn Gaza after more than 100,000 people turned out in protests across the country. The money will go to organisations able to deliver desperately needed food, medical supplies and other lifesaving support, the federal government said on Sunday. The package…
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Australian recognition of Palestine: ‘When, not if’
Australia’s recognition of Palestine is a matter of “when, not if”, the treasurer says, as another country joined the queue to formally acknowledge its statehood. Overnight, Canada followed the UK and France in announcing its plan to recognise Palestine as a state at a UN General Assembly meeting in September. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney…
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Walters to coach Australia after Smith overlooked
Kevin Walters won a World Cup final for Australia with a famous pass as a player and now he gets to coach the Kangaroos on the three-Test tour of England. Walters has been confirmed by the Australian Rugby League Commission (ARLC) as the new Australia coach for the tour of England, but challenges already loom…
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Pioneering TV chef Peter Russell-Clarke dies
Renowned cook Peter Russell-Clarke, who became of one Australia’s first celebrity chefs in the 1980s, has died peacefully aged 89. Chef, artist, writer, illustrator and author Peter Russell-Clarke is being remembered as a pioneer of television cooking after his death at age 89. Russell-Clarke died on Friday – surrounded by his wife of 65 years,…
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Swimming golden girls open up on dark lows
Two of Australia’s swimming golden girls admit to suffering severe lows after their highs at the Paris Olympics. Kaylee McKeown was in a dark place. And Mollie O’Callaghan suddenly realised she had no friends outside her sport. They were two lost souls after swimming in the fishbowl of the Paris Olympics. “Coming off the Olympics,…