November 18, 20240 Comments

Australia senator censured for ‘not my King’ heckle

Australian lawmakers have voted to censure an Aboriginal senator who heckled King Charles during his visit to Canberra last month, to express their “profound disapproval” of her protest. Lidia Thorpe shouted “you are not my King” and “this is not your land” shortly after the King addressed the Great Hall of Parliament, in an effort to highlight the impacts of British colonisation. The Senate’s censure, which passed 46-12, described Thorpe’s

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November 18, 20240 Comments

Australia regulator sues NAB for ignoring hardship application deadlines By Reuters

(Reuters) -Australia’s corporate watchdog on Monday launched civil penalty proceedings against National Australia Bank (OTC:), the country’s second-largest lender, for failing to respond to hundreds of financial hardship applications within the legally mandated time frame. Shares in NAB slipped as much as 1.9% to A$38.98 in early trade, largely in-line with a 1.2% fall in the broader financial sub-index. The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) claims that NAB and

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November 15, 20240 Comments

Australia stocks higher at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 up 0.74% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Australia stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher. At the close in Sydney, the rose 0.74%. The best performers of the session on the were St Barbara Ltd (ASX:), which rose 10.00% or 0.03 points to trade at 0.33 at the close. Meanwhile, Insignia Financial Ltd (ASX:) added 4.78% or 0.15 points to end at 3.29 and

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November 13, 20240 Comments

Match time, teams, head-to-head: Pakistan vs Australia – T20 cricket series | Cricket News

Who: Australia vs PakistanWhat: Three-match T20 international seriesWhen: November 14, 16 and 18Where: Brisbane, Sydney and HobartHow to follow: Al Jazeera’s live text and photo coverage for each game begins at 05:00 GMT. Pakistan arrived in Australia for their limited-overs tour on the back of a tumultuous period off-the-field, which saw the departure of Gary Kirsten as the team’s white-ball coach and the change of the team’s leadership. The highly-rated

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November 13, 20240 Comments

Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.75% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sydney, the declined 0.75%. The best performers of the session on the were James Hardie Industries PLC (ASX:), which rose 6.21% or 3.12 points to trade at 53.36 at the close. Meanwhile, Megaport Ltd (ASX:) added 3.46% or 0.28 points to end at 8.38 and

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November 12, 20240 Comments

Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.13% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Tuesday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sydney, the fell 0.13%. The best performers of the session on the were Appen Ltd (ASX:), which rose 10.81% or 0.28 points to trade at 2.87 at the close. Meanwhile, EML Payments Ltd (ASX:) added 7.58% or 0.05 points to end at 0.71 and Megaport

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Malnourished emperor penguin that swam ashore in Australia 2,000 miles from home a quandary for rescuers

Project Earth: Emperor penguins threatened by climate change Project Earth: Emperor penguins threatened by climate change 02:53 Melbourne, Australia — An emperor penguin found malnourished far from its Antarctic home on the Australian south coast is being cared for by a wildlife expert, a government department said Monday. The adult male was found on Nov. 1 on a popular tourist beach in the town of Denmark in temperate southwest Australia —

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November 11, 20240 Comments

Australia stocks lower at close of trade; S&P/ASX 200 down 0.35% By Investing.com

Investing.com – Australia stocks were lower after the close on Monday, as losses in the , and sectors led shares lower. At the close in Sydney, the declined 0.35%. The best performers of the session on the were Pointsbet Holdings Ltd (ASX:), which rose 8.99% or 0.08 points to trade at 0.98 at the close. Meanwhile, Omni Bridgeway Ltd (ASX:) added 4.71% or 0.04 points to end at 0.89 and

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November 9, 20240 Comments

Australia plans social media ban for under-16s

Australia’s government says it will introduce “world-leading” legislation to ban children under 16 from social media. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the proposed laws, to be tabled in parliament next week, were aimed at mitigating the “harm” social media was inflicting on Australian children. “This one is for the mums and dads… They, like me, are worried sick about the safety of our kids online. I want Australian families to

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