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Australia Blames Iran for Synagogue Attack
Consortium News
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August 26, 2025
Based on an Australian intelligence “assessment,” the Australian government on Tuesday expelled Iran’s ambassador and three other embassy officials for allegedly planning an attack on a Melbourne synagogue last December. By Joe Lauria Special to...
Australia Expels Iranian Envoy Over Alleged Antisemitic Arson Attacks
Khaama Press
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August 26, 2025
Australia expelled Iran’s ambassador, accusing Tehran of directing antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the actions threatened national unity and community safety. Australia has expelled Iran’s...
Australia expels Iranian diplomat over 'antisemitic' arson attacks
The Express Tribune
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August 26, 2025
Australia accused Iran on Tuesday of executing two antisemitic arson attacks in the cities of Sydney and Melbourne and gave Tehran's ambassador seven days to leave the country, its first such expulsion since World War Two. Since the Israel-Gaza...
Globally, More People Report Higher Wellbeing. Exceptions: North America, Western Europe, Australia & New Zealand
Global Wellness Institute
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August 26, 2025
According to the most recent Gallup survey on wellbeing (based on their Life Evaluation Index interviews conducted in 142 countries), more people globally report that they are living better lives, while also becoming more hopeful about the future,...
2 officers "murdered in cold blood" in Australia, triggering manhunt
CBS News
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Two police officers were killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting Tuesday at a property in a rural part of Australia. The gunman remained at large as police scoured a vast remote area. The shooting occurred in midmorning when 10 armed...
From Loneliness, Towards Community
Honi Soit
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August 26, 2025
It seems that the male loneliness epidemic is alive and flourishing, as it always has been. I have not met a man yet, good-hearted or not, who has not felt its effect, or a woman who has not been hurt by a lonely man. How far back does this...
Can 1 Leftist Arts Graduate Survive an Entire Jubilee-style Debate?
Honi Soit
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August 26, 2025
The other night before I went out I watched SBS’ new Youtube offering: a panel ‘debate’ on ‘masculinity’. Within the first four seconds, a former reality TV star said “we need to pull back a little bit on this over-feminisation of the world.” The...
Australia joins India, others in halting postal deliveries to US
Sambad English
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August 26, 2025
Sydney: Postal services in Australia and Switzerland have become the latest to announce a suspension of deliveries to the United States, joining a growing list of countries halting shipments in response to the Trump administration's sudden tariff...
‘It’s a scary situation’: Australia’s Iranian diaspora fear reprisals against families
The Guardian
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August 26, 2025
Iranian Australians have welcomed the expulsion of Iran’s ambassador to Australia even as some raised concerns that the move could leave family members stranded in Iran. The prime minister Anthony Albanese announced the expulsion on Tuesday,...
Guardian Essential poll: Australians split on recognising Palestine, many believe it would be purely symbolic
The Guardian
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August 26, 2025
More Australians back recognising a Palestinian state than oppose the move, but nearly half of voters think it will be purely a symbolic move that neither helps nor harms the prospect of a two-state solution. But voters say they want more...
Iranian Envoy Expelled From Australia, Citing Antisemitism
The State Signal
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August 26, 2025
AUSTRALIA – Australia have expelled the Iranian envoy and suspended the operations of its embassy in Iran, claiming that Tehran had been directing antisemitic attacks within Australia. Announcing the decision, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said...
Harry Potter becomes patron for Leamington community theatre
Warwickshire World
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August 26, 2025
Actor David Bradley has recently become a patron for a community theatre in Leamington. Famous for playing Filch in the Harry Potter franchise among many other roles, David – who lives in Leamington – recently visited Raise the Roof during the...
A toolkit for Australia’s immersive future
Blooloop
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August 26, 2025
by Gary Moynihan, Immersive Creative As someone who has spent years working within Australia’s growing immersive sector, I’ve observed a persistent challenge that continues to hold back our creative potential. While magnificent new experiences...
These ColourPop Cosmetics Products Are the Key to Saweetie’s Glowy 2025 Australian Tour Look
Billboard
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August 26, 2025
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Saweetie...
Australia blames Iran for antisemitic attacks, vows to expel envoy
The Sun Daily
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August 26, 2025
SYDNEY: Australia will expel Iran’s ambassador to Canberra following accusations that Tehran directed two antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that Iran’s government had orchestrated these attacks...
ISS enters global partnership with Social Value Portal
Facilities Management Journal
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August 26, 2025
ISS has entered into a new global partnership with UK-based Social Value Portal, as part of its social sustainability commitment. This collaboration is the first of its kind, aiming to develop a unified global framework for measuring the impact of...
NEW: Australia Expels Iranian Diplomats, Accuses Tehran of Directing Domestic Terror Attacks
Hot Air
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August 26, 2025
Australia just dropped a diplomatic bomb on Tehran, one whose shockwaves may reverberate around the world. For the first time since World War II, the government in Canberra has expelled all diplomats from a foreign country and terminated all...
World News | Australia: Two Police Officers Killed, One Injured in Victoria Shooting, Manhunt Underway
Latestly
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August 26, 2025
Canberra [Australia], August 26 (ANI): Australian police are searching for a gunman after a shooting incident at a rural property in Porepunkah, Victoria, left two officers dead and one injured, Al Jazeera reported, citing an authorities'...
Australia somehow cracked the code to software riches
Financial Review
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August 26, 2025
Big software companies have won the hearts of Australian investors. Now it is really hard for them to go offshore. You only have to look at the likely changes to Australia’s sharemarket indices to see just how far the local technology sector has...
Australia ups energy ante: LNG project ready for start-up, FPSO weeks away from first gas
Offshore Energy
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August 26, 2025
Australian energy player Santos has shed light on the progress made in bringing its oil, gas, and liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects to life, with one project reaching the stage where all the pieces are in place to come online, another is fast...