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Australia: The Regulatory Developments for FY25 That Fund Managers Can’t Afford to Ignore
National Law Review
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July 9, 2025
As we have now said goodbye to FY25, we look back on some of the more significant regulatory developments that fund managers can’t afford to ignore. Private markets scrutiny: Fund managers have been put on notice by ASIC throughout this year with...
Qantas: Over a million customer data leaked
The Manila Times
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July 9, 2025
AUSTRALIA’S Qantas Airways said on Wednesday more than a million customers had their phone number, birth date or home address accessed in one of the country’s biggest cyber breaches in years. The airline operator said that another 4 million...
Qantas Contacted by Hackers Responsible for Data Breach Affecting Millions of Customers
CNET
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Qantas disclosed a cybersecurity incident on July 2 potentially affecting 6 million customers. Ryan Fletcher/Getty Images Qantas has been contacted by a cyber criminal claiming responsibility for the data breach that affected 6 million customers....
Aldi expands DoorDash partnership to Australia
Chain Store Age
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July 9, 2025
Aldi Australia is running its first-ever pilot of on-demand delivery in a new initiative with DoorDash. Aldi, which has provided online delivery in collaboration with DoorDash in the U.S. since 2023 and with Instacart since 2017, is debuting...
Keith Morrison appointed as CEO of NEC in Australia and New Zealand
Consultancy.org
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July 9, 2025
Technology consultancy NEC has appointed Keith Morrison as its next A/NZ president and CEO, with Morrison set to replace Jason Price from the beginning of August. Jason Price was tapped to lead NEC’s Australian and New Zealand business at the end...
Powering Australia’s energy future
Energy Magazine
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July 9, 2025
As Australia’s energy landscape grows more complex, the infrastructure supporting it must be more adaptive, sustainable, and future-ready. Schneider Electric’s Active KPX prefabricated substations offer exactly that – a modular, digital, and...
Qantas confirms no financial data taken in recent cyber attack on 5.7M customers
AeroTime News
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July 9, 2025
Qantas has confirmed that there is no evidence that financial data was taken during a recent cyber attack on a system containing the personal details of almost six million customers. On July 9, 2025, the airline released an update stating that it...
Australia Stands to Improve Drone Capability as It Eyes Defence Pact With Ukraine
The Epoch Times
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July 9, 2025
The Skyfall SHRIKE FPV drone from Ukraine is displayed in the Ukrainian technology pavilion at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Jan. 7, 2025. PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Australia is in talks with Ukraine to...
‘Serious risk’: Trump pharmaceutical tariff threat exposes strained US-Australia ties
Sky News Australia
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July 9, 2025
Sky News host Caroline Marcus highlights the “serious risks” Australia could face following US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceutical products manufactured outside the United States. “Australia is a...
‘Doubt Never Did’ Campaign Aims to Inspire Australians
Branding in Asia
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July 9, 2025
CommBank has launched a new brand platform, Doubt Never Did, aimed at empowering Australians to move past self-doubt and take steps toward their personal and professional goals. Developed in collaboration with M+C Saatchi Group and director Yianni...
Australia: Over Five Million Customers Impacted By Qantas Cyber Attack
MENAFN
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July 9, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Sydney, July 9 (IANS) Australian airline Qantas has confirmed that over five million customers were impacted by a cyberattack in late June. The Australian airline said in a statement on Wednesday that a forensic analysis found that...
Private-equity firm buys majority of Australian dairy supplier Procal
Yahoo Finance
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Private-equity firm company Anacacia Capital has acquired a majority stake in Australia-based dairy supplier Procal. In a statement announcing the deal, Anacacia described Procal as “one of Australia’s leading independent dairy processors"....
Death Cap: The Mushroom Behind Deadly Dinner in Australia
Latestly
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July 9, 2025
It started as a home-cooked meal, ended in multiple deaths and a court sentence for Erin Patterson. Here's how the death cap became the center of a chilling murder case.A jury in Australia has found Erin Patterson guilty on three counts of murder...
China's PPI slides, Australian dollar steady
OANDA Market Pulse
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The soft PPI report was driven by weak domestic demand and the continuing uncertainty over US tariffs. The lack of consumer demand was reflected in the weak CPI reading of 0.1% y /y, the first gain in four months. Monthly, CPI declined by 0.1%,...
Australian Agricultural Projects (ASX:AAP) Delivers Strong Olive Oil Output in 2025 Harvest | ASX 200 Stock Price Watch
Kalkine Media
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July 9, 2025
Highlights Australian Agricultural Projects wraps up 2025 harvest Olive oil quality improves over previous year EVOO supply supports major Australian supermarket brands Australian Agricultural Projects (ASX:AAP) has successfully completed its 2025...
Qantas Data Breach Exposes Personal Details of 5.7 Million Customers
The Epoch Times
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July 9, 2025
A Qantas and a Virgin aeroplane at Sydney International Airport in Sydney, Australia, on April 3, 2025. David Gray/AFP via Getty Images Qantas Airways has confirmed that personal information belonging to 5.7 million unique customers was...
Australia’s Top Sunscreen Brands May Need To Change Their Formulas Following A Review
Pedestrian
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July 9, 2025
While Aussies are recommended to continue slip, slop, slapping away with their sunscreen use, sunscreen manufacturers in the country may soon need to reformulate their products to add safeguards regarding two active ingredients. Products...
Qantas confirms data breach impacting 5.7 million customers in offshore system cyberattack
Daijiworld News
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July 9, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network - Sydney Sydney, Jul 9: Australian airline Qantas has confirmed that a major cyberattack in late June compromised the personal data of 5.7 million customers, following a breach in a third-party system operated by an...
Australian macadamia nuts thrive in Lincang, SW China's Yunnan
People's Daily Online
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Workers pack Lincang macadamia nuts in Lincang city, southwest China's Yunnan Province. (Photo courtesy of the Publicity Department of the Communist Party of China Lincang Municipal Committee) Recently, "Lincang nuts" from Lincang city, southwest...
23 Australian deep tech startups to watch in 2025
Forbes Australia
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July 9, 2025
Published on July 9, 2025 From biology to the built world, these 23 homegrown deep tech startups are innovating their way to the future. ANU’s Professor Caitlin Byrt (middle), Dr Annamaria De Rosa, and Dr Samantha McGaughey founded Membrane...