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Consumer Collectables – Handle With Care
The National Tribune
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July 30, 2025
National Australia Bank From Pokémon cards to NFTs and now Labubu figurines, collectables are having a moment. But as prices soar and hype builds, NAB is encouraging younger investors to ask a simple question: is this a smart place to put your...
Australia’s central bank welcomes Q2 inflation data, deputy governor says
WHTC - Michigan
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July 30, 2025
SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia’s second-quarter inflation data were very welcome and came in as just the central bank expected, a top official said on Thursday. At the Barrenjoey Economic Forum in Sydney, Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Deputy...
Betolar Develops Low-Carbon Mining Solution For Mandalay Resources And Enters Australia's Leading Mining Market
MENAFN
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July 31, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) KANNONKOSKI, Finland, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian resource company Mandalay Resources and Betolar Plc have signed a commercial agreement to develop a cementless rockfill solution for the Costerfield gold-antimony...
Facing Low Pay and Rising Rents, a Quarter of Young Brits Weigh UK Exit – Australia and Dubai Most Favoured
Gulf Insider
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July 31, 2025
Over a quarter of young Brits are considering leaving the UK to escape the country’s stuttering economy and unaffordable housing market. As many as 28 per cent of 18-30 year-olds are either planning to quit the UK or have seriously considered...
Aldi Australia brings back its sell-out copy of a famous UK treat for $7.99
Daily Mail
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July 31, 2025
By ELISE WILSON Published: 00:51 EDT, 31 July 2025 | Updated: 01:27 EDT, 31 July 2025 Die-hard fans of a famous British lolly are racing to Aldi stores across Australia this week. And it's all in a bid to get their hands on a cult-favourite treat...
Australia reopening its market to Canadian Beef sends an important message
Swift Current Online
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July 30, 2025
Australia has officially opened its market for fresh and frozen beef from Canada for the first time since BSE in 2003. The Canadian Cattle Association is pleased noting its one of the last remaining countries to have maintained bovine spongiform...
Bargain-hungry Australians are shopping their hearts out
The Age
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July 31, 2025
However, there will be questions asked about whether this strong buyer sentiment will affect the Reserve Bank of Australia’s deliberations on whether there are any risks associated with cutting interest rates in August. Most are still betting that...
Sneaky way to bring down cost of McDonalds stuns Australians
Sky News Australia
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July 31, 2025
Most Australians are guilty of giving into the lure of a cheeky Maccas Run - and social media users have found a way to bring costs down. A post on the Facebook page Australian 90s 00s Nostalgia detailed how on the My Macca’s app, removing cheese...
Boost for Australian renderers as Indonesian trade opens
The National Tribune
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July 31, 2025
The Hon Julie Collins MP Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia’s rendering industry and Indonesia’s poultry and aquaculture sectors will benefit from the opening of trade of rendered products to Indonesia. The Australian and...
GOVERNMENT INVESTIGATES LAUNDERED RUSSIAN OIL ENTERING THE AUSTRALIAN MARKET
The National Tribune
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July 31, 2025
Payman pushes Wong for ban on third-country oil laundering Foreign Minister Penny Wong has vowed to investigate how to stop Russian petroleum products being shipped to Perth and other Australian cities. Responding to a question posed in the Senate...
Australia Lifts 22-Year Ban on Canadian Beef
The Epoch Times
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July 30, 2025
Alberta cattle feeding on a ranch outside Calgary, in a file photo. David Buston/AFP/Getty Images Australia has lifted its 22-year-old ban on the import of Canadian beef products, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) says. The agency...
Australia's Rocket Crashes After 14 Seconds of Flight in a Failed Attempt to Reach Orbit (Watch Video)
Latestly
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July 31, 2025
Wellington, July 31: The first Australian-made rocket to attempt to reach orbit from the country's soil crashed after 14 seconds of flight on Wednesday. The rocket Eris, launched by Gilmour Space Technologies, was the first Australian-designed and...
Virtual reality check: VPPs hold the key to Australia’s clean energy future – but only if we get them right
The Fifth Estate
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July 31, 2025
DRIVING OUR ENERGY FUTURE SERIES: Australia is at a turning point in its consumer energy trajectory – boasting over four million solar homes, thousands of batteries now being installed every week, and the exciting potential of vehicle-to-grid...
Networks on notice as transmission costs double, and consumer-led competition closes in
Renew Economy
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July 31, 2025
Network companies are on notice to justify huge spends on major grid upgrades, as their business cases get squeezed between another doubling in transmission costs and better, potentially much cheaper options underpinned by consumer energy...
Australia and Canada should cooperate, not compete, on critical minerals
The Strategist
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July 30, 2025
The global critical minerals race is heating up, and by not collaborating more closely, Australia and Canada are letting down their partner nations. Despite being the world’s two most reliable and like-minded mining giants, the pair are drifting...
GoodWe Named Top Inverter and Battery Manufacturer in Australia for 2025
Macau Business
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July 31, 2025
SYDNEY, July 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — GoodWe was awarded as the No. 2 Inverter Manufacturer and Top 5 Battery Manufacturer in Australia for 2025, according to the rankings released by Sunwiz. This reflects the strong sales performance of GoodWe...
NZ distillery announces takeover of Australian distribution
Food & Beverage
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July 31, 2025
New Zealand’s Scapegrace Distilling Co. will take control of its Australian distribution on 1 August 2025, marking a significant step in the brand’s future growth. The brand opened a distillery worth $27 million on the shores of Lake Dunstan in...
New Virgin Australia CEO Dave Emerson, a quiet transformer taking revived carriers to new heights
Travel Weekly
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July 31, 2025
When Dave Emerson first walked into Virgin Australia, it wasn’t with grand ambitions to become CEO. In fact, it wasn’t even as an airline executive. He was an advisor with Bain Capital – a transformation strategist brought in to help guide the...
Regulator proposes new rules to better protect life support customers
The National Tribune
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July 30, 2025
Essential Services Commission The Essential Services Commission is reviewing the Victorian energy rules, to improve how energy businesses register energy customers who rely on life support equipment. The proposed changes aim to improve the...
Business : Boomi Brings AI-driven Data Integration Onshore In Australia
Bernama
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July 31, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 31 (Bernama) -- Boomi, the artificial intelligence (AI)-powered automation leader, has announced the local availability of its Data Integration from within an Australian data centre, delivering faster, more secure data movement...