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Australian PM Faces Backlash Over $2.9M Waterfront Property Purchase During Severe Housing Crisis

Australian PM Anthony Albanese, who earns $400,000 annually, faces criticism for buying a $2.9 million waterfront home during a housing crisis.


Australians Gain Legal Right to Ignore Work Communications Outside Office Hours

Australia's new "right to disconnect" law allows employees to ignore work communications outside office hours without repercussions, aiming to enhance work-life balance.

Australia Orders to End Work-From-Home Setup for Public Servants; Citing Need for Physical Presence

New South Wales, Australia, has mandated that all public employees return to office work starting August 6, reversing remote work policies due to debate on its impact on staffing and business activity.

ASX Starts Strong This Week Due to Inflation

The Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) began its trading week strong after stocks based in the United States finished last week on the red, with investors continuing to bet that the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would start cutting interest rates by September.


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Australia’s Live Music Industry Investigated by Government Inquiry
The Australian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts heard evidence from a number of live music industry stakeholders, including Arts Queensland and QMusic.
Australian State Requires Retailers to Close for Anzac Day, Retailers Slam Decision
The Australian state of New South Wales announced that general retail trade would be closed for the entirety of April 25 every year in commemoration of Anzac Day.
Barking Mad! Shoppers Slam Australian Retailer Bunnings After Finding Dog Droppings
Several shoppers of the Australian retailer Bunnings Warehouse expressed disgust over its pet policy in stores after a customer shared her experience on social media how she encountered what she claimed were dog droppings.
 Paypal Australia Unit Used Unfair Term in Small Business Contracts, Court Finds
PayPal's Australian branch has used an unfair term in its standard contracts with small business clients, according to a federal court.
Australia Signs $2 Billion Deal With Amazon to Move Highly Classified Intelligence Data to Cloud
The Australian government has signed a $2 billion agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to store sensitive intelligence data on the cloud.
12 McDonald's Restaurants Across Melbourne
Australia's McDonald's branches have cut breakfast hours to 10:30 AM due to an egg shortage caused by bird flu outbreaks, which has already euthanized about one million hens.
Australia Demands Porn Sites, Big Tech to Beef Up Child Safety Measures
The Australian eSafety Commissioner revealed that it gave the internet industry half a year to develop an enforceable code of conduct to prevent children from seeing pornographic content and other inappropriate material online.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Australia is the first country to implement the toughest anti-vaping laws, requiring a doctor's prescription to purchase nicotine vapes from pharmacies in limited flavors to curb nicotine use.
Job Ads in Australia Continue to Fall for 5th Straight Month, New Data Shows
Job advertisements in Australia declined for a fifth consecutive month in June. Job advertisements in Australia dropped for a fifth consecutive month in June as labor demand remains easing amid high interest rates and an economic slowdown.
Businesswoman, Ex-AFL Commissioner Samantha Mostyn Becomes Australia’s New Governor-General
Samantha Mostyn, a businesswoman and former sporting commissioner, has been sworn in as Australia’s 28th Governor-General.
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