Australia was among the countries that expanded sanctions against Russia following its These sanctions range from travel restrictions for some Russian individuals to export and import bans on certain goods to and from Russia. By late 2023, Russia had become the most sanctioned country in the world. The purpose of such sanctions is to achieve...
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Walk the world I Australian Rural & Regional News
A small group of women gathered at 9.00 a.m. on Monday, 29th April, at Nhill Lake to participate in Walk the World, an annual event that celebrates the values of the Associated Country Women of the World (ACWW). This global organisation is the largest international association for rural women, boasting a membership of nine million...
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Three secluded Aussie spots make World’s 50 Best Beaches list
Three Australian beaches you may have never heard of have been named among the best in the world. Turquoise Bay in Western Australia is ranked sixth, Anchor Bay Beach on Queensland’s Lizard Island has come in at number 20, and Wharton Beach, also in WA, is number 33 on the newly released 2024 ‘World’s 50...
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Australian prime minister vows new funding to help women escape male violence
The Australian prime minister announced new funding on Wednesday to help women escape domestic violence and crack down on misogynistic online content. It comes in reaction to an uptick in homicides committed by current and former male partners that he described as a national crisis. Anthony Albanese said his government would invest 925 million Australian...
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Treasurer tips hat to Australian public servants who built the global economy
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has used a pre-Budget address to salute the role of Australian public servants in setting up the Bretton Woods System. Driven by one of history’s most influential economists, John Maynard Keynes, the Bretton Woods conference reforged the global economy in the wake of World War II through the creation of the Global...
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Warner reveal ahead of World Cup farewell
Veteran Australian opener David Warner is still in “a fair bit of discomfort” but has been backed to prove his fitness in the IPL ahead of his international swansong. Warner, 37, has been sidelined since April 20 with bone bruising in his left hand after consecutive scores of 18, 10, 8 and 1 for the...
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Australian World Orchestra reveals 2024 program
Following last year’s acclaimed performances of Mahler’s Ninth Symphony, the Australian World Orchestra (AWO) has announced it will assemble again in October for a series of concerts featuring one of the great voices of our times – that of the German countertenor Andreas Scholl. Andraes Scholl. Photo © Marco Borggreve In two concerts in Sydney hosted...
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https://concreteplayground.com/brisbane/arts-entertainment/This World-First Australian Lego
What music goes best with turning eight-million Lego bricks into the largest collection of life-sized Lego Star Wars models ever assembled? ‘Luke’s Theme’, aka the franchise’s main tune? ‘The Imperial March’ when things get tricky? ‘Parade of the Ewoks’, just because? That’s a question for Ryan McNaught aka Brickman, who has been spending time turning...
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Steve Smith left out of T20 World Cup squad as Australia shift towards new era
Steve Smith has been left out of the men’s T20 squad World Cup for next month’s tournament in the Caribbean, signalling a shift towards a new era for Australian cricket. But selectors chose not to include youngster Jake Fraser-McGurk despite 259 runs in six Indian Premier League matches including 84 off 27 in Delhi’s victory...
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Big names miss out as Australia reveal squad for T20 World Cup
While Marsh has been performing the role as interim captain of Australia’s T20I side for much of the last 12 months, the T20 World Cup will be his first major tournament as skipper. “It’s been an immense privilege to play for my country and now an even greater honour to lead the squad to a...
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Aussies reveal T20 World Cup squad, Marsh to lead | cricket.com.au
Australia have left Steve Smith out of a men’s World Cup squad for the first time in a decade, while Jake Fraser-McGurk’s late push for a spot on the plane to the Caribbean has also failed. Ashton Agar and Cameron Green are the big winners from the 15-man squad named for June’s T20 event, with...
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Teenager lands a million-dollar fish in Australian angling competition
Its delicious white flesh makes it one of Australia’s most prized fish species, but a barramundi caught by a teenager in the country’s tropical north came with an added bonus: a cash prize of a million Australian dollars (£520,000). Landing the 2ft-long fish in a river in the Northern Territory promises to be life-changing for...