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Australian Lottery Corporation announces new major ‘refresh’ to weekly lotto draws
PerthNow
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August 20, 2025
Aussies are set for a slight surprise the next time they enter the weekly lotto draw, after the company behind Powerball and the country’s other weekly lotto draws announced it would be hiking the ticket entry prices for games by 20c. The Lottery...
Australian Prime Minister Press Conference – Adelaide 20 August
The National Tribune
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August 20, 2025
Prime Minister Good morning everyone. It’s good to be here in Adelaide with the Premier of South Australia and also with Amanda, our fantastic Member for Kingston and Minister for Employment. And I do want to thank the dedicated scientists who’ve...
Australian school kids falling behind in AI race
Stockhead
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August 20, 2025
Australia risks leaving a generation of students behind in the artificial intelligence revolution, as many young people admit they lack guidance on using the powerful technology, exposing one of the biggest threats to productivity. A new study...
Australia's CSL announces demerger of vaccines arm
Biospectrum Asia
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August 19, 2025
Australia's CSL announces demerger of vaccines arm August 20, 2025 | Wednesday | News CSL Seqirus to be demerged as a substantial ASX-listed entity before the end of Financial Year 2026 image credit- shutterstock Australian biotech firm CSL has...
Researchers raise alarm after observing concerning change in humpback whale behavior: 'We may see a decline'
The Cool Down - Oregon
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August 20, 2025
Researchers in Australia have significant concerns about local humpback whale populations in the Southern Ocean due to recent shifts in migration patterns. What's happening? The University of Queensland found that the southern migration of...
Australian startup launches ambient hydrogen storage demonstration
Power Engineering International
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August 20, 2025
Australian startup Carbon280 has launched its Hydrilyte pilot plant, demonstrating hydrogen storage at ambient temperature and pressure. The plant, located in Kwinana near Perth in Western Australia, aims to demonstrate at an industrially relevant...
Australia Loyalty Programs Intelligence Report 2025 | Market to Grow by 15.5% to Reach $1.2 Billion this Year – Future Growth Dynamics to 2029 – ResearchAndMarkets.com
Fintech News
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August 20, 2025
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The “Australia Loyalty Programs Market Intelligence and Future Growth Dynamics Insights – 50+ KPIs on Loyalty Programs Trends by End-Use Sectors, Operational KPIs, Retail Product Dynamics, and Consumer Demographics – Q3 2025...
Australian Breakthrough by Cholrem: Cyclodextrin Therapy Reverses Heart Disease, Hailed as Greatest Advance Since Statins
WhaTech
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August 19, 2025
Australian Company Announces Landmark Paper Showing Cyclodextrin Therapy Reverses Heart Disease, Hailed as 'Greatest Development Since Statins' BRISBANE, AUS, Aug 19, 2025 - (ACN Newswire) - Cholrem Pty Ltd, an Australian pharmaceutical research...
Australian F1 Talent Boom: Producing Elite Drivers
Grand Prix 247
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August 19, 2025
Formula 1 has seen an improved presence of Australian drivers from the legendary Sir Jack Brabham and current champion contender Oscar Piastri. With their well-known success in producing elite drivers, Australia stands out in Formula 1 for its...
Australia launches fund to expand battery manufacturing
pv-magazine
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August 20, 2025
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency has launched a AUD 500 million ($324 million) initiative aimed at supercharging Australia’s battery manufacturing industry and seizing opportunities associated with the global renewable energy transition....
Tech stocks take a big hit on the stock market
Market Screener
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August 20, 2025
Tuesday was a strange day on the stock market. European cyclical stocks rose slightly, but the US tech sector took a nosedive. Amidst all this, defence stocks were shaken by the prospect of a positive development in the Russia-Ukraine conflict....
Australian Women In Music Ceremony/Conference 2025 Programme
Scenestr
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The 2025 Australian Women In Music Awards (AWMA) and Conference Program will feature a spectacular line-up of performers and a full selection of conferences. Australian broadcaster and author Yumi Stynes will return as co-host, with Australian...
Australian Design Software Maker Canva’s Valuation Soars To $42B As Employee Stock Sale Goes ‘Oversubscribed’
Asianet Newsable
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August 20, 2025
Canva has launched an employee stock sale valuing the Australian design software startup at $42 billion, a jump of more than 30% from its $32 billion valuation in 2024. Employees will be able to sell shares to new and existing investors, including...
Australia Commits $10 Billion into Drone Defence Systems Ahead of Olympics
The Epoch Times
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August 20, 2025
DJI Matrice 300 reconnaissance drones, purchased under the Army of Drones program, are seen during test flights before being deployed to the front line in the Kyiv region of Ukraine on Aug. 2, 2022. Sergei Supinsky/AFP via Getty Images Australia...
Australians Called To ‘Frock Up’ For Ovarian Cancer Research This October With New Campaign Via Noisy Beast
B&T
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August 20, 2025
The Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation (OCRF) has launched their 2025 Frocktober creative campaign in partnership with Noisy Beast. Frocktober is Australia’s most fashionable fundraiser, inspiring people from every corner of the community to frock...
Australian researchers say psychedelics could benefit terminally ill
1News
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Psychedelics could significantly alleviate the anguish, debilitating depression and death-anxiety often experienced by the terminally ill but its implications could be much more profound, clinicians say. In an Australian-first, a near three-year...
Australian Country Star Troy Cassar-Daley Saluted With Excellence In The Community Award
Billboard
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August 20, 2025
Troy Cassar-Daley added to his impressive tally of accolades Tuesday night (Aug. 19) with the Excellence in the Community award, presented at Support Act’s annual Music in the House. Explore See latest videos, charts and news It was cold and wet...
2026 GWM Ora EV gets new battery and tech for Australia, via factory that built Holdens
The Advocate
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August 20, 2025
The new sourcing hasn't impacted pricing for the entry-level Ora, which kicks off at an unchanged $35,990 drive-away – though the outgoing base model was being offered for $33,990 drive-away as part of a promotion.
LoveBeauty: South Perth skin clinic crowned best in Australia
PerthNow
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August 20, 2025
A South Perth skin clinic LoveBeauty has taken home both state and national awards at the ABIA Beauty Industry Awards 2025 in Sydney over the weekend. The beauty and skin clinic, located on Canning highway in South Perth, was awarded Clinic of the...
Single photo says it all about the real reason Australians feel so poor right now
Daily Mail
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August 20, 2025
Australia's prohibitively expensive electricity prices and high government spending have been blamed for the nation's productivity crisis - which risk making the nation poorer. Nationals senator Matt Canavan has convened an alternative roundtable...