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Australia’s $198 billion pension fund plans London spending spree

To support the expansion, the asset manager will increase headcount in London by about 100

Evening Standard

In previous downturns the world turned to China as an engine of growth – this time that driver may not be there

What might Chinese deflation mean for interest rates, commodity prices and even EV exports outside China?

The Guardian - AU

Trump’s potential return to White House up to American people, says Kevin Rudd

Australian ambassador to US takes more diplomatic angle after previously saying Trump re-election could ‘fray’ support for US-Australia alliance

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Prosecraft has infuriated authors by using their books without consent – but what does copyright law say?

This week, US writer Benji Smith took down his controversial website, Prosecraft, roughly a day after a social media storm erupted, with authors – who had just begun to discover the site – furious about their work being used without their consent.

The Conversation

FIFA Women's World Cup: France, Colombia reach quarterfinals

Kadidiatou Diani and Eugenie Le Sommer played a crucial role for France, the latter getting a brace, as they defeated Morocco 4-0 to enter the quarterfinals of the FIFA Women's FIFA World Cup in Australia on Tuesday. Read further on Dynamite news:

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Qld Police Will Be The First Cops Outside Of The US To Start Using This Absolutely Fucked Taser

Queensland Police officers shot more people last year than every other cop in the rest of Australia combined.

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Afternoon Update: CBA makes record profit; Home Affairs’ ChatGPT bungle; and France prepare for Matildas

Australia’s biggest lender posts $10.16bn cash profit even as more of its customers succumb to rising borrowing rates

The Guardian - AU

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Ex-husband of woman at centre of Australia death cap mushroom meal ‘skipped dinner at last minute’

The ex-husband of a woman at the centre of an alleged poisonous lunch in Australia was invited but skipped the deadly get-together at the last minute, it has been claimed.

Evening Standard

Australia's decision to again use the term 'occupied Palestinian territories' brings it into line with international law

Australia’s minister for foreign affairs, Penny Wong, has announced Australia will return to use of the term “occupied Palestinian territories”.

The Conversation

Who and when do England play next? Lionesses route to the World Cup final

England are through to the World Cup quarter-finals after beating Nigeria on penalties

The Independent UK

ABC exiting Twitter: Australia’s national broadcaster shuts down almost all accounts on Elon Musk’s X

The public broadcaster says interactions on the platform are ‘toxic’ as it closes almost all its Twitter accounts

The Guardian - AU

Thank God You're Here is back. Its success proves Australian TV is the perfect home for improv comedy

Improvised comedy TV show Thank God You’re Here returned last Wednesday after a 14 year hiatus, with its premiere drawing an impressive 684,000 viewers.

The Conversation

Efforts to find safe housing for homeless youth have gone backwards. Here's what the new national plan must do differently

What needs to change to greatly reduce youth homelessness in Australia? Now is the time to find answers to this question, and not just because it’s National Homelessness Week.

The Conversation

Money's tight for young people. Adding a Medicare-style levy to everyone's tax bill is the wrong way to increase aged-care funding

The funding of Australia’s aged care is fast reaching a critical point. As our recent report shows, the costs of providing high-quality services will likely escalate to A$40 billion by 2026 as the first baby boomers reach their eighties.

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Grace Brown faces 'daunting' task of turning silver to gold at Worlds time trial

'After coming second last year, we are hoping that maybe we can pull it together to win it'

The Conversation

'Your first emotion is panic': rips cause many beach drownings, but we can learn from the survivors

Danger lurks in the surf beaches of Australia in the form of rip currents or rips. These narrow, fast-flowing, seaward channels of water are responsible for an average 26 drownings a year and 80-90% of the thousands of surf rescues. Yet, unlike other well understood and feared natural hazards such…

The Guardian - AU

Zimmermann becomes Australia’s first billion-dollar fashion label after private equity acquisition

Brand founders Simone and Nicky Zimmermann retain minority shareholding and say they and current management will continue to run the label

Newcastle Herald

McCartney expected to be hottest ticket in town

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I was Israel’s most senior diplomat. I urge Australia to recognise the state of Palestine

We need support to push back against the efforts of the Israeli government and strive towards two democratic states living peacefully side by side

Cinemablend

An Australian City Wants Its Own Disneyland, But Could It Actually Happen?

Could Australia become the home of the next Disneyland?

The Guardian - AU

Greens back Labor after Liberal threat – as it happened

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Russian rocket debris falls from space in spectacular fireball over southern Australia (video)

A Russian rocket body fell back to Earth near southern Australia on Monday night (Aug. 7), putting on quite a show for observers in the region.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: consultants criticised over gas plan role, ‘ghost flights’ revealed, France to face Australia in World Cup quarter-final

EY did not disclose work for gas giant to NSW officials; Qatar Airways exploits loophole with ‘ghost flights’

LiveScience

Odd new shark species with humanlike molars discovered in Australia

The painted hornshark is only found in the deep waters of northeastern Australia.

The Conversation

A national university for regional Australia isn't necessarily a smart idea. Here's why

One of the headline ideas floated by the Universities Accord interim report is a second national university. This would be on top of the existing Australian National University in Canberra.

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