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Ally the Alligator puts up big fight as Australian Reptile Park takes eggs out of summer heat

It takes eight wranglers to force a 200 kilogram alligator in its most aggressive state away from a well-guarded nest of eggs, but they need to be taken to ensure their survival.




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Quiz: How much do you really know about the Australian beef industry?

Do you know how long to rest a steak? Who predicted lab meat in 1931? And do you really know what a heifer is? Dig in to our beef quiz.




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Nazi memorabilia auction in Western Australian city condemned as 'morally repugnant' by Jewish group

Private collectors snap up dozens of artefacts from the Third Reich at an auction, showing the popularity and value of Nazi military memorabilia is on the rise.




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Donald Trump's trade war with China is causing Australian wool prices to drop

It's not just stockbrokers who are watching the China and US trade war Australia's wool market has fallen to its lowest level in a year-and-a-half due to uncertainty surrounding tariffs.




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Pig farmers leave industry in droves, despite desperate plea to buy Australian pork

Pig producers in New South Wales battle a combination of factors that have seen up to 80 per cent of them selling all their pigs and leaving the industry.




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The Australian shearer who torched Al Aqsa Mosque in a bid to bring on the apocalypse

In 1969 a young Australian shearer travelled to Israel to orchestrate an arson attack he believed would prompt the return of Jesus and usher in the end of the world. The consequences still ring today.



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An Indigenous Australian war hero of WWI

Many Indigenous Australian soldiers enlisted to serve in World War I despite being discriminated against, and many were awarded medals for heroic acts. Do you think they were recognised for their loyalty and courage when they returned home from war? What happened to Frederick Prentice when he returned home?




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Australian GP canceled over coronavirus fears




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Rizwan’s contribution to Australian cricket

FROM being unwanted by Australia due to visa issues, Ali Rizwan is now a much wanted member for the Sydney Thunder Nation Cup All-Stars and is even invited to bowl to international teams at net practices.




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Princess Offer Australian Menu To Help Wildlife

Hamilton Princess & Beach Club is raising money for Australian charity, Sydney Wildlife, in the wake of the country’s devastating bushfires. Marcus’, the hotel’s flagship restaurant, will be offering a special, Australian-themed a la carte menu for lunch and dinner on Friday, January 31st, with proceeds set to assist orphaned native animals in Australia. Diners will […]

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Australian contact-tracing app sent no data to contact-tracers for at least ten days after hurried launch

Doesn't play well on iPhones, but bureaucrats rushed it out rather than wait months for perfection. Meanwhile serious bug reports have emerged

Australia’s “COVIDSafe” contact-tracing app was rushed to market in the knowledge it would perform poorly on some devices and without agreements in place to let actual contact-tracers use the data it collects. As a result, no collected data has been used in at least 10 days since its launch.…




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IBM Recognises Leading Australian IBM Cognos Partners of the Year

The 2009 IBM Cognos Partner Awards recognise Australian channel partners that meet or exceed assigned revenue targets , such as license sales and maintenance deals, and, create successful customer relationships through the delivery of IBM Cognos Performance Management based solutions for the IBM full fiscal year 2008, ended December 31st 2008.




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IBM Smarter Government Implementation To Help Reduce Reporting Burden For Australian Businesses

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced the successful delivery of the Core Services IT platform that supports the Australian Federal Government’s Standard Business Reporting (SBR) initiative, which aims to save businesses time, money and effort through the provision of an online reporting capability.




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Australian cities not keeping up with commuter needs: IBM Commuter Pain Study

- The majority of Australians are stressed by their daily commute affecting health, lifestyles and Australia’s productivity - Accurate and timely information on road conditions key to reducing stress for Australians - National study highlights Australian commuter habits and frustrations



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IBM serves real time interactive data to fans at the Australian Open

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Tennis Australia today announced new and expanded data driven experiences that will enhance Australian Open 2015 for fans on site and around the world. IBM SlamTracker has been redesigned with new point-by-point data visualisations, commentary and statistics that include player and ball movement data for the first time ever at the Australian Open. IBM CrowdTracker, new for 2015, will provide fans with live match, venue and social information via ausopen.com and the official Australian Open apps.



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Australian Federal Government signs a $1B five-year agreement with IBM

The Australian Federal Government today announced that it has awarded IBM (NYSE: IBM) a new AU$1B, five-year Whole of Government agreement to be a major technology partner with the Australian government.




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Australian Settlements Limited Taps IBM Cloud in Preparation for New Payments Platform

ASL to benefit from IBM Cloud and IBM PureApplication to deliver for secure real time payments for NPP Australia



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IBM Watson Health announces Australian-first collaboration with Icon Group to transform oncology care.

Icon Group first in Australia to adopt world-leading technology as part of its comprehensive cancer care offering




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Australian Start-Up Lingmo beats Global Competitors in race to market for AI Translation Earpiece

Lingmo’s Translate One2One uses IBM Watson Artificial Intelligence technology to translate in natural language.




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Australian Start-Up Oovvuu taps IBM Watson to deliver video on demand news

New advertising streams for global news organisations uncovered by AI




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Australian Bureau of Statistics Adopts IBM Social Software to Boost Employee Collaboration

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) is adopting IBM social software to support the way thousands of employees connect and interact.




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Study Reveals Australian Office Workers Stressed by Irrelevant Email Overload

Study Reveals Australian Office Workers Stressed by Irrelevant Email Overload




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Foundation for Young Australians builds smarter research with IBM

IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that the Foundation for Young Australians has successfully integrated IBM’s SPSS analytics platform into its research capabilities, resulting in significant boosts to the organisation’s reputation as a national leader in its field.




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IBM helps Australian Bureau of Statistics break records with the 2011 eCensus

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today announced that more than 2.6 million households across Australia submitting Census forms via the web-based eCensus solution. This represents a significant jump from the 2006 Census, when 778,000 (9.1 per cent) of Australian households completed their forms online.



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Australian Research Report Shows Global Expansion Main Driver for Business Process Outsourcing

IBM Australia (NYSE: IBM) and The Sauce, today published the first Australian BPO Report 2012 (ABPO Report), which investigates the current state of business process outsourcing in Australia and points to future trends. Global expansion is seen to be the key driver and benefit of outsourcing decisions amongst 71 percent of organisations surveyed. The report also showed significant anticipated growth in business process outsourcing activity among large organisations with between 1,000 to 5,000 employees (this constituted one-third of all respondents). This group of Australian organisations is expecting an increase of 20 percent over the next two years.



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IBM study finds majority of Australian shoppers “apathetic” towards retailers, hungry for multi-channel innovation

An IBM (NYSE: IBM) study of 26,000 consumers from 14 countries -- including almost 2,000 Australians.-- found that over 60% of Australian consumers identify themselves as “apathetic” in their choice of primary retailer – almost double those who see themselves as advocates of a particular retailer. As such Australian retailers have a significant opportunity to capture shopper loyalty, but they need to capitalise on existing investments in multi-channel and accelerate customer engagement across all channels, including mobile devices and social media platforms in order to win in this globally competitive sector.



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Australian Customs and Border Protection Service Selects IBM to Secure Australia’s Borders

The Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (ACBPS) has implemented an advanced passenger analysis solution with IBM to improve border security.



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Australian Air Force upgrades ;-)


It's not every Air Force that has its own balloons, but the Royal Australian Air Force does have some operated by No. 28 Squadron, based in the nation's capital -- Canberra.

The balloon crews conduct regular training flights in the Canberra area in addition to conducting a touring program. Air Force balloon crews represent the service by traveling to many regions of the country where the mobility of a hot air balloon allows them to show the flag at events where it isn't possible or economical to send an RAAF aircraft.

Flying from open spaces rather than airfields, the balloons get around. These photos from the RAAF website are labeled balloon fiesta over Canberra (top), crew (above), burners (below) and one I'll call envelope (at the bottom). The photographers are not identified.




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Australian jockey banned for head-butting fellow rider

Australian jockey Luke Tarrant has been given a six-month ban after head-butting fellow rider Larry Cassidy during an altercation at Doomben.




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Australian Open contingency scenarios revealed amid Rafael Nadal fears for 2020 season



Rafael Nadal expressed his worry this week that there may not be any more tennis in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic.




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Australians urged to sign up to tracking app

PM Scott Morrison said wide usage would be the "ticket" to normal life resuming as soon as possible.




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The Evolution of Australian Foreign Policy

12 March 2014 - 9:00am to 10:00am

Chatham House, London

Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government
Chair: Lord Michael Williams of Baglan, Distinguished Visiting Fellow and Acting Head, Asia Programme, Chatham House

Australia’s new foreign minister will reflect on the country’s relations and policy priorities within the Asia-Pacific region. The speaker will also discuss how Australia is working to build Asian regional architecture and to strengthen the international rules-based order.

ASK A QUESTION: Send questions for the speaker by email to questions@chathamhouse.org or using #askCH on Twitter. A selection will be put to her during the event.

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Undercurrents: Episode 14 - Sustainable Energy for Refugees and Australian Foreign Policy




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Recent Australian wildfires made worse by logging

(University of Queensland) Logging of native forests increases the risk and severity of fire and likely had a profound effect on the recent, catastrophic Australian bushfires, according to new research.In the wake of the country's worst forest fires in recorded history, University of Queensland researchers have been part of an international collaboration, investigating Australia's historical and contemporary land-use.




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Australian Federal Police walk away from $145 million Israeli crime-fighting software deal

Police walk away from deal with contractor, conceding numerous issues have put project beyond rescue.




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Australians are avoiding cash-only businesses: survey

As internet banking and tap-and-go cards become ubiquitous, Australians are beginning to reject businesses that operate on a cash only basis.




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How Australian public service's digital reforms will happen, according to the Digital Transformation Office

The millions of customers, the short deadline: how the public service's digital revolution will start.




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Australian public service's 'gap in capability' to deal with digital revolution

State of the Service report outlines the major hurdle to digital reform.




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Australian companies targeted by identity thieves for tax frauds

Australian companies are having their identities hijacked by international criminals who use them to try to defraud the Australian Taxation Office.




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Delayed Australian data breach notification bill lands

Australians will be informed of certain breaches of their personal information under new laws being proposed by the Turnbull government, but only if the company or organisation breached turns over $3 million in revenue a year.




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Australian public service failing to share information: Public Sector Data Management report

A report has revealed stunning examples of public service inefficiency when it comes to releasing and managing data.




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Is the Australian government agile and innovative? Not to those in the start-ups world

Public service departments "too nervous" to innovate, say start-ups.




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How federal government departments are protecting Australians' data against cyber hack

Cyber Security Minister Dan Tehan says the government can't rule out vulnerabilities to cyber threats.




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Tax time IT problems strike again at Australian Taxation Office

Slow internet is causing headaches during a busy time at the Tax Office.




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Australian Cardinal George Pell knew of child abuse, report says

Pell, a former Vatican treasurer, was aware of child abuse being committed by clergy by 1973, contrary to his long-held assertions that he knew nothing about the accusations.




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The Evolution of the Australian System for Selecting Economic Immigrants

Since the mid-1990s, Australia has moved away from a focus on family reunification to place greater emphasis on workers coming via temporary and permanent channels. The evolution of the country's points-based model for selecting economic migrants and move to a predominately employer-driven system offer lessons for other countries that seek to develop a tailored and targeted immigration selection system.




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South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal significant decisions / presented by the Hon. Justice Greg Parker PSM.