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How drug gangs use social media to recruit Thai air crew as couriers

Reuters — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 08:38:42 +0000

Bangkok, Thailand – Early in the morning on June 18, a message from an unknown account slipped into the TikTok inbox of a flight attendant in Bangkok with a series of questions: “Are you flying to Australia? Do you do carry-for-hire? What is your rate?” The 30-year-old, who flies for a regional budget carrier, ignored

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Australia hits gambling advertising, advocates say not hard enough

Reuters — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:38:07 +0000

Sydney, Australia – Australia said it would ban gambling advertisements featuring celebrities and limit online gambling advertisements to internet users over 18 from next year, an attempt to appease public health concerns but falling short of measures recommended by its own inquiry. Nearly three years since his government’s review recommended a total ban of online gambling advertisements, citing a blowout

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Australia’s Albanese says war’s economic shock will be felt for months; urges using public transport

Reuters — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:34:18 +0000

Sydney, Australia – Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese warned the economic shocks of the war in Middle East would be felt for months and encouraged citizens to take public transport in a rare address to the nation on Wednesday. The address was broadcast simultaneously across major television and radio networks at 7 p.m. (0800 GMT). Similar addresses

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Australia investigates tech giants over social media ban compliance

Byron Kaye, Reuters — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:37:56 +0000

Sydney, Australia – The Australian internet regulator said it was investigating five of the biggest social media platforms for suspected breaches of its new under-16 ban, its strongest signal yet that companies may face enforcement action under a world-first regime. The announcement marks the government’s first public assessment of compliance with the law that is

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Australia to halve tax on petrol to bring down costs in wake of Iran war

Christine Chen, Reuters — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 02:36:40 +0000

Sydney, Australia – Australia will halve the tax on fuel and diesel for three months in a push to bring down costs that have surged due to the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Monday. The halving of the tax, known as the fuel excise, would reduce the cost of fuel

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Australia pledges $2.7 billion to progress nuclear submarine shipyard build

Reuters — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 03:02:27 +0000

Australia said on Sunday, Feb. 15, it would spend A$3.9 billion ($2.76 billion) to progress construction of a shipyard that will help deliver nuclear-powered submarines under the trilateral AUKUS defense pact with the US and Britain.

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Christmas celebrations muted at Bondi as Australians grieve after deadly shooting

Reuters — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 05:39:49 +0000

Sydney, Australia – Christmas celebrations were muted at Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach on Thursday in the aftermath of a terror attack that killed 15 people there more than a week ago, as the community continued to grapple with the country’s deadliest mass shooting in nearly three decades. Police patrolled across the beachfront in Bondi, a traditional

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Australian state passes tougher gun, protest law after Bondi Beach shooting

Renju Jose, Reuters — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 02:49:52 +0000

Sydney, Australia – Australia’s most populous state on Wednesday passed sweeping new gun and anti-terror rules following the mass shooting on Bondi Beach, tightening firearm ownership, banning public display of terror symbols and strengthening police power to curb protests. The New South Wales state parliament passed the Terrorism and Other Legislation Amendment Bill early morning

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