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Falling Interest Rates Spur Increased Home Loan Borrowing in Australia

Falling interest rates in Australia are prompting potential home buyers to borrow to their maximum capacity again, reversing a trend of reduced borrowing seen during the rate hiking cycle; however, mortgage brokers warn against overextending.

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Reduced Inequality
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Australia's EV Sales Lag Global Growth

Australia's electric vehicle (EV) sales lag significantly behind global trends; only 5.9% of new car sales were EVs in April 2024, despite 90 models available and a stated national interest in climate change. This underperformance is attributed to insufficient charging infrastructure, consumer prefe...

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Climate Action
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Queensland Restricts Good Character References in Rape Sentencing

Queensland's parliament passed legislation restricting the use of good character references in rape sentencing, following a report highlighting their negative impact on victims; references can now only be considered if relevant to rehabilitation or future risk, a change welcomed by some but deemed i...

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Gender Equality
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UN Condemns Queensland's Youth Crime Bill

The UN urged Queensland to reject its youth crime bill, which sentences children as adults for 33 offenses, impacting Indigenous children disproportionately, despite government claims it improves safety and the opposition's support due to the government's majority.

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No Poverty
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Green360's High-Quality Metakaolin Passes Lab Tests, Poised for Commercialization

Green360 Technology's high-reactivity metakaolin, exceeding 88% amorphous content, successfully passed lab tests proving its suitability for low-carbon cement and high-performance concrete; commercial trials are starting soon with partner PERMAcast.

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Climate Action
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RBA Cuts Cash Rate to 3.85%, Citing Inflation and Global Trade Uncertainty

The Reserve Bank of Australia lowered its cash rate by 0.25% to 3.85% on [Date], aiming to alleviate pressure on mortgage holders amid high living costs and global trade uncertainty caused by Donald Trump's tariffs; the RBA projects almost 300,000 job losses in a worst-case trade war scenario.

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Mary and Max" Receives Wide Release After 15 Years

Adam Elliot's stop-motion film "Mary and Max" (2009), initially limited to film festivals, finally gets a Dutch cinema release in 2024 due to the success of Elliot's "Memoir of a Snail"; the film follows a pen friendship between a young Australian girl and a New York man, exploring themes of lonelin...

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Reduced Inequality
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Mental Health Central in Case of Grandsons' Murders

Kathleen Heggs, 66, is charged with murdering her six and seven-year-old grandsons in Coonabarabran, NSW, on May 5th; her mental health will be the focus of her defense, while the community mourns the loss of the two boys.

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Good Health and Well-being
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\$9.6 Million Awarded for Royal Exhibition Building Repairs

The Royal Exhibition Building in Melbourne received \$9.6 million in state budget funding for urgent repairs, addressing deterioration from previous funding cuts, but this falls significantly short of the \$50 million needed for complete restoration.

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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Construction Industry Violence Highlights Reform Failures

The ongoing violence and intimidation in Australia's construction sector, including recent firebombings of family homes of construction firm directors, highlights the ineffectiveness of government reforms and the impunity with which criminals operate, despite a seven-year investigation into alleged ...

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Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions
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Advance Metals Expands Gold Drilling Program at Myrtleford Project Following High-Grade Discoveries

Advance Metals announced an expanded 10-hole drilling program at its Myrtleford gold project in Victoria, Australia, following highly encouraging results from an initial eight-hole program that included significant gold intersections at Happy Valley (e.g., 7.5m at 47.9g/t gold) and plans to test add...

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Decent Work and Economic Growth
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Baby Humpback Whales Found Far South of Expected Breeding Grounds

A new study reveals that baby humpback whales are being sighted significantly further south than previously assumed, challenging established understanding of their migration and breeding patterns, with over 200 confirmed sightings across an expanded area from Queensland to Tasmania and New Zealand's...

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Life Below Water

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