Australia’s biggest listed casino operator suspended from stock exchange | Economy

Australia’s biggest listed casino operator suspended from stock exchange | Economy

Star Entertainment Group delisted days after damning report by casino regulator in New South Wales. Australia’s largest publicly traded casino operator has been temporarily suspended from the country’s stock exchange after failing to lodge its annual financial results. Star Entertainment Group was delisted from the Australian Securities Exchange on Monday…

Depressed fish? How Prozac in lakes and rivers may harm aquatic life | Wildlife News

Depressed fish? How Prozac in lakes and rivers may harm aquatic life | Wildlife News

Traces of the anti-depressant, fluoxetine – often better known by its commercial name, Prozac – have been detected by an Australian-Italian joint study of lakes and rivers, and may be affecting freshwater fish. A five-year study by scientists from Monash University’s School of Biological Sciences and the University of Tuscia’s…

‘I wish I was listened to’: NSW to respond to landmark birth trauma inquiry | Women News

‘I wish I was listened to’: NSW to respond to landmark birth trauma inquiry | Women News

Sydney, Australia – Sam Hall, an Aboriginal woman from Ormiston in southeast Queensland, was 40 weeks pregnant when she felt her baby’s movements slow. She was already anxious about her son’s safety – earlier scans had found possible problems with her pregnancy, and her partner had genetic heart issues. But…

Is China influencing a leading Australian orchestra? | Censorship

Is China influencing a leading Australian orchestra? | Censorship

101 East investigates allegations of China’s influence over one of Australia’s leading publicly funded orchestras. After years of tensions, Australia is rebuilding its relationship with China, including through arts and culture. But a series of concerts sponsored by the Chinese and Australian governments have become a cause for public disquiet….

Australia gives workers right to ignore bosses’ after-hours calls, emails | Labour Rights

Australia gives workers right to ignore bosses’ after-hours calls, emails | Labour Rights

Sydney, Australia – Australia is extending its laidback reputation to the workplace by granting employees a “right to disconnect” when they are off the clock. Australian workers on Monday gained the legal right to ignore emails and phone calls from bosses outside of work hours, unless doing so is deemed…

Transgender woman’s ban from female-only app discriminatory, court rules | LGBTQ News

Transgender woman’s ban from female-only app discriminatory, court rules | LGBTQ News

Australian judge orders trans woman be paid $6,700 in compensation over exclusion from Giggle for Girls networking app. A transgender woman in Australia was unlawfully discriminated against when she was barred from a female-only social media community, a court has ruled. Roxanne Tickle, a transgender woman from the state of…

Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats | Politics News

Pacific Islands leaders to meet as region faces ‘polycrisis’ of threats | Politics News

The last time UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres held a summit with the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum, he made international news as he stood thigh-deep, dressed in a suit and tie, in the sea off the coast of Tuvalu. “Our Sinking Planet”, read the headline on the cover of…

Australian Olympian Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn signs with influencer agency
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Australian Olympian Rachael ‘Raygun’ Gunn signs with influencer agency

Raygun has signed with a talent agency, but there are suggestions the breakdancer has already missed the boat. Rachael Gunn, who used the name ‘Raygun’ during her widely mocked breaking appearance at the Paris Olympic Games, continues to figure prominently in the Australian media. This week the 36-year-old Gunn was linked…

Indonesia and Australia finalise ‘significant’ defence pact | Military News

Indonesia and Australia finalise ‘significant’ defence pact | Military News

The move comes as Indonesia’s president-elect Prabowo Subianto prepares to take office later this year. Australia and Indonesia have finalised a new defence pact, cementing closer ties between the countries as Prabowo Subianto prepares to take office as Indonesia’s next president in October. The details of the defence agreement, which…