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Australian State Bans Praying for Transgender People to Reject Gender Ideology
PJ Media - Virginia
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September 13, 2025
Australia is once again trying to return to its roots as a prison colony, as the state of New South Wales reaffirmed that it is illegal to pray that “transgender” people will accept the sexes God gave them. It is difficult to wrap one’s mind...
Queensland gunman sparks emergency lockdown on the Sunshine Coast
PerthNow
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September 14, 2025
Queensland Police are scrambling to locate an armed gunman who fled into the suburbs of the Sunshine Coast after crashing a car. Just before 1pm on Sunday, a driver crashed a stolen vehicle crashed outside a property on Old Caloundra Road in...
Australia to spend $8 billion on nuclear submarine shipyard
Deutsche Welle
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September 14, 2025
Australia is shelling out an initial sum of AU$12 billion ($8 billion, €6.8 billion) to upgrade facilities at a shipyard as part of a 20-year plan to turn it into a maintenance center for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. The...
Australia’s Nuclear Submarine Fleet: Canberra To Invest $8 Billion To Upgrade ‘Nuke’ Shipyard Facilities
The Eurasian Times
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September 14, 2025
Australia will spend an initial Aus $12 billion (US$8 billion) to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government said Sunday. The “very significant” investment is to be spent over a decade to transform...
Australia invites US to use WA to maintain its nuclear submarines
WAtoday
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September 14, 2025
Australia has invited the United States to use its planned Henderson defence facility to maintain its fleet of nuclear submarines, which could ease Trump administration fears that America has too few of the boats in the water at any one time to...
Tasmania Devils AFL expansion 'in signficant jeopardy'
Sporting News
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September 14, 2025
Tasmania's controversial new stadium for its incoming AFL team faces yet another crucial step this coming week. Tasmania's planning commission will submit its assessment report of the Devils' proposed $945 million stadium at Macquarie Point in...
Australia to spend U.S. $8 billion on nuclear submarine shipyard facility
The Hindu
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September 14, 2025
The government is ploughing money into Perth’s Henderson Defence Precinct after signing the 2021 AUKUS pact with Britain and the United States to arm its navy with nuclear-powered submarines. | Photo Credit: AFP Australia will spend an initial...
Australia investing $12 billion for Henderson AUKUS work
Asia Pacific Defence Reporter
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September 14, 2025
The government of Australia will spend A$12 billion as part of its AUKUS plans and as the government hopes to keep US support for the submarine program. The funding is for additional development of the Henderson defence precinct in Western...
Australia Commits $12 Billion to Upgrade Henderson Shipyard for AUKUS Submarine Program
Mezha
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September 14, 2025
The Australian government said that the United States would have access to planned defence facilities in Western Australia for the supply of submarines under the AUKUS agreement. On Saturday, an expenditure of 12 billion Australian dollars was...
Australia bets big on AUKUS with RM33b shipyard upgrade for nuclear sub fleet
Malay Mail
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September 14, 2025
SYDNEY, Sept 14 — Australia will spend an initial A$12 billion (RM33.5 billion) to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government said Sunday. The investment is to be spent over a decade to transform a...
Australia's new university seeks closer China ties
Xinhua News Agency
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"There's so much misinformation in society about tensions that don't exist," said a professor at Australia's new Adelaide University, noting humanity has to work together. The university is exploring opportunities in education, research and...
Australia to spend $8 billion on AUKUS nuclear sub shipyard facility
Japan Times
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September 14, 2025
Sydney – Australia will spend an initial 12 billion Australian dollars ($8 billion) to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government said Sunday. The "very significant" investment is to be spent over...
Australian motorsport world in mourning after shock death of Aussie Racing Cars competitor Shane Mann
Daily Mail
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September 14, 2025
Aussie Racing Cars driver Shane Mann passes away By JAMES COONEY, SENIOR SPORT REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 22:14 EDT, 13 September 2025 | Updated: 22:14 EDT, 13 September 2025 The Australian motorsport community has been rocked by the sudden...
Australian thriller about ‘hard to watch subject’ now streaming for free in the UK
Metro
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September 14, 2025
A ‘gripping’ Australian thriller is now streaming for free (Picture: SBS) Over two years since it initially hit screens, an ‘exceptional’ Australian thriller is now available to watch in the UK. In 2023 the four-part series Safe Home was released....
Queensland kinksters crowned during Brisbane Leather Week
QNews
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September 14, 2025
BootCo Brisbane and Queensland Leather Pride have officially crowned their 2025 ambassadors at the end of Brisbane Leather Week. Each September, Brisbane Leather Week celebrates Queensland’s kink, leather and fetish communities with a week-long...
Australian fund managers’ exposure to Japan surges amid reforms
Financial Review
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September 14, 2025
The attendance of some of Australia’s most prominent fund managers and superannuation giants at a major Japanese investment conference last week has provided more evidence of how seriously the local industry is hunting for opportunities in the...
Australia’s home textile imports dip, India defies trend in H1
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Overall, Australia’s home textile imports dropped *.** per cent in H* **** compared with $***.*** million in the same period last year. Imports from China, which accounts for ** per cent of the market, declined *.** per cent to $***.*** million,...
Australia to Invest $8 Billion in Aukus Defense Hub Near Perth
Mint
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September 14, 2025
(Bloomberg) -- Australia will spend A$12 billion ($8 billion) on a defense hub to build naval ships and dock nuclear submarines, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will announce Sunday, as Canberra seeks to bolster US backing for the Aukus pact. The...
Australian Cricket Legend Steve Waugh On India Playing Pakistan At Asia Cup 2025
Free Press Journal
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September 14, 2025
The Asia Cup 2025 is underway, running from September 9 to September 28, and as the action heats up in the UAE, fans are keeping a close eye on how the teams are stacking up. The stage is set for one of cricket's most intense rivalries as India...
Victoria set to have first new national parks in more than a decade
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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September 14, 2025
The Victorian government is making assurances that the conversion of three state forests into national parks would not stop most people from doing the things they love to do in the bush. Legislation introduced to state parliament last Wednesday...