Vidhya CK

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has ordered five companies to sell their shares totaling 10.4% of rare earth miner Northern Minerals Limited on suspicions of share trading among Chinese shareholders.

Giles made the claim last week while speaking to the media when he was asked why the 153 released detainees were not being placed under electronic monitoring.

Fair Work Commission increased the minimum weekly wages to AU$915.90, and hourly wages to AU$24.10, based on a 38-hour working week.

Australian Border Force officials told Senate estimates that of the 153 immigration detainees released, 76 were under electronic monitoring and 68 subject to curfews, which were generally from 10pm to 6am.

The letter came as Labor senator Fatima Payman resigned from her position on two parliamentary foreign affairs committees. Earlier in May, Payman had broken ranks from her party, demanding the Labor government to impose trade sanctions against Israel.

In December 2023, China had eased exports from three local shippers, while limiting two others.

Australia has contributed more than AU$1 billion, including AU$880 million military aid, to Ukraine since the Russian invasion began.

As espionage activities saw an uptick, federal politicians raised concerns over the lack of vetting process in hiring political staff and a vulnerable security landscape ahead of the next elections.

The rise in price in five months is being attributed partly to the increased cost of petrol, holiday travel and health.

DNA tests by scientists revealed nine of the 91 fillets sold were scalloped hammerhead, greeneye spurdog or school shark -- all considered threatened species in Australia.

According to data released by Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) on Tuesday, the retail sales rose 0.1% in April from March, when they fell 0.4%, though the market prediction was a rise of 0.2%.

As a result of the massive inflow and 10.9% rate of return, the industry's assets rose 11% annually to AU$3.85 trillion.

Under the Labor government's proposed bill, hate speech will be made a criminal offence leading to penalties if it leads to violence or damage.

In 2023, the WA government reversed the state's Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act 2021 to its original 1972 status just five weeks after the new legislation was implemented.

Understanding about consent will empower future generations to maintain healthy relationships, stated Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth.

Acknowledging the resilience of the Aboriginal people, Shane Patton vowed to do better towards mending the historical wounds and injustices.

In July 2022, the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network (AMAN) lodged a lawsuit against X after the social media platform refused to remove hateful comments from a far-right conspiracy blog.

"At least from the military perspective, there is no expectation of anybody participating in any conflict with us, because those decisions are national sovereign decisions," The Guardian quoted the deputy commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command as saying. "We don't dictate that to other countries."

However, the disclosures would be subject to confidentiality obligations and national security regulations, the university said.

Australia looks to end its reliance on China for the batteries that powers mobile phones, electric vehicles, and heavy equipment.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese had refused to comment on the issue on Tuesday, saying it was a court process.

According to the report by Australia's leading scientific organization that calculates the costs for large-scale reactors for the first time, building the nuclear power plant would take at least 15 years, which would overshoot the deadline to end coal-fired power

The drugs, Ozempic and Mounjaro, which are approved drugs to treat for type 2 diabetes, are sometimes prescribed off-label to overweight and obese people.

A three-judge ICC panel is expected to review the evidence in about two months and determine whether to go forward with the proceedings.

The Women's Safety and Justice Taskforce recommends legal amendments aimed at improving the justice system response in the domestic, family and sexual violence cases.

Australia has been pressing France for four days to give clearance to bring back its stranded citizens.

French official said police operation to regain control of highway connecting the Nouméa Airport would take several days.

Under Australia's anti-terrorism laws, those who travel to places that posing a good risk of terror activity could be prosecuted. This provision is set to end in September this year.

University of Queensland management warns students of disciplinary action for raising chanting anti-Israel slogans and using the word "intifada," the Arabic word for uprising.