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NAB, Westpac, ANZ, Commonwealth Bank, Bendigo Bank and Suncorp stated their functioning was impacted by the outage.

Germany-based Foundation will reimburse majority of the cost, Australia's tax payers will have to pay about AU$100,000 for travel expenses of U.S. and U.K. ambassadors.

Identifying each customer and informing them of the hack was not financially viable for the company, MediSecure stated, adding that 6.5 terabytes of data was stolen.

The uptick has made economists expect a rise in interest rate by the Reserve Bank Of Australia (RBA), when it meets in August.

The Fair Work Ombudsman has stated it will investigate the allegations against the trade union including corruption and coercion claims regarding contracts.

Following the outages, NSW failed to access low-priced electricity from southern NSW and neighboring regions. These factors enabled some of the market participants to maximize their profits.

Addressing the 16,000 staff on Wednesday, executive chairman Andrew Forrest said 700 persons from Fortescue's global operations will be offered redundancies, which was expected to be finalized by July end.

Work Relations Minister Tony Burke said the government will not deregister the union, but will implement legislation if the union opposed the appointment of independent administrators.

Only 11% Australians marked they were "very satisfied" with the way democracy was working in their country, while 26% were "satisfied," 18% were "dissatisfied" and 12% were "very dissatisfied."

While tech entrepreneur John-Paul Thorbjornsen was the largest single donor to CLP with AU$125,000, construction firm Ray Bail Investments Pty Ltd donated AU$204,500.

While NAB was the largest lender in 2023 with AU$1.4 billion, ANZ topped the list with a total of AU$20 billion in the first quarter of 2024.

The logo is similar to the Australia Made logo that features a green triangle with a jumping kangaroo in the middle.

"I'm very pleased to see the Australian government is stepping up assistance to Ukraine. I think this is also a reaction to what Russia is doing here in the region, what Russia is doing with North Korea after the signing of the security agreement," Ukrainian ambassador to Australia said.

NSW hosted a drug summit in 1999, when the state recorded the highest number of opioid-related deaths. Sydney's Medically Supervised Injecting Centre (MSIC), the first supervised drug consumption facility in Australia, was the outcome of the summit.

"Weak income growth for people born in the 1990s reflects the poor economic outcomes experienced by younger people following the global financial crisis (GFC)," the report said.

The EPA alerted the residents of Melbourne West to avoid contact with contaminated water at the surrounding suburban area after pollutants carried by water used by firefighters entered the waterways.

"This level of animal distress is appalling and can neither be condoned or excused," the report claimed. "There are cases of extreme distress, deep claw marks gouged all over the inside of metal cages and recent pools of blood from toe nails that had been ripped off from clawing at the cage door in distress."

There were no reports of injuries, and the chemical factory workers were evacuated. The people have been told to remain indoors and a major Melbourne freeway and all roads in the area have been closed.

Minns said the nation's national day should be observed to recognize the people who have sacrificed for the country, adding that there was a growing trend to commercialize the Anzac Day while ignoring the day's relevance.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said his government was committed to end the violence, adding that the recent tragic events were a reminder that "we have a long way to go."

Communications Minister Michelle Rowland stated that stocktaking could be an ongoing process. "This I actually think going forward, given the threat level, given the amount of concern over foreign interference, this is may well be something that continues into the future, and rightly so."

Community groups have documented a steep rise in Islamophobia and antisemitism since the Hamas attack and the Israeli bombardment in Gaza. The federal government will soon appoint an envoy to combat Islamophobia.

Australia and the U.S. are co-hosting the two-day Pacific Banking Forum, which will have 300 participants, including representatives from Pacific countries, commercial banks and officials from the International Monetary Fund.

On Monday, airport's CEO Lorie Argus announced their decision to support the state government's proposal in constructing an above ground station, which experts had termed a cheaper option vis-à-vis the airport's demand for an underground station.

The Northern Territory Commissioner announced the three-night curfew, which will apply to both children and adults.

The resurgence of hybrids has taken the automobile industry by surprise as automakers were inclined to phasing out internal combustion engine vehicles. But, with the demand for hybrids rising, automakers Ford, General Motors, Mercedes-Benz and Volkswagen are delaying EV plans.

Though Australia produces surplus gas, a bulk of the supply is contracted for export. ACCC reported that in 2025, liquefied natural gas producers are expected to export 1369 petajoules, or about 71% of output.

Pointing to the Labor Party that has members from diverse religions, Albanese said, "That's the way you bring cohesion. It seems to me, as well, beyond obvious that it is not in the interest of smaller minority groups to isolate themselves – which is what a faith-based party system would do."

The weather station at Sheffield in Tasmania recorded a pressure of 1,044.6 hectopascals (hPa), at 10:30 am Thursday, which experts said, if confirmed, could break the previous record.