Australia

I’m feeling stuck about whether to pursue a career as a Funeral Celebrant. Any suggestions

Aunties been on the sauce again..

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/3069921

Universities Australia - a body representing 39 universities in Australia - has called on the federal government to join Horizon Europe in a bid to strengthen the nation’s economic resilience and global competitiveness through enhanced international research collaboration.

Horizon Europe, a major European Union research and innovation program, offers substantial funding for global partnerships focused on tackling complex global challenges. Association with the program would have provided Australian researchers access to this multi-billion-dollar fund and enabled closer scientific cooperation with international peers.

Universities Australia Chief Executive Luke Sheehy said joining Horizon Europe would have sparked a cycle of innovation, strengthened partnerships, and driven economic growth.

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“If we’re serious about building a prosperous and productive economy, then we need a seat at the table—especially in a shifting and increasingly complex global environment,” he said.

Mr Sheehy warned that rising geopolitical tensions risked disrupting existing research alliances, and that Australia needed to act to maintain its competitive edge.

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The results of a landmark longitudinal study into domestic violence paint a grim picture, but they also point to key solutions, especially before men offend.

This video covers:

• Why the NSN nazi org typically resort to cowardly flash-mobbing at 3:30am when no-one is around
• What they aim to achieve through flash mobs, and in their own words, the effect they want to have in media
• How the way we share news of these events can promote their group (increasing its funding and its ability to form a legal political party)
• Exclusive footage of those nazis getting beaten up

Since this is an important topic, especially for social media users, please share this video to other communities!

(I was late to watch and share so that Anti-Racism Action event mentioned at the very end has already happened.)

Not sure how widely this little drama is known outside of Tassie. But this farce just keeps getting more ridiculous.

cross-posted from: https://scribe.disroot.org/post/3009371

Australian and European Union trade negotiators will spend two days thrashing out the details of a potential new agreement after a breakthrough meeting between Australia’s Trade Minister Don Farrell and his EU counterpart [Trade and Economic Security Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič] in Paris.

The trade talks collapsed in 2023 over the EU’s refusal to allow more Australian beef into the single market.

But as a result of US President Donald Trump imposing tariffs on the EU and Australia, and most recently increasing duties on steel to 50 per cent, both sides want to see if they can try again.

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“Both sides reviewed shared objectives for a strong and reformed rules-based trading system and took stock of EU-Australia FTA negotiations,” the Commission spokesman said after the meeting that lasted one hour.

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Technical teams will now compare notes on outstanding issues.

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The European Australian Business Council [a non-profit, member-based organisation that promotes trade and investment between Europe and Australia] estimates that as Australia’s third largest trading partner after China and Japan, a trade deal with the EU could deliver between up to $7.4 billion dollars extra to Australia’s GDP by 2030.

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More than a dozen organisations representing different sectors of Australia urged the political leaders to take the deal across the line.

They include the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australian Industry Group, Australian Services Roundtable, Business Council of Australia, Export Council of Australia, Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries, the Group of Eight, Medicines Australia, Minerals Council of Australia, Property Council of Australia, Super Members Council, and Tourism and Transport Forum.

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The Australian Federal Court has been rocked by a major new case, as Beef Weelington has filed a defamation suit against Death Cap Mushrooms claiming the later has permanently damaged their reputation.

The plaintiff alleges their reputation has been tarnished, with the addition of the death caps leaving a bad taste in people’s mouths.

“The case of B. Wellington vs. D.C. Mushroom is a textbook ‘He-said, Beef-said’ story,” said one federal court justice. [...]

Australia's defence minister Richard Marles has called on China to explain why it needs to have "such an extraordinary military build-up".

He said Beijing needs to provide greater transparency and reassurance as it is the "fundamental issue" for the region.

Meanwhile, the Philippines defence minister Gilberto Teodoro Jr has called China "absolutely irresponsible and reckless" in its actions in the South China Sea.

The ministers had separately addressed reporters on the sidelines of an Asian defence summit held in Singapore.

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