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Australia Share Market Movers: BUB, IGL, and WAF Across ASX Indices
Kalkine Media
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June 18, 2025
Highlights Bubs Australia, IVE Group, and West African Resources operate across key indices Exposure in ASX 200, ASX 300, and All Ordinaries reflects sector presence Sector alignment spans consumer staples, communication services, and materials...
Have books, will travel: Confessions of a globetrotting bibliophile
Christian Science Monitor
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June 18, 2025
A few months ago a floor-to-ceiling bookshelf was installed in the spare room of my cozy home in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Putting up a bookshelf is usually neither here nor there, but this one marked an occasion worth celebrating. It was the first...
Why an unexpected $20 Kmart car buy is selling out across Australia this week: 'Please gatekeep this one'
Daily Mail
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June 18, 2025
An Australian car cleaner has triggered a mass rush to Kmart this week after stumbling across a $20 foam car wash gun in store and singing its praises to millions. Delicate Detailing, a professional mobile detailer based in the Hunter Region of...
Orange Aquatic Centre to adopt Royal Life Saving Australia Keep Watch at Public Pools safety requirements
Australian Leisure
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Orange City Council has advised that from 1st July, Orange Aquatic Centre will be introducing stronger supervision requirements for parents and carers to address concerns regarding the active supervision of children at the centre. From 1st July,...
FIJI GIRMIT FOUNDATION AUSTRALIA GLOBAL GIRMIT LEGACY AWARDS 2025
Indian Times
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June 18, 2025
Message from the Host – Deo Family Charitable Foundation NAMASTE, Ramram, Namaskaram, Salam Walekum, Bula and hello to all, Today, we gather to honour and remember the sacrifices and hardships of our ancestors, the Girmitiyas, who paved the way...
The StandardX Melbourne opens retail concept, The Box
Hotel Management
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June 18, 2025
The StandardX, Melbourne has opened a carefully curated retail concept on the ground floor of the hotel. Open daily from 11AM -10:30PM, the retail store, known as The Box, is home to fashion, wellness, local beverages and gourmet items from some...
Finalists announced for 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards
Australian Leisure
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Finalists have been announced for the 2025 Australian Sport, Recreation and Play Innovation Awards being hosted by the National Sports & Physical Activity Convention(NSC). The purpose of these awards is to recognise individuals, government,...
NordVPN is giving out free Amazon gift cards in the UK and Australia – just in time for Prime Day
Tom's Guide
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June 18, 2025
Last week, NordVPN dropped one of its all-time great deals in the US and Canada, and the offer is now live in the UK and Australia. Free Amazon gift cards are on offer, with up to £50 available in the UK and AU$40 in Australia. Amazon Prime Day is...
Ten new fiction and non-fiction books to add to your reading list
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 18, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size From gothic horror in Italy and gay love in the outback to a poetic call to arms about our...
When Can Australians Watch ‘America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders’ Season 2?
Marie Claire Australia
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June 18, 2025
When America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders first dropped in 2024, it was an overnight success. Now, with season 2 set to take over our screens – and minds – the time has come for Australia to whip out the pom poms once more. The...
The Music Searches For Australia’s Best Record Store
The Music.com.au
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June 18, 2025
The Music is launching a new project to shine a light on the front line of Australia’s music industry: the record store! While everyone’s been talking about streaming and digital, there has been a quiet revolution happening across the suburbs,...
Celebrating the South Australian Animals, Great and Small, That Enrich Our Biodiversity
The Good Men Project - California
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June 17, 2025
On May 22, we marked International Day for Biodiversity. From the tiny Western pygmy possum through to some of our prehistoric beasts, we truly have a diverse array of native species to celebrate in South Australia. Some of the animals you’ll read...
Tips from the top: an arty Saturday in Lagos with author and publisher Toni Kan
The Financial Times
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June 18, 2025
This article is part of FT Globetrotter’s guide to Lagos Lagos’s arteries are clogged from Monday to Friday. Workers commuting to and from work, mostly from the mainland to the island, must set forth at dawn and return, sometimes not until...
Is this Melbourne’s only CEO job with sheep grazing outside the office?
The Sydney Morning Herald
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June 18, 2025
Save Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Got it Normal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text size Stepping through the gates of Abbotsford Convent is like happening upon a secret garden....
OPINION COLUMN: Living In The History Books — Trump must take the military out of Los Angeles
Alestle - Illinois
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On June 7, President Donald Trump’s administration blatantly overstepped its authority once again by violating the 10th Amendment, which separates state and federal powers. This time, Trump ordered the National Guard to be deployed to Los Angeles...
WA Budget 2025 five-minute guide: What the State Budget means for you
PerthNow
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June 19, 2025
Rita Saffioti has handed down the Government’s first Budget since Labor’s thumping re-election in March. The financial statement, Labor’s ninth, showed Western Australia remained the economic powerhouse of the nation, with a big spend on economic...
The iconic Canberra Paws Calendar Contest is back for 2026 – and it’s raising $15,000 for pets in crisis
HerCanberra
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June 17, 2025
Posted on 18 June, 2025 Calling all Canberra dog owners, the Canberra Paws Calendar Contest is back and better than ever. Think your dog has what it takes? Yes, we’re being fur-real! Local pet photographer Ina Jalil of Ina J Photography is...
Cebu Pacific books contractors for aircraft, crew upkeep
Inquirer
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June 18, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Cebu Pacific passenger jets are pictured at the tarmac of Terminal 3 at the Ninoy Aquino International airport in Pasay City, Metro Manila Philippines April 1, 2016. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo MANILA, Philippines — Cebu Pacific...
Vivad to mark 25 years with open house celebration
Sprinter
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June 19, 2025
Melbourne-based print specialist Vivad will be celebrating its 25th anniversary in style, with an exclusive open house event and party. Following a recent and significant expansion that has seen Vivad’s production facility grow from 4000sqm to...
One of Melbourne's oldest bookshops on the move after a century
9News
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June 17, 2025
One of the oldest bookshops in Melbourne is on the move, relocating after more than a hundred years at its Bourke Street location. Hill of Content, a long-standing fixture in Melbourne's literary landscape, is moving just a short distance, with...