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Australia's Postal Service Suggests Stamp Price Hike of 25%, Which Consumer Watchdog Won’t Challenge

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has indicated that it would not oppose Australia Post's 25% stamp price increase while collecting stakeholder input.

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Australian Manufacturer Hiro Brands Leaves Staff Jobless After Entering Voluntary Administration

Australian brand manufacturer Hiro Brands has entered voluntary administration, leaving 120 employees jobless.

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Optus Outage: Telco Faces Backlash After Offering Free Data to Customers as Consumer Advocates Deem It Inadequate

Consumer advocates push for more substantial compensation as Optus acknowledges failure.

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Government Seeks Further Industry, Research Collaboration With AU$76 Million Fund

The Australian government boosted its funding to AU$76 million to encourage partnerships between university researchers and the industry. The fund forms part of the AU$1.1 billion National Innovation and Science Agenda.

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Road Trials Of Semi-Automated Volvo S90s A Success

The Australian Road Research Board said that that the first trials of the semi-automated vehicles on Melbourne's EastLink have just been completed.

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Research Refutes Australian Car Manufacturers’ Claim On Fuel Efficiency

A recent research by the Australian Automobile Association noted on the difference on fuel efficiency and gas emissions of lab tests by car manufacturers and the commissioned real-world tests. The research found that the cars may be dirtier and less fuel efficient than what the manufacturers claim.

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Australia Economy Becomes Vulnerable Due To Household Debt Outrages

Here is how Australia's household debt binge has left the country vulnerable as economy shrinks.

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Parliament Overhauls Vocational Education Sector, Launches New Loans Program

The Parliament passed the new VET Student Loans program with the aim to overhaul the vocational education sector which faced scandals over the past years. The new scheme is a replacement to the troubled VET FEE-HELP scheme.

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Australia, UK Approve Resettlement Deal For Refugees

A relocation deal had been struck between Australia and the United States for immigrants being detained in offshore jails after trying to enter the state by boat.

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Australia's NEST Urges Campaign for Healthier Lifestyle

For some Australians, the generation’s kind of lifestyle and a high cost of living have the tendency to compromise the drive for a healthier living together with efficient budgeting.

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New Australian Law Disallows Refugees From Settlement

Immigrants who are currently traveling in the seas to Australia or still planning to do so must reconsider to return to their home lands and not to continue their precarious journey.

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Food Delivery Service Deliveroo Launches in Brisbane as Its Third Australian City After Success in Melbourne and Sydney

Global food delivery service Deliveroo is expanding further in Australia and will soon launch in Brisbane as its third city the country. The expansion came after experiencing a sustained growth in its first two cities since it launched in Australia on November last year.

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Carmichael Coal Mine's Proposed $21.7 Billion Project Could Bring Destruction to The Great Barrier Reef

The Carmichael coal mine run by the Indian company Adani, has been granted three licenses to mine in the heart of Queensland. Due to the devastation that it could bring to the Great Barrier Reef, many environmentalists criticized the government's approval to the coal mine project.

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Turnbull Advocates Clean Energy for A Greener Australia

Turnbull is switching to a greener Australia avdocating the use of clean energy. The government will support Clean Energy Finance Corp. and the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and develops Clean Energy Innovation Fund worth A$1 billion.

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Domino's Pizza Introduces Its Delivery Robot, DRU

Domino’s Pizza has unveiled an exciting way to deliver their hot and sumptuous pizza. The pizza chain introduces Domino’s Robotic Unit or DRU, which can hold up to ten pizzas and travels at 20 km/h.

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