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Microsoft Slashes Jobs Across Teams, Aims to Streamline Management

Australia Accuses Microsoft of Misleading Consumers With AI-Driven 365 Price Hikes

Australia's ACCC has sued Microsoft for allegedly misleading 2.7 million users over AI-driven Microsoft 365 price hikes.


Google Admits Liability in Australia Search Case, Faces Multi-Million Fine

Google to pay $36M in Australia for anti-competitive search deals, giving users more choice on Android devices.

Australian PM Faces Backlash Over $2.9M Waterfront Property Purchase During Severe Housing Crisis

Australian PM Anthony Albanese, who earns $400,000 annually, faces criticism for buying a $2.9 million waterfront home during a housing crisis.

Australians Gain Legal Right to Ignore Work Communications Outside Office Hours

Australia's new "right to disconnect" law allows employees to ignore work communications outside office hours without repercussions, aiming to enhance work-life balance.


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Journalists of Australian Newspapers Begin Strike vs. Nine Network Hours Before Paris Olympics
Hundreds of newspaper journalists of Australian commercial media outlet Nine began its nationwide five-day strike to oppose a pay offer from company management while the media firm is set to broadcast the Paris Olympics.
Australian Judge Dismisses Lawsuit vs. Bayer Over Claims Weedkiller Causes Blood Cancer
The Australian Federal Court dismissed a class action lawsuit that claimed German pharmaceutical and chemicals company Bayer’s glyphosate-based herbicide Roundup could cause a type of blood cancer, which gave the firm a respite after facing similar cases in the United States.
Australia’s Live Music Industry Investigated by Government Inquiry
The Australian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts heard evidence from a number of live music industry stakeholders, including Arts Queensland and QMusic.
Australian State Requires Retailers to Close for Anzac Day, Retailers Slam Decision
The Australian state of New South Wales announced that general retail trade would be closed for the entirety of April 25 every year in commemoration of Anzac Day.
Barking Mad! Shoppers Slam Australian Retailer Bunnings After Finding Dog Droppings
Several shoppers of the Australian retailer Bunnings Warehouse expressed disgust over its pet policy in stores after a customer shared her experience on social media how she encountered what she claimed were dog droppings.
 Paypal Australia Unit Used Unfair Term in Small Business Contracts, Court Finds
PayPal's Australian branch has used an unfair term in its standard contracts with small business clients, according to a federal court.
Australia Signs $2 Billion Deal With Amazon to Move Highly Classified Intelligence Data to Cloud
The Australian government has signed a $2 billion agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to store sensitive intelligence data on the cloud.
12 McDonald's Restaurants Across Melbourne
Australia's McDonald's branches have cut breakfast hours to 10:30 AM due to an egg shortage caused by bird flu outbreaks, which has already euthanized about one million hens.
Australia Demands Porn Sites, Big Tech to Beef Up Child Safety Measures
The Australian eSafety Commissioner revealed that it gave the internet industry half a year to develop an enforceable code of conduct to prevent children from seeing pornographic content and other inappropriate material online.
SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA
Australia is the first country to implement the toughest anti-vaping laws, requiring a doctor's prescription to purchase nicotine vapes from pharmacies in limited flavors to curb nicotine use.
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