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Inside Australia's billion dollar bid to take on China's rare earth dominance
Recent moves by Beijing have got businesses worried - and Australia is looking to offer an alternative.
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Real Madrid rejects idea of Barcelona playing in Messiโs Miami
The Spanish football federation has already approved a request for Barcelona against Villarreal to be played in Miami.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:โThe world is not going to trust our dataโ: Trumpโs BLS pick sparks alarm
The president wants a loyalist to handle some of the global marketโs most important data
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Trump's DC move forces Democrats to again grapple with crime
President Trumpโs use of federal resources to combat crime in the nationโs capital is forcing Democrats to once again address the issue of law and order, something that has been a vulnerability for them in recent elections. Democrats were quick to note โ following Trumpโs announcement Monday that he would federalize the cityโs police force...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Truck makers seek to escape climate commitments
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Truck companies seek to evade Calif. emissions limits Truck makers are seeking to avoid both California pollution rules and their own electrification commitments, according to a new lawsuit. Getty Images The lawsuit, filed by Daimler Truck North America, International Motors, Paccar and Volvo...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:China raises concerns over Nvidiaโs H20 chips with local firms: Report
Authorities press companies including ByteDance, TikTokโs parent company, to use domestic suppliers instead.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Residents hit with 'poorly planned' gas shutdown ask for compensation
A business owner who spent $40,000 connecting to natural gas last year now faces a $20,000 bill to convert to electric, before Solstice Energy shuts the gas network in his town.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Judge mandates ICE improve Manhattan holding facility conditionsย
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to improve conditions for migrants it detains in a federal building in downtown Manhattan. Civil rights groups raised alarm to U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan about conditions in the facility, saying migrants were overcrowded, subjected to extreme temperatures and not provided sufficient access...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Live: ASX to hit record high as Commonwealth Bank posts mega profit
The Australian share market is set to rise even further as Commonwealth Bank reports a $10.1 billion annual profit. Wall Street breaks new records after the latest US inflation data reveals Donald Trump's tariffs have not resulted in much higher consumer prices yet. Follow live.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:White House suggests homeless in DC could be fined, jailed
The White House on Tuesday said homeless people in the nationโs capital could be subject to fines and jail time as the administration cracks down on crime. โThe homeless problem has ravaged the city,โ White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters. โHomeless individuals will be given the option to leave their encampment, to be...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:A cornucopia of tiny, bizarre whales used to live in Australian waters โ hereโs one of them
If alive today, these tiny whales would be as iconically Australian as kangaroos.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:UK firms chase $38bn India contracts but challenges loom
The free trade deal signed last month will open India's vast government procurement market to UK suppliers - but it will not be easy.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:UK firms chase ยฃ38bn India contracts but challenges loom
The free trade deal signed last month will open India's vast government procurement market to UK suppliers - but it will not be easy.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:AP report: Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he wants to realize U.S. President Donald Trump's vision of relocating much of Gazaโs population through what Netanyahu refers to as โvoluntary migration.โ
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:US: Rights Report Mixes Facts, Deception, Political Spin
Click to expand Image US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks after being sworn in by Vice President JD Vance near the White House in Washington, DC, January 21, 2025. 2025 AP Photo/Evan Vucci (Washington, DC) โ The Trump administrationโs omission of key sections and manipulation of certain countriesโ rights abuses degrade and politicize the 2025US State Department human rights report, Human Rights Watch said today....
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Swedish police receive more than 700 reports of war crimes in Gaza
Swedish police receive more than 700 reports of war crimes in Gaza A police task force in Sweden investigating war crimes in Gaza has received more than 700 reports since the start of Israel's war on the enclave, Radio Sweden reported on Tuesday. Any of the testimonies received could be used in court proceedings in Sweden or abroad, or by international bodies such as the International Criminal Court. Prosecutor Reena...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Live: Albanese up for 'big reform' to lift sluggish productivity
Anthony Albanese says he is seeking "big reform" from next week's productivity roundtable after the Reserve Bank downgrades its growth forecasts. Follow live.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Petro Calls for Emergency Regional Meeting Amid U.S. Threats Against Venezuela
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has called for an urgent meeting of Latin American foreign ministers and cabinet officials in response to what he described as a threat of aggression and interference by the United States government. RELATED:Venezuela Protests ExxonMobil Oil Operations in Essequibo Waters The appeal follows Washingtonโs recent announcement authorizing military operations against foreign [โฆ]
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Trump tells Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon to replace bank's economist over tariff predictions
President Donald Trump said that Goldman Sachs boss David Solomon should "just focus on being a DJ" if he does not get a new economist.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:US updates: National Guard troops deployed in Washington DC
President Donald Trump's controversial decision to deploy the National Guard in the capital has come into force as protests against the move continue. Follow DW for all the updates.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Widow says WA health system 'broken' after death of husband
Jenny Cross says her husband died after a six-month fight for answers.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Man arrested after police gun fired at Sydney Airport
A police operation is underway at Sydney Airport after an officer's firearm was discharged during an arrest inside a domestic terminal this morning.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Trump administration takes next step to open US retirement pots to investing in private equity
Labour department rescinds Biden-era guidance that curtailed PE investment in 401K funds
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:US reacts to killing of journalists in Gaza: Israel 'is a nation fighting a war'
US reacts to killing of journalists in Gaza: Israel 'is a nation fighting a war' Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 08/12/2025 - 20:53 State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce deferred to Israel's claim that Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif was 'part of Hamas' US State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce holds her first press briefing at the State Department in Washington, DC, on 6 March 2025 (Kevin...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:How a $12 million shortfall spiralled into a problem-plagued WA election
Five months on from Western Australia's problem-plagued state election, organisers have been given a clear road map to avoid the same mistakes in four years' time.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Residents' row with Defence continues over 'forever' chemicals near Perth
Bullsbrook residents whose homes are being connected to scheme water after groundwater supplies were contaminated with PFAS say the Department of Defence won't replace their pipes and water systems.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Appeals court allows Arkansas to enforce gender-affirming care ban
A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that Arkansas can enforce its 2021 ban on gender-affirming care for minors, reversing a lower court decision that struck down the first-in-the-nation law as unconstitutional and following a June Supreme Court decision. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Tuesday that a federal district court had erred in striking down Arkansasโs Save...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:New data reveals two south-west Sydney hospitals rank lower than average
Two overstretched hospitals in south-west Sydney have consistently ranked "significantly lower" than average in a survey of patient satisfaction, according to new data released by the Bureau of Health Information.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Ashley Biden files for divorce from husband of 13 years
Ashley Biden, the daughter of former President Biden and former first lady Jill Biden, filed for divorce Monday from her husband, Dr. Howard Krein, after more than 13 years of marriage. Court documents show legal proceedings were filed against Krein in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. Moments after filing, Ashley Biden posted, โNew life,...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Texas Senate passes GOP-friendly House mapย
The Texas Senate passed a GOP-friendly House map on Tuesday, putting it a step closer to final passage in the state Legislature. The upper chamber voted 19-2 to pass a new set of congressional lines that would give Republicans five pickup opportunities in the U.S. House ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, identical to the...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Green groups sue Trump administration over report downplaying climate damage
Environmental advocates are suing the Trump administration over what they described as a secretive plan to undermine climate science. In a new lawsuit filed Tuesday, the Environmental Defense Fund and Union of Concerned Scientists challenge a new federal report that claimed climate models contain โexaggerated projections of future warmingโ and that โCO2-induced warming might be less...
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:NDIS-registered beekeeping program has school students buzzing
A couple who started a business to help their daughter's eczema now manage 450 hives and run inclusive beekeeping programs for schools and NDIS participants.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:South Africa's next great batting hope blows Australia away with record T20 knock
Emerging star Dewald Brevis smashes a record 125 not out in 56 balls to set up a 53-run victory for South Africa and level the T20 series with Australia.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Will Trump change federal marijuana policy? Here’s what to know
President Donald Trump is taking a new look at reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in a move that could nudge the federal government closer to an approach already embraced in many states.
Published on: August 12, 2025 | Source:Israel's opposition leader backs calls for strike in support of captives
Israel's opposition leader backs calls for strike in support of captives Israel's opposition leader has backed calls for a strike on Sunday in support of captives being held in Gaza. In a post on X on Tuesday, Yair Lapid urged Israelis to go on strike "because the families have asked, and thatโs reason enough" and "no one has a monopoly on emotions, on mutual responsibility, on Jewish values". Around 20 captives are...
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