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Rival winter sporting codes want to tap into the unprecedented surge in support for the Matildas as they head into the closing stages of the soccer World Cup to get more girls to play sport, especially in their teenage years, as well as attract bigger crowds to their own stadiums.

The new local country head of a major New York-headquartered professional services firm best known for restructuring bankrupt investment bank Lehman Brothers says the timing is “perfect” for it to bring its business to Australia and compete with its larger rivals.

Mint was unable to ascertain the names and nationality of the exporters that used the certificates of origin. These are early indicators but the general direction is positive— trade is expected to grow on the basis of the high utilization rate. “Wherever duty concession has been given, exporters have availed it.

Officials said that the utilisation of the India-Australia Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement (ECTA) is as high as 90% in around 113 products especially labour intensive items where duties were reduced to nil from 5% under the pact. “90% of the exports of these products to Australia are happening through the FTA (free trade agreement) route,” said an official.

Hindu temple was vandalised in Canada by extremist elements, with Khalistan referendum posters in the late hours of Saturday, Australia Today reported. The incident happened in British Columbia province in Canada. "#Breaking Another #Hindu temple vandalised in #Canada by #Khalistan extremists — bogus #Khalistanreferendum posters put at door of @surreymandir to create fear among #Indian community," Australia Today said on Twitter.

Justin Cameron, the co-founder of online retailer SurfStitch, has snared $US27.5 million ($42.13 million) of funding from ABN AMRO in Europe for his ecological group of brands ranging from oat milk to cloth nappies.

Foxtel knowingly and “flagrantly” used technology owned by a small Sydney company to allow its customers to remotely download and record movies and television shows, documents filed in the Federal Court allege.

Australian Securities and Investments Commission deputy chairwoman Sarah Court has warned the nation’s top in-house lawyers not to “take it personally” when their company is facing scrutiny.

More than 350 residents turned out at Paddington’s Village Inn in Sydney on Saturday in an attempt to protect the heritage-listed pub from the march of local fashion label Alemais, which has proposed turning the pub into a boutique.

James Mawhinney, the investment fund promoter whose Mayfair 101 business was found to have misled potential customers, is behind a new service which says it helps Australians avoid investment scams by providing free verifications that the product provider is legitimate.

Football Australia will attempt to leverage the on-field success of the Matildas and their history-making television ratings to secure a new multimillion-dollar broadcast deal for the national soccer teams.

Halfway through a $350 billion wave of home loans moving from a fixed rate to a more expensive variable interest rate, the major banks appear the early winners, picking up business from smaller lenders even as arrears stay low.

The way Australians interact with their cities has fundamentally changed since the pandemic with Sundays now busier than Mondays, and evening activity significantly higher, new data from the City of Melbourne reveals.

Sydney buyout fund Pacific Equity Partners is targeting a slice of Australia’s burgeoning reverse mortgage market, snapping up a controlling stake in unlisted retirement funding provider, Household Capital.

The Matildas’ win over France on Saturday night was the biggest TV sporting audience for more than two decades, reaching an average of more than 4.17 million people – not including the hundreds of thousands of people watching in stadiums, pubs and on outdoor screens.

The U.S. Treasury Department has imposed financial sanctions against four Russians on the board of Alfa Group

Arnold's impact on Australia's biggest Women's World Cup moment was so immense that it's hardly surprising it took vanquished France coach Herve Renard to describe it best. «We came up against a Goliath of a goalie. What a game,» Renard said.

Greece following his trip to South Africa for the BRICS summit later this month has been shaped by the fact that Greece, unlike many other western nations, has consistently supported India's position on Jammu and Kashmir for decades, said people with knowledge of the matter. What is relatively unknown is that following India's nuclear tests in May 1998, when most western countries were contemplating sanctions against India, Greece's defence minister visited India in December 1998 — the first defence minister from a NATO country to visit India after the tests — and signed a memorandum of understanding on defence cooperation, said an official.

ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chepauk, Chennai. Between this day and that day, Rohit Sharma and Co. will partake in a maximum of nine ODI games – six in the Asia Cup if India qualify for the final and three against visiting Australia. The Asia Cup, starting August 30, would provide a lot more clarity as to who will be burdened with the responsibility of bringing the Cup home. (Err! The World Cup is being held in India, but, hopefully, you got the drift.) But before that, Indian team management has a lot of important questions to address.HOLE IN THE MIDDLE Three players – KL Rahul, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant — who would have been a guarantee in the playing XI, have been injured for a while and are at different stages of recovery. Rahul and Iyer have good chances of getting fit in time for the World Cup, but will they be in prime shape, both physically and form-wise, to be trusted for such a big tournament? Pant, on the other hand, needs a miracle to make himself available for the World Cup. Even if he manages to perform the miracle, will he be ready? This has left Indian team management with a giant task of filling giant holes in the batting line-up.SURYA NOT SHINING BRIGHT Indian team management seems desperate for Suryakumar Yadav to bring his menacing 360-degree play, with which has taken the T20 cricket by storm, to the ODIs.

England have booked themselves a mouthwatering Women’s World Cup semi-final showdown with hosts Australia after rallying to see off Colombia in a 2-1 victory.

premier national teams representing five different alliances vying for the esteemed title of World Football Champion. This riveting tournament, ongoing and set to conclude on August 20, 2023, has ignited global fervor and excitement.