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Australian actress Margot Robbie, who is playing the lead in the new Barbie movie, has caused quite a stir within the crypto community after stating that simply talking about Bitcoin (BTC) gives off Ken vibes.

Every week, Hannah Brewer, Jazmine Huggins and Amelia Jenner spend almost half of their time at work – about 20 hours – listening to as much new music released in Australia and New Zealand as they can.

News Corp Australia is pitching its special coverage of the Indigenous Voice to parliament as an “educational series” that will “empower our readers” and explain the causes of disadvantage, according to leaked material outlining how much the company’s mastheads will charge for advertising.

Google is celebrating the Fifa Women's World Cup with a special doodle released on Sunday. Google's latest doodle will only be available in select countries including Canada, Iceland, Cuba, Costa Rica, United Kingdom, Ireland, Norway, Latvia, Germany, Italy, Bulgaria, Spain, Armenia, Zambia, Nigeria, Japan, Philippines, Australia and New Zealand. The search giant had announced a special multiplayer game to commemorate the opening day of the FIFA Women's World Cup on July 20.

Middle-market investment firm Aura Group is targeting up to $100 million for a multi-asset fund that will allocate investor money across a range of areas from private equity funds to publicly traded stocks.

Private equity behemoth PAG Asia Capital is making another major foray into Australia’s consumer sector, in what’s expected to be its biggest swing so far in the region.

Macquarie-managed The Infrastructure Fund has ordered a strategic review of its 7.19 per cent stake in Perth Airport as it looks to take profits after the airport returned to pre-pandemic passenger volumes in February.

Australia face a monumental task to claim a drought-breaking Ashes series win in England after falling victim to another prolonged Bazball assault on day three at The Oval.

The Wallabies have endured a nightmare Bledisloe Cup clash at the MCG, losing the trophy to the All Blacks for a 21st year and also prop Allan Alaalatoa to a ruptured Achilles.

Piyush Goyal said on Saturday. India will have its own sizing system and metrics instead of sizes based on those of the UK and the US.

England fast bowler Stuart Broad will retire from cricket at the end of the Ashes series against Australia, he said after the third day of the final test on Saturday.

Piyush Goyal on Saturday said he is hopeful of India finalising certain free trade agreements (FTAs) in the next few months, which would help promote exports. India is in the final stages of concluding FTA negotiations with the UK. The country is also negotiating similar pacts with Canada and European Union (EU). «We can leverage the free trade agreements with the UAE and Australia and we are hopeful that in the next few months, we will finalise many more free trade agreements to help you grow your business with zero duty on finished leather products and footwear available for you to exploit bigger and better markets,» Goyal said while addressing footwear industry representatives here. The minister also asked the industry to focus on quality and sustainable manufacturing processes to tap business opportunities in the developed world. The Indian footwear and leather industry is not only a major foreign exchange earner but being a labour-intensive sector, it also provides employment to approximately 4.5 million people, 40 per cent of whom are women. He said that India has the capacity to become the world's largest and best-quality footwear manufacturer.

World Cup, an inspection team from the International Cricket Council is checking the readiness of venues that will host the quadrennial extravaganza in October-November this year. The ICC team, which is currently at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, has paid a visit to three venues in South — Bengaluru, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram, where practice matches will be held — and the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The reconnaissance unit dropped in at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on July 28, and expressed their satisfaction over the facilities.

Piyush Goyal Saturday said that the country will soon come out with a domestic size of footwear which is suitable for Indian people. At the India International Footwear Fair, he also said that in the next few months, the country will finalise many more trade pacts with zero duty for finished leather products and footwear. “We have identified the domestic size of footwear which is suitable for Indian People.

Australia on Saturday agreed to further cooperate with India, Japan, Indonesia, the Philippines and Korea to ensure the security and stability of the Indo-Pacific at the 33rd Australia-US Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN). Officials from the two countries on Saturday met in Brisbane.

By Lewis Ingram, Hunter Bennett and Saravana Kumar, University of South Australia With the rising cost of living, gyms memberships and fitness classes are becoming increasingly unaffordable. But the good news is you can make just as much progress at home. Cardiovascular endurance, muscle strength and flexibility are the most important components of fitness.

Captain Sam Kerr has declared herself available to play in the Matildas’ do-or-die Women’s World Cup match against Canada in a massive boost to Australia’s precariously placed campaign.

A new gas pipeline linking the burgeoning Perth Basin to the Goldfields region will provide the “missing link” in energy supply to unlock the decarbonisation and downstream processing capacity of Western Australia’s critical minerals industry, APA boss Adam Watson says.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — The U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Saturday called on Russia to abide by the laws of the sky and cease «irresponsible behaviour» when asked about Russian attacks on U.S. drones in Syria.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -The U.S. will help Australia produce guided multiple-launch rocket systems by 2025, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday, after the two nations' top officials pledged to engage with China but also oppose it if needed.

Australian army helicopter ditched into waters off the Queensland state coast during joint military exercises with the United States, officials said Saturday. The MRH-90 Taipan helicopter went down near Hamilton Island, a Great Barrier Reef tourist resort, at about 10:30 p.m. Friday, Defense Minister Richard Marles said.