Sweden the song to beat as Australia’s Go-Jo generates buzz at Eurovision

A winner is then crowned via an archaic scoring system much-loved by diehard fans of the competition, which involves crossing to each competing country to add their points to the cumulative total. Aside from Sweden, the other strong contenders in the …

Could Finland’s prepper mindset be a role model for Australia?

Cheerful and alert don't seem like characteristics that go hand in hand. But in Finland, they do. Often ranked as one of the happiest places in the world, the country is also known by another title, as the "prepper nation of the Nordics". …

Sumitomo to acquire 30% stake in Rio Tinto’s Winu project in Australia

Sumitomo Metal Mining (SMM) has signed definitive agreements with Rio Tinto to acquire a 30% interest in the latter’s Winu copper-gold project in Western Australia’s Great Sandy Desert. Under the agreements, SMM will invest up to $430.4m (Y63.65bn) for its …

LifeXDNA Advancing Genomic Testing Access Across Australia

Wednesday, 14 May 2025, 7:08 am Press Release: Life X DNA LifeXDNA, a leading provider of advanced genetic analysis services, is expanding its efforts to make personalised health insights more accessible across Australia. Based in Perth with an office in …

Australia news as it happened: Liberal National Party holds on to Longman, Hume stands by foreign interference warnings

The Australian sharemarket swung into the green in afternoon trading, sent higher by energy and tech stocks, which more than made up for losses from big names such as Macquarie Group and Aristocrat that had kept the market in negative territory for most of …

Cricket Australia Leaves Door Open for Player’s IPL Return

In the wake of geopolitical tensions between Pakistan and India, Cricket Australia (CA) has issued a measured response regarding the participation of its players in the remainder of IPL 2025, leaving the decision up to the individuals while reaffirming its …

Australia’s Folk Bitch Trio Reveal Debut Album

Australia’s Folk Bitch Trio have announced their debut album Now Would Be A Good Time, out July 25th via Jagjaguwar. To accompany the announcement, the group — Gracie Sinclair, Jeanie Pilkington, and Heide Peverelle — also dropped the new single “Cathode …

When Australia’s drought-stricken farmers could finally get some relief

Australia’s east coast is seemingly stuck in a sodden pattern.  Sydney has seen rain on 20 of the last 22 days – amounting to 178mm.  The Harbour City will probably see wet weather on about eight of the next 10 days.    Meanwhile Adelaide has merely seen …

Wake Up Australia with Phil O’Neil – Wednesday 14th of May

Exploring Australia’s push for green aluminium

Aluminium is the second most used metal globally after steel, essential in everything from aviation and marine applications to electric vehicles, with usage expected to rise as nations double down on their electrification efforts. However, its production …