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Australia's migration rules are tough on people with disabilities

by Katy Watson
Jul 12, 2024
If your health and welfare costs could exceed $58,250 USD over a maximum of 10 years, you fail Australia's visa medical requirements.
Australia has become home for two-year-old Luca, and his parents Dante and Laura.
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Would Canada and Australia be better off without a monarch?  

by Stephen Beard
Jun 30, 2023
Fourteen Commonwealth countries share a head of state — Britain’s King Charles III — but calls to replace him with a republic are growing.
A recent poll finds that Canada and Australia would ditch King Charles III as their symbolic head of state if given the chance.
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Frustrated air travelers seek payback from Australian airlines

by Phil Mercer
Nov 30, 2022
Whether or not they can actually get it is another matter.
People arrive to check-in at the Qantas domestic terminal at Sydney Airport on August 25, 2022 in Sydney, Australia.
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As house prices skyrocket, some Aussies consider big moves

by Frey Lindsay
Nov 25, 2021
Homeownership was already out of reach for many young Australians. Then the pandemic hit.
Prices are rising at breakneck speed in places like Sydney's eastern suburbs, spurred by a housing shortage and low interest rates.
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Facebook blocks news in Australia

by Nova Safo and Rose Conlon
Feb 18, 2021
Facebook's decision to wipe the news feeds came in response to lawmakers coming closer to passing a landmark new law.
A proposed law in Australia would require social media sites, like Facebook, and search engines, like Google, to pay publishers for news content that appears on their sites.
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Australian company first to develop fully at-home COVID test

by Victoria Craig
Dec 17, 2020
Everything needed for the test — which the FDA gave emergency authorization — is inside the box, except for a smartphone.
The Ellume COVID-19 Home Test connects directly to users’ smartphone, providing for step-by-step instructions and display of test results.
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Driverless cars can't figure out kangaroos

by Ben Johnson and Kristin Schwab
Jul 21, 2017
The marsupial accounts for 80 percent of animal-related auto accidents in Australia.
Watch out for the kangaroos.
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My Economy: Battling U.S. immigration bureaucracy from Australia

by Robert Garrova
Jun 16, 2017
After living in America for years, one Australian immigrant faces uncertainty about staying.
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Atlassian soars in IPO debut

by Molly Wood
Dec 11, 2015
The Australian enterprise has bucked the downward trend of many tech IPOs this year.
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Western states scrambling for more firefighters

by Kimberly Adams
Aug 21, 2015
Wildfires are burning in 10 states, exhausting resources and manpower.
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