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Know where your fish actually comes from? Australian restaurants now have to say. From July, seafood must be labelled Australian, imported or mixed - closing a decade-long transparency gap supermarkets already filled.

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Australia's housing market is turning. Sydney and Melbourne prices fell 0.9% in June as resale values soften while building costs keep climbing - a squeeze on developers. What happens next hinges on how fast the RBA cuts rates.

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Hackers didn't hit Apple or Tesla directly - they went through a supplier. Tata Electronics says a cyberattack stole over 630GB of Apple and Tesla data - a reminder that attackers hit the weakest link, not the hardened giants.

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New Zealand may let people call 111 during an overdose without fear of arrest. Police Minister Mark Mitchell has asked officials to weigh an amnesty law - a fix for a deadly gap: people delay calling for help to avoid being charged.

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Your phone number may stop being your WhatsApp ID. The app now lets you message and call by username instead - a privacy shift that brings it in line with other encrypted apps. The catch: it works per contact, not account-wide.

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Why can't you order wine from a winery in another province? Ottawa is pushing again - Minister Dominic LeBlanc wants provinces to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales. A 2019 deadline lapsed, and liquor-board revenue is the holdup.

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Rocket Lab is buying Iridium for $8 billion - a launch-and-manufacturing firm snapping up a satellite network that's already in orbit and making money. The goal: become a fully integrated space company in one move, at a 24% premium.

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The Supreme Court just curbed geofence warrants - the police sweeps that pull location data from every phone in an area. It ruled they must meet the same Fourth Amendment bar as any search warrant: a real check on dragnet tracking.

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Tidal is moving against AI music. From July 15 it'll label AI-generated tracks and block them from earning royalties - a response to a flood of algorithmic songs uploaded just to skim micro-payments meant for human artists.

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Britain is adding 15 billion pounds to defence - and drones are the focus. Unveiled with NATO's chief, the boost bets big on autonomous systems, after Ukraine showed how cheap uncrewed kit can reshape a battlefield.

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Europe is done absorbing a $360B trade gap with China. The EU heads into formal talks armed with targeted tariffs - plus a proposed law pushing its firms to diversify away from Chinese suppliers. The test: will Beijing concede?

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Dockless e-bikes dumped across footpaths are a growing headache in NSW. The state's answer: designated parking zones plus a $500M, 10-year build-out of bike and walking paths - its most integrated cycling push yet.

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Australia and Vanuatu have signed a security deal to keep foreign military bases off Vanuatu's soil - a move aimed at China's growing presence in the Pacific. The contest over the region is heating up.

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A 2023 election promise has quietly vanished. New Zealand's National Party has dropped its plan to let under-30s tap KiwiSaver for rental bonds - never legislated, now shelved with no replacement.

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China is changing how it bankrolls the developing world: canceling old interest-free loans and backing a $50M World Bank co-financing deal. The move from solo lending toward multilateral finance signals more selective funding ahead.

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The world agrees AI needs safety rules - it just can't agree on how to enforce them. Canada's new UN ambassador is betting that shared concern is enough common ground to start building real global AI governance on.

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Comcast is breaking itself in two: one company for the media - NBC, Universal, Peacock, Sky - and one for broadband and cable. The bet is that each is worth more apart than together, as cable shrinks and the media business keeps swinging.

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Google just cut off Meta's access to its Gemini AI model. A glimpse of Big Tech's awkward new reality: the same firms are each other's cloud customers and direct AI rivals at once - a tension that's getting harder to manage.

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London wants to pedestrianise Oxford Street. Mayor Sadiq Khan is targeting summer 2027 to close the famous shopping strip to traffic and add outdoor dining - a proven European model, if the bus rerouting and politics hold up.

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Andy Burnham may not face a contest for the Labour leadership. Senior figures are clearing his path - and party rules let a single candidate be confirmed without a membership ballot. Some MPs say Labour deserves a vote.

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