https://www.fortuneindia.com/economy/ustr-aligns-14-economies-including-india-to-tackle-excess-capacity-in-evs-batteries-semiconductors-solar-panels/163810

https://www.ttnews.com/articles/us-targets-excess-manufacturing

"Canada, the United States, the European Union and more than a dozen allies pledged in a joint statement Wednesday to tackle excess global production capacity of electric vehicles, batteries and solar panels, an issue Washington has blamed on China."

"H5 bird flu is now spreading through Australia's free-living animals. Since the first confirmed Australian detections in June 2026, cases have been recorded across several states and territories. By September, the Australian Government had recorded 652 positive H5 bird flu events in free-living animals and more than 51,000 hotline reports. Cases have included greater crested terns found at Sydney beaches.

The public discussion has mostly framed bird flu as a biosecurity problem: how to detect it, contain it and protect animal agriculture. That framing is incomplete. Bird flu is not simply a disease of free-living birds. It is a disease shaped, intensified and spread by human use of animals.

Free-living birds and other animals are not the cause of this crisis. They are among its victims."

"Traditional owners of K'gari, formerly Fraser Island, say they are hoping to work with the Mcmurican company buying the island's largest hotel.

Kingfisher Bay Resort, which has 269 rooms, villas and holiday houses, is one of about 15 tourism operations being sold by Kelsian Group to tourism company Journey Beyond.

Private equity firm Crestview Partners, based in the United States, owns Journey Beyond and already operates several high-profile tourism sites, including the Ghan and Indian Pacific railways, along with the Ayers Rock Resort.

The $145.8 million cash sale pays for Kelsian's tourism portfolio, which also includes K'gari Beach Resort and the K'gari Explorer tour operation.

Sydney Harbour's Captain Cook Cruises, along with Kelsian's ferry and coach services, also form part of the deal.

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) approved the sale in a determination last week, finding the deal was unlikely to affect competition in any market."

"Millions of Australians who switch on Samsung or LG smart TVs are susceptible to being fed populist right-wing news without choosing to watch it, in what experts believe is an opaque commercial deal between the Korean technology giants and Murdoch's media empire that pushes News24 content."

"Steam started blocking Australian users from viewing or buying 18+ rated games on September 9, 2026, unless they attach a valid credit card to their account. Valve’s rollout affects hundreds of mature-rated titles, including Cyberpunk 2077 and Doom Eternal, and it doesn’t matter whether the account is brand new or fifteen years old with a library full of paid-for adult games. Without a credit card on file, those store pages, search results, and even home-page recommendations simply disappear."

"The following text was submitted to the AUKUS Public Inquiry with the intention of highlighting the issue of the lack of free, prior and informed consent for the massive build-out of military installations on Indigenous lands associated with the AUKUS agreement and the United States Force Posture Initiatives.

The Hayes family have lived with the occupation of their Country, Kuyunba, by the Pine Gap military intelligence facility, for sixty years. They were not consulted, and never consented to the alienation of their lands and the installation of an offensive military facility on it.

The Hayes family plan to take their letter to Canberra, where Greens senator David Shoebridge has agreed to table it in the senate."

As many as 40 former and current IDF soldiers and associates are coming to Australia to compete in the Sydney Marathon on August 30, a trip sponsored by AIJAC and the Zionist Council of NSW.

The Israel lobby wrote itself a dictionary. Governments adopted it, regulators enforced it and police made arrests under it. Then it met a judge who required evidence, and it collapsed in an afternoon.

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