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AANA slams junk food ad ban on first day of SA rollout
Mumbrella
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July 1, 2025
The South Australian Government’s ban on junk food ads on public transport comes into effect today, July 1, but confusion surrounds how ‘junk food’ is defined and what meets the eligibility criteria. In January, Peter Malinauskas’ Labor Government...
Mars Australia increases Foodbank support with Dolmio meals
Food & Drink Business
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Australian biomanufacturer, Cauldron, has been named a World Economic Forum 2025 Technology Pioneer, the only Australian company in the 100 start-ups selected from 28 countries, and one of only three working on the future of food. Cauldron founder...
Cheese-whiz: Australia’s Brownes Dairy to expand 140-year legacy in Asia
FoodNavigator-Asia
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Brownes Dairy lays claim to the title of Australia’s oldest dairy, established in 1886 and soon to celebrate its 140-year anniversary. It is a household name for fresh milk in Western Australia, and also sells its dairy products including...
Long-awaited seafood labelling change a welcome start, but Australians still left guessing.
Australian Marine Conservation Society
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June 30, 2025
July 1, 2025 Hospitality venues have 12 months to implement labelling of seafood as Australian, imported or mixed origin. Australia’s seafood labelling laws are still in need of significant reform. Australians are still unable to tell what species...
A Sydney bartender has just been crowned Australia’s Best Bartender for 2025
Time Out
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Woohoo: James Irvine, the group creative cocktail lead at Merivale, has just been named Australia’s World Class Bartender of the Year, winning the title at the high-energy national finals held overnight at Sofitel Sydney Wentworth on Monday, June...
Jason Aldean Announces Full Throttle World Tour, Extends Current Tour Into New Zealand And Australia
Scoop
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Tuesday, 1 July 2025, 11:05 am Press Release: Live Nation Photo/Supplied The ACM Artist of the Decade Adds Worldwide Dates In 2026, Marking His Return To Australia and First Time Headlining In New Zealand; Tickets Available Starting Wednesday,...
Tammy Hembrow says she is 'aching' after fleeing Australia with her three kids following split with Matt Zukowski as she reveals breakup weight-loss
Daily Mail
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June 30, 2025
Tammy Hembrow has revealed her heart is still 'aching' following her split from husband Matt Zukowski, as she mends her wounds in New Zealand. The fitness influencer, 31, fled Australia with her three children - Wolf, nine, Saskia, seven, and...
Jury deliberates for 2nd day in the triple murder trial of Australian accused of mushroom poisonings
98.7FM & AM1340 WGAU - Georgia
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July 1, 2025
WELLINGTON, New Zealand — (AP) — A jury was deliberating for a second day Tuesday in the triple murder trial of an Australian woman accused of killing her estranged husband's relatives by deliberately serving them poisonous mushrooms for lunch....
Taking on the world: Next crop of ag leaders tackle global food challenges
The Border Mail
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July 1, 2025
Backed by AgriFutures Australia, delegates Paris Capell, Cobar, Sally Turner, Trundle, Roisin Sullivan, Camden, Elannah Young, Geelong, Victoria, Jasmine Sibree and Alex Wood, Melbourne, Vic, will take on some of the world's biggest food and...
Chewy's 'Picky Dog Approved' Food Item Will Elevate Meal Time for Your Pup
AOL
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Chewy's 'Picky Dog Approved' Food Item Will Elevate Meal Time for Your Pup originally appeared on PetHelpful. If your dog is a picky eater, I completely relate. Getting my dog to eat anything without including a scoop of wet food is an impossible...
The 10 Best Non-Alcoholic Drinks To Sip On During Dry July 2025
Pedestrian
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June 30, 2025
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Jury deliberates for 2nd day in the triple murder trial of Australian accused of mushroom...
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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Three of Patterson's four lunch guests — her parents-in-law Don and Gail Patterson, and Gail's sister Heather Wilkinson — died in the hospital after the 2023 meal, at which she served individual beef Wellington pastries containing death cap...
Australian man who hit mother-of-four with car 'left her to die'
1News
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A mother-of-four was "left to die" after being hit by a car driven by her on-and-off partner who then lied to police to try to divert them from the scene. Jacqui Purton was killed in the early hours of March 13, 2023 on the gravel driveway of a...
Australia’s Economic Landscape: History, Challenges and Future Prospects
FocusEconomics
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June 30, 2025
For much of its existence, Australia’s economy has been a story of bountiful resources and fortunate circumstances. From its origins as a penal colony, it has evolved into a highly developed, services-driven economy that has enjoyed one of the...
Restaurants, cafes to show if seafood is imported or Australian
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 30, 2025
It is common to pick up Australian seafood at the supermarket with few qualms. Since around 2006, "country of origin" labelling has been mandatory for packaged seafood sold in retail outlets. But these laws have not applied to restaurants, pubs or...
Post-apocalypse Australia is the setting for hotly anticipated video game
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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June 30, 2025
Hideo Kojima isn't just widely regarded as video gaming's first auteur — as the mind behind cerebral and ground-breaking series Metal Gear Solid — he's seen as a bit of an oracle, too. If the Japanese developer's track record is anything to go by,...
Gene-Edited Foods Could Hit Shelves Without Labels Under New Trans-Tasman Proposal
Scoop
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Organics Aotearoa NZ is warning that a new proposal from Trans-Tasman food regulator, Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) would allow genetically modified foods created using new gene editing methods to enter our food system without...
Jury members retire to decide verdict in Australia’s mushroom murder trial
Manila Standard
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June 30, 2025
MORWELL, Australia – Jury members retired Monday to decide the fate of an Australian woman accused of murdering three members of her husband’s family with a toxic mushroom-laced beef Wellington lunch. Jurors began deliberating their verdict on...
Australian woman served deadly mushrooms. Was it with intent to kill her in-laws?
Castanet
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Charlotte Graham-mclay, The Associated Press - Jun 30, 2025 / 5:55 am | Story: 559039 Photo:James Ross/AAP Image via AP Erin Patterson is photographed in Melbourne, Australia, on April 15, 2025. A sequestered jury in Australia began deliberations...
Australia's targeted sea urchin removal offers high return for environment, economy
Xinhua News Agency
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SYDNEY, June 30 (Xinhua) -- Removing excessive sea urchins from Port Phillip Bay, near Melbourne, could unlock over 92 million Australian dollars in ecosystem benefits by revitalizing the bay's rapidly declining kelp forests, new research said on...