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1 week, 1 day ago

Why is the BJD opposing the Polavaram project? | Explained

The story so far: The Biju Janata Dal has recently intensified its efforts to highlight the potential adverse impacts of the Polavaram Dam project, undertaken by the Andhra Pradesh government, on the tribal communities in Odisha’s Malkangiri district. Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu has vowed to complete the Polavaram Project on River Godavari by 2027 as the interstate …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

ASX closes higher after US rate cut, flight delays in Sydney as Qantas makes emergency landing — as it happened

ABC

In March, the chairman of banking and superannuation regulator Australian Prudential Regulation Authority, John Lonsdale, announced that the watchdog will be conducting Australia's first financial system stress test in 2025. APRA executive board member Therese McCarthy Hockey told FINSIA's The Regulators event on Friday that "It's only in a crisis that we truly learn if the financial system can act …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Women composers and performers shine bright in 2024 Art Music Awards

ABC

Women composers and performers shone brightly in this year's Art Music Awards. Finsterer's Stabat Mater Symphony, which retells the biblical story of Mary standing vigil by her son Jesus during his crucifixion, received two awards, namely Work of the Year: Choral and Performance of the Year: Notated Composition. Winners and finalists Work of the Year: Choral Mary Finsterer's Stabat Mater …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Coalition to push for easier home loans in new Senate inquiry

ABC

The Coalition is developing a policy to lower the barriers for would-be homebuyers to get a loan, as part of an election pitch to "aspirational" young Australians within sight of home ownership. Coalition assistant housing spokesperson Andrew Bragg, who will chair the inquiry, said he wanted to "tilt the scales in favour of first homebuyers" by making it less onerous …

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

Govt Estimates Centre's Debt To Rise To Rs 185 Lakh Cr In FY25

News 18

The government estimates its debt, including external borrowing, valued at current exchange rate and public account and other liabilities will increase to Rs 185 lakh crore, or 56.8 per cent of the GDP, during the current fiscal year. The total debt stood at Rs 171.78 lakh crore, or 58.2 per cent of the gross domestic product, at the end of …

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5 months ago

Parliament session: Telangana Congress MPs to raise pending APRA, BRGF issues

New Indian Express

HYDERABAD: The Congress MPs from Telangana will be demanding the Union government to clear the pending Special Assistance dues under the Backward Regions Grant Fund and seek an extension of the scheme by five more years. The MPs have reportedly decided to raise these and other issues, including those related to the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act in the Budget session …

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5 months ago

APRA trims Westpac's risk capital, ASX200 dips back below 8,000pts — as it happened

ABC

"The increasingly dystopian and unfortunate reality of US politics and the spectre of a Trump victory in November are starting to loom large over investment markets," writes AMP's head of investment strategy Shane Oliver. "His proposed 60 per cent tariffs on imports from China and 10 per cent on all other imports would boost the average US tariff from 3 …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Centre’s discrimination against Telangana on APRA promises goes on: BRS

The Hindu

The Bharat Rashtra Samithi has asked the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre to stop discriminating against Telangana in the matter of fulfilling bifurcation promises even 10 years after the formation of the State, when it is going an extra mile in keeping the promises made to Andhra Pradesh one by one. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, BRS …

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54 years, 11 months ago

Surprise! The Latest ‘Comprehensive’ US Privacy Bill Is Doomed

Wired

The persistent surveillance under which most Americans reside appears likely to continue unabated after federal lawmakers pulled from consideration on Thursday a privacy bill that legal experts contend has little hope of protecting anyone’s privacy. United States lawmakers who’ve flirted for years with the idea of offering Americans a semblance of control over their own data yanked at the last …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

As punters spend big on artists like Taylor Swift, live music venue Mo's Desert Clubhouse gets creative

ABC

In short: Live music venues have endured the challenges of the pandemic only to be dealt with cost of living pressures and waning patronage. It's been seven years since Christian Tryhorn fulfilled his dream to own a live music venue and he refuses to let an up to threefold increase in costs over the last year shatter it. The 250-person …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Bhopinder Singh | India's inclusiveness is at risk as leaders push intolerance

Deccan Chronicle

With all eight major religions of the world, 780 languages and about 3,000 castes, with another 25,000 sub-castes, the famous quote, “If India fails in diversity, so will the world”, couldn’t ring truer. The civilisational fault lines and persisting societal inequities have further metastasized the “us-versus-them” narrative beyond the usual religious divide and expanded to other nativistic undercurrents that are …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Superannuation customers stay in dud funds, with one-in-five 'significantly underperforming'

ABC

Many superannuation customers are losing out, staying in dud funds with high fees, according to the latest data from the industry's regulator. Key points: One-in-five so-called "Choice" super funds "significantly underperformed" the regulator's benchmarks Fees tended to be higher and investment returns lower in underperforming funds Five funds failed the test, with some barred from taking on new members Superannuation …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Labor to announce in-principle support for RBA review's recommendations, establish two new boards

ABC

Treasurer Jim Chalmers is set to release the highly anticipated review into the Reserve Bank of Australia on Thursday and to announce that the government has given in-principle support to all of its recommended changes. Key points: The review of the RBA will recommend a separate monetary policy board and a governance board are created The treasurer says the federal …

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1 year, 10 months ago

RBA boss Philip Lowe says rate rises hurting households, indications are they will go higher

ABC

Reserve Bank governor Philip Lowe has given a strong indication more interest rate rises are on the cards despite nine back-to-back rises causing many households significant pain and leaving them struggling to make repayments on their mortgages. Key points: The RBA governor says interest-rate rises are hurting many households But he says inflation is too high and that means more …

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2 years, 1 month ago

New and established composers among the winners of 2022 Screen Music Awards

ABC

The 2022 Screen Music awards winners have been announced by APRA AMCOS and the Australian Guild of Screen Composers. The Feature Film Score of the Year goes to first screen awards nominee Salliana Seven Campbell for her original music for The Drover's Wife The Legend of Molly Johnson. Loading Best Soundtrack Album and Best Original Song Composed for the Screen …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Composer Nigel Westlake to receive Distinguished Services Award

ABC

Australian composer and conductor Nigel Westlake will receive the Distinguished Services to the Australian Screen Award at the 2022 Screen Music Awards ceremony. Celebrated for scoring some of the most iconic film music including Babe, Antarctica, and Miss Potter, as well as his contributions to music performed in concert halls, Westlake has received multiple awards in the past including 11 …

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2 years, 2 months ago

APRA chair Wayne Byres says falling house prices are 'no bad thing'

ABC

The outgoing boss of Australia's banking regulator has denied responsibility for the latest housing boom and bust, while adding that the price falls may be good for the nation. Key points: Wayne Byres is standing down as APRA chair on October 30, but his replacement has not been announced yet Mr Byres says APRA's role is to protect banks from …

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2 years, 4 months ago

APRA warned Albanese government about 'heightened' housing risks as interest rates rise

ABC

The banking regulator warned the incoming Albanese government that it would face "heightened" risks in the housing market as interest rates rise. Key points: The banking, insurance and superannuation regulator prepared an incoming-government brief in May The document warned the Albanese government that housing market risks were "heightened" due to rising rates APRA said banks were well placed to weather …

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2 years, 5 months ago

SXSW is expanding to Sydney in 2023

ABC

South By Southwest, the iconic "festival of creativity", will expand to Australia in 2023. "As a result of showcasing at SXSW, Australian acts have secured countless deals, instigated key partnerships, garnered global media attention, won over legions of new fans and kick started their international careers," national music export program Sounds Australia said in a statement today. "SXSW Sydney will …

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2 years, 6 months ago

Banks crack down on high debt-to-income home loans as regulator APRA comes knocking

ABC

Two of Australia's biggest banks have moved to curb high-risk home lending, as the regulator revealed it has been warning some institutions to cut back on risky loans. Key points: APRA's boss revealed the regulator has contacted some banks about a surge in risky high debt-to-income loans ANZ and NAB have recently imposed new, lower caps on such loans The …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Australian rap sensation The Kid Laroi, 18, teases a collaboration with Post Malone

Daily Mail

Australian rap sensation The Kid Laroi sent fans into meltdown on Friday after teasing a collaboration with the hugely popular rapper Post Malone. Superstar duo: The Kid Laroi posted this picture with American rapper Post Malone on his Instagram with a message to fans that the superstars may soon be working on some songs The message sent followers into a …

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3 years ago

Home loan interest rates to keep favouring owner-occupiers over investors under new APRA rules

ABC

Home loan interest rates are likely to keep favouring owner-occupier borrowers over property investors under finalised changes to bank capital rules. Key points: Updated rules will favour lower-risk loans, such as owner-occupier principal and interest mortgages Property investors and those with high LVR or interest-only loans are likely to continue facing higher interest rates Business loans and commercial property will …

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3 years, 2 months ago

APRA tightens home loan rules on the same day New Zealand's Reserve Bank lifts interest rates

ABC

The banking regulator has announced tougher serviceability tests for home loans, which will make it harder for some borrowers to get a mortgage, on the same day the Reserve Bank of New Zealand starts lifting its benchmark interest rate. Key points: Banks will have to apply a slightly tougher test on a borrower's ability to afford mortgage repayments APRA is …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Why the Reserve Bank and government are in no mood to rein in property prices in booming market

ABC

Break out the lifeboats and prepare for a river of crocodile tears in the next few months as we gear up for a federal election. If we've learned anything from the past week, the Australian housing market is on a one-way trajectory into outer space and no one — neither the Reserve Bank through monetary policy, nor the government through …

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