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Laura Chung

Laura Chung

The Sydney Morning Herald

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Rising Floodwaters Force Evacuations In Eastern Australia

Fast-moving floodwaters rose Monday in northeastern Australia after forcing many to flee, blacking out homes, and sweeping away a chunk of a critical...

04.02.2025 8

International Business Times

Laura Chung

Social Media Companies Slam Australia's Under-16 Ban

Social media giants on Friday hit out at a landmark Australian law banning them from signing up under-16s, describing it as a rush job littered with...

29.11.2024 3

International Business Times

Laura Chung

Social Media Firms Raise 'Serious Concerns' Over Australian U-16 Ban

Australia's proposal to ban under-16s from social media platforms is "rushed", social media companies claimed Tuesday, expressing "serious...

26.11.2024 2

International Business Times

Laura Chung

Australian Eyes $30m Fine For Social Media Flouting Under-16s Ban

Social media companies could be fined more than US$30 million if they fail to keep children off their platforms, under new laws tabled before...

21.11.2024 2

International Business Times

Laura Chung

Indigenous Australian Lawmaker Who Heckled King Charles Censured

An Indigenous lawmaker was censured by Australia's parliament Monday for heckling King Charles about the legacy of European settlement during his...

18.11.2024 2

International Business Times

Laura Chung

Commonwealth Agrees 'Time Has Come' For Talks On Legacy Of Slavery

The Commonwealth's 56 members agreed the "time has come" for talks about the legacy of the "abhorrent" transatlantic slave trade Saturday, in a...

26.10.2024 1

International Business Times

Laura Chung

King Charles Arrives In Samoa, Where Commonwealth Looks To Shed Stodgy Image

King Charles III landed in Samoa Wednesday to join his first Commonwealth summit as monarch, hoping to breathe new life into a bloc seen by critics...

23.10.2024 2

International Business Times

Laura Chung

Cars, Chlamydia Threaten Australian Koalas

Clinging to a fluffy toy twice her size, orphaned koala joey Ajooni made a snuffling noise as she drank milk from a tiny syringe. Weighing about...

15.10.2024 2

International Business Times

Laura Chung

Coal Generates Less Than 50% Of Australian Electricity For First Time

Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia's electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged,...

04.09.2024 1

International Business Times

Laura Chung

Profits Decline As Qantas Looks To Win Back Angry Customers

Australian airline Qantas reported on Thursday a slide in net profit as post-Covid fares dropped, and said it was working to rebuild its reputation...

29.08.2024 2

International Business Times

Laura Chung