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Recent Did you know? items

* ... that people traveled from as far away as Australia and the Netherlands to stay at a house in Ohio?

* ... that people traveled from as far away as Australia and the Netherlands to stay at '''[[Louis Penfield House|a house in Ohio]]'''?

* ... that the arts magazine Paper Chained was banned in some Australian prisons due to its pen-pal program?

* ... that the arts magazine '''''[[Paper Chained]]''''' was banned in some Australian prisons due to its [[Pen pal|pen-pal]] program?

* ... that Dan Bull was a keyboardist for Eskimo Joe before he was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly?

* ... that '''[[Dan Bull (politician)|Dan Bull]]''' was a keyboardist for [[Eskimo Joe]] before he was elected to the [[Western Australian Legislative Assembly]]?

* ... that the political and media storm around so-called African gangs in Australia has been described by academics as a moral panic?

* ... that the political and media storm around so-called '''[[African gangs moral panic|African gangs in Australia]]''' has been described by academics as a moral panic?

* ... that Episode 8055 of the Australian television soap opera Neighbours is the first episode in the show's history to star and be directed and written entirely by women?

* ... that '''[[Episode 8055|Episode&nbsp;8055]]''' of the Australian television soap opera ''[[Neighbours]]'' is the first episode in the show's history to star and be directed and written entirely by women?

* ... that the 2023 Aston by-election was the first time in more than 100 years that the governing party won a seat from the opposition at an Australian by-election?

* ... that the '''[[2023 Aston by-election]]''' was the first time in more than 100 years that the governing party won a seat from the opposition at an Australian by-election?

Recent In the news items

20 April 2025 –

The death toll from drownings during the week across Australia increases to seven after a fisherman dies after being swept off rocks near Sydney. Three people remain missing and one other was injured. (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

:The death toll from [[drowning]]s during the week across [[Australia]] increases to seven after a [[fisherman]] dies after being swept off rocks near [[Sydney]]. Three people remain missing and one other was injured. [https://globalnation.inquirer.net/273313/six-drowning-deaths-as-huge-waves-hit-australian-coast (''Philippine Daily Inquirer'')]

7 April 2025 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration, Executive orders in the second presidency of Donald Trump

The Nikkei 225, SSE Composite Index, and Hang Seng Index experience substantial losses following Friday’s losses on the New York Stock Exchange as a result of U.S. president Donald Trump's tariffs. European markets also decline, particularly in banking and defense sectors. The ASX 200 in Australia and the Kospi in South Korea also closes lower. (BBC News)

:The [[Nikkei 225]], [[SSE Composite Index]], and [[Hang Seng Index]] experience substantial losses following Friday’s losses on the [[New York Stock Exchange]] as a result of [[President of the United States|U.S. president]] [[Donald Trump]]'s [[tariff]]s. [[Economy of Europe|European markets]] also decline, particularly in [[bank]]ing and [[arms industry|defense sectors]]. The [[ASX 200]] in [[Australia]] and the [[Kospi]] in [[South Korea]] also closes lower. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c934qzd094wo (BBC News)]

2 April 2025 – Tariffs in the second Trump administration

In the 10% tariff, the U.S. lists the Australian territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands near Antarctica, despite the fact that it has no human inhabitants, imports or exports. In response to finding these islands in the list, Australian prime minister Anthony Albanese commented that "Nowhere on earth is safe" for the tariff. (The Guardian)

:In the 10% tariff, the U.S. lists the [[Australia]]n territory of [[Heard Island and McDonald Islands]] near [[Antarctica]], despite the fact that it has no human inhabitants, imports or exports. In response to finding these islands in the list, [[Prime Minister of Australia|Australian prime minister]] [[Anthony Albanese]] commented that "Nowhere on earth is safe" for the tariff. [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/03/donald-trump-tariffs-antarctica-uninhabited-heard-mcdonald-islands (The Guardian)]

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