#Australian zoo welcomes rare echidna puggle

#Australian zoo welcomes rare echidna puggle

“#Australian zoo welcomes rare echidna puggle” Sydney’s Taronga Zoo unveiled a rare short-beaked echidna puggle on Friday, born to mum Gunyi at its breeding facility around seven months ago. The puggle, the tenth born at the Sydney zoo, doesn’t have a name yet as its gender has not been identified, the zoo said. At this…

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# VanEck and BetaShares apply for Aussie crypto ETFs as family offices snap up BTC

# VanEck and BetaShares apply for Aussie crypto ETFs as family offices snap up BTC

“# VanEck and BetaShares apply for Aussie crypto ETFs as family offices snap up BTC ” Family offices in Australia are reportedly piling into digital assets as fund managers compete to list the country’s first cryptocurrency-backed exchange-traded fund. VanEck and BetaShares have each lodged submissions with the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) following a rejection of…

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#Giant moth so chunky it struggles to fly discovered

#Giant moth so chunky it struggles to fly discovered

“#Giant moth so chunky it struggles to fly discovered” Mothra surfaces in Australia. An Australian worker realized every entomophobe’s worst nightmare after encountering a moth so huge that it struggled to fly. The Mount Cotton State School in Queensland, where Mothra was discovered, shared a Facebook photo Sunday of the behemoth bug on the end…

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# Australian senate committee calls for national blockchain land registry

# Australian senate committee calls for national blockchain land registry

“# Australian senate committee calls for national blockchain land registry ” An Australian senate committee has published a report calling for a blockchain-based national land registry, better clarity over laws relating to smart contracts, and continued efforts to establish international standards for DLT. The Select Committee on Australia as a Technology and Financial Centre’s second…

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#Australian official warns drums of war are beating

#Australian official warns drums of war are beating

“#Australian official warns drums of war are beating” CANBERRA, April 27 – One of Australia’s most senior security officials has said liberal democracies must brace for war while searching for peace amid elevated global tensions. Home Affairs Department Secretary Mike Pezzullo said the possibility of war was increasing. “Today, as free nations again hear the beating drums and watch worryingly the militarisation of…

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# New ASEAN blockchain consortium targets cross-border cooperation

# New ASEAN blockchain consortium targets cross-border cooperation

“# New ASEAN blockchain consortium targets cross-border cooperation ” Blockchain associations from Australia and five Southeast Asian nations are joining forces to promote blockchain development and education. Blockchain organizations from Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to promote blockchain collaboration in the Asia Pacific, Business Times reports….

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# Despite scams, Australian securities regulator keen to support crypto industry

# Despite scams, Australian securities regulator keen to support crypto industry

“# Despite scams, Australian securities regulator keen to support crypto industry ” The Australian Securities and Investments Commission, or ASIC, has expressed its desire to support the crypto industry, noting the challenges associated with regulating innovative technologies. Speaking as part of a panel during Australian Blockchain Week on April 22, ASIC commissioner Cathie Armour described…

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