Month: November 2025
Sydney band, as well as Ninajirachi and rapper Barkaa, win new state government awards aiming to support local musicians against international competition
Australian hardcore band Speed has won the inaugural $80,000 New South Wales Music prize, a new award attempting to support musicians in the face of streaming algorithms that promote international names over local artists.
The NSW Music prize was announced by the state government last year as part of its 10-year plan to support local music, with the goal of helping musicians “in the face of increasing competition from overseas artists via streaming platforms”.
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FTSE 100-listed miner forces Australian company to walk away from takeover after rebuffing second approach
BHP has walked away from another attempt to take over rival miner Anglo American after it was again rebuffed, failing in a last-minute effort to disrupt the planned merger with Canadian mining business Teck Resources.
The Australian mining company reportedly became interested in making another offer for FTSE 100-listed Anglo last week, more than a year after abandoning a £39bn attempt to buy the business.
US and Ukraine say they have ‘updated framework’ for peace plan after weekend talks in Geneva
Sweden’s Maria Malmer Stenergard also said it was “nothing but a disgrace” that the EU’s support for Ukraine remained “smaller than the collective purchase of Russian oil and gas since the full scale invasion.”
“This needs to change now,” she said.
“Since Russia has not changed its position, neither has Sweden nor the EU.
Our position remains that to achieve a just and lasting peace, borders cannot be changed by force. There cannot be limitations on Ukraine’s armed forces that will invite further Russian aggression, and there cannot be any limitations on the full sovereign rights of the Ukrainian people to choose their own path, which includes the path to EU membership.
“Let me be clear, Sweden will not recognise Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea or any other part of Ukraine’s territory. We will not reward aggression.”
