AMIT SARWAL

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Dr Amit Sarwal is the Co-Founder and Editor of The Australia Today, with a career spanning broadcast media and academic leadership. He brings strategic vision, cross-cultural expertise, and editorial innovation to storytelling that connects communities and amplifies diverse voices.

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Victoria Cross hero Ben Roberts-Smith arrested, charged with alleged war crimes

The 47-year-old Victoria Cross recipient was taken into custody at Sydney Airport after arriving from Brisbane and later charged by the Australian Federal Police.

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Public petition urges Prime Minister Albanese to label sovereign citizens as domestic terrorists

They are calling for expanded police powers to monitor and disrupt networks, and greater public awareness of the ideology.

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India’s major nuclear milestone: First fast breeder reactor reaches criticality

The fast breeder reactors are the bridge between India’s current uranium-based system and a future thorium-based stage.

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India continues securing critical energy supplies as eighth gas carrier passes safely through Strait of Hormuz

It comes as no surprise that the India-flagged vessel successfully sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on National Maritime Day.

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Daring US rescue behind enemy lines after Iran shoots down F-15 jet

The aircraft, an F-15E Strike Eagle, was shot down over southern Iran on Friday, with both crew members ejecting.

INNOVATION

Victorians reclaim $300 million as container recycling scheme hits 3 billion milestone

The scheme has now diverted three billion containers from landfill and transformed them into new products, while creating around 600 jobs in the recycling sector.

POLITICS

Declining support for Albanese as voter backlash propels One Nation ahead of Labor and Liberals

Nationally, the party now trails only Labor in primary vote share, outperforming the Coalition in every state except Victoria.

IMMIGRATION

Community groups condemn planned Khalistan protests targeting Hindu temples in Canada

In a joint statement backed by more than 30 organisations, it warned that previous protests framed as peaceful had “led to harassment, intimidation, and violence against Hindu Canadians, devotees, and temple management”.

IMMIGRATION

Deportation push as US detains niece and grandniece of Iran’s top commander Qasem Soleimani

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had moved to terminate the pair’s legal status, adding they were now in custody pending removal proceedings.

POLITICS

Foreign Minister Penny Wong congratulates Nepal’s new Prime Minister Balen Shah

PM Balen Shah, 35, assumed office following a decisive victory in Nepal’s first national election since last year’s youth-led protests.

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