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Over 300 Indian-origin truck drivers offered supervised re-tests after mass suspensions; fraudsters to face penalties

Authorities are now examining whether criminal charges should be laid against those who knowingly submitted or approved fraudulent documents.

Bupa fined $35 million after court finds thousands of customers misled on health cover

Bupa has already repaid customers approximately $14.3 million linked to the impacted claims.

Police release image of ‘Indian-appearing’ man after alleged upskirting incident on tram

Police said the victim, a woman in her 40s, was travelling with a friend when they boarded a route 70 tram outside Marvel Stadium just before midnight.

Sydney tops list as renters need record incomes to secure a typical home

Rents have surged far faster than wages over the past five years, leaving large parts of the country unaffordable for ordinary households and pushing living standards down.

Police smash alleged Schoolies drug pipeline in Mornington Peninsula raids

Officers allege a range of substances — including cocaine, ketamine, MDMA, GHB, methylamphetamine and cannabis — were destined for Schoolies events on the Peninsula before being intercepted.

26-year-old man charged over alleged 16kg drug import plot hidden in ‘mashed potato’ air-cargo parcels

Police will allege he used an encrypted communications platform to help facilitate the importation of 14.6kg of pure methamphetamine and 1.7kg of cocaine.

Police smash $150m Sydney money-laundering syndicate ring tied to illegal tobacco trade

The money was allegedly layered through a series of complex, high-volume transactions, sent offshore and then returned to Australia disguised as legitimate business payments.

Florida labels Council on American-Islamic Relations and Muslim Brotherhood as ‘foreign terrorist groups’

The move mirrors a similar declaration issued in Texas last month, when Governor Greg Abbott designated CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood as foreign terrorist and transnational criminal organisations.

Rajwinder Singh jailed for life for murder of Toyah Cordingley

Justice Crowley said Singh’s attempts to conceal the crime — including burying Cordingley and fleeing to India the next day — worsened the moral gravity of his actions.

Weapons seized and charges laid as AFP intensifies fight against hate symbols

The offences carry maximum penalties of five and three years’ imprisonment respectively.

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Renee Heath secures comfortable Eastern Victoria preselection win in Liberal upper house contest

Party insiders told The Australia Today that Heath secured 59 votes to Smethurst’s 31, giving the conservative right faction member a decisive victory.

“No matter what language you speak, or what faith you practice”: Prime Minister Albanese pledges fight against racism

The Albanese Government said it recognises both the historical and ongoing significance of the day.

Two illegal migrants held as Sydney raids net millions of illicit cigarettes and five tonnes of tobacco

Two men, aged 25 and 47, who were found to be unlawful non-citizens, were detained during the operation.
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