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India and Canada to appoint security liaison officers to tackle cyber threats, fraud and transnational organised crime

India and Canada have taken significant steps to deepen cooperation on national security, law enforcement, and cybersecurity, following high-level talks between India’s National Security...

Hidden cash haul worth nearly $2m restrained in AFP-led crime crackdown

The assets were originally seized by the Australian Federal Police in July 2022 during an operation that dismantled the alleged syndicate.

Foreign fishing boats torched as Australia sends hardline border warning

The Border Force says the action reflects a broader surge in enforcement across northern Australia, confirming a 40 per cent increase in the destruction of seized vessels this financial year compared with the same period last year.

World-first centre launched in Sydney to help cancer survivors thrive beyond treatment

Bringing together academic expertise and community connection, the Centre will lead research aimed at reshaping health systems so surviving cancer also means living well.

Queensland man denied bail after alleged extremist material found on phone

AFP officers visited the man’s home and issued him with official information outlining the illegality of publicly displaying Nazi symbols.

Sydney-based Indian origin man loses $76,000 in shocking digital arrest scam

They warned that failure to comply could result in arrest by Australian authorities or detention if he returned to India.

British tourists deported from India for allegedly putting pro-Palestine stickers in holy town

“Our monitoring of foreign nationals is very strict. Anyone found breaching tourist visa conditions will face strict action, including deportation and blacklisting.”

$1bn in illicit tobacco and vapes stopped at Australian border in three months

Tasmania recorded one of its largest cigarette seizures just before Christmas, when officers searched a shipping container from Poland and uncovered over 5.4 million illicit cigarettes declared as stretch film.

Sydney teen charged over alleged online threat to foreign leader

If convicted, the charge carries a maximum penalty of 10 years’ imprisonment.

International student drowns at Sydney beach while testing new diving mask

Fangqi Peng, 30, was at the popular eastern suburbs beach on Sunday afternoon with three friends who were collecting sea snails along the shoreline.

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Indian-Australian scientist Prof. Rajeev Varshney named among world’s top agri-food pioneers

Prof. Varshney, Director of the Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI), the WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, and Murdoch University’s International Chair in Agriculture and Food Security, is one of only four Australians to have received the honour since the list was launched in 2024.

‘I fell in love with India’: Australian solo traveller praises kindness and hospitality of strangers

Reflecting on her month-long journey, Paige said the warmth she encountered wherever she travelled was one of the main reasons she had developed such a strong affection for India.

Almost half a million arrivals, 174,500 new homes: IPA says Australia’s housing crunch is no mystery

For the March quarter alone, net housing supply increased by 54,200 dwellings, compared with 193,780 net permanent and long-term arrivals.
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