From 1 February 2026, it will be illegal to sell tobacco in Victoria without a licence, as the state steps up efforts to dismantle the black market and the criminal networks behind it.
The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has issued a public warning about the cancelled and prohibited practitioner, saying he cannot provide any health services and remains under investigation.
“That behaviour undermines confidence in the lending system and ultimately affects the ability of hard-working New Zealanders to secure finance for their own homes.”
Drivers who rack up 13 demerit points will continue to face automatic disqualification from driving on NSW roads, irrespective of where their licence was originally issued.
With almost 25 years’ service, She has built deep expertise across counter-terrorism, organised crime, global operations, child protection, human trafficking and people smuggling.
Investigators allege the probe began in February 2025 after the ACIC detected anomalies in the man’s financial activity. It is alleged he was involved in laundering millions of dollars obtained through fraudulent NDIS claims.
The December attack allegedly targeted a Hanukkah celebration, with investigators claiming the gunmen displayed an Islamic State flag shortly beforehand.
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.
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.
