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.
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.
UWA signed a new agreement with the Skill Council for the Mining Sector and FIMA (SCMS), backed by India’s Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship.
The couple, who had CCTV, security alarms and a guard dog, said the intruders allegedly forced their way in through the laundry door using a knife before fleeing with two cars.
Authorities claim the man had used a device to send messages seeking assistance with explosive devices, military and tactical training, weapons manufacturing, combat techniques and the creation of fake documents.
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.
