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State of disaster declared for 18 Victorian councils as bushfires burn across the state

Victoria’s Premier Jacinta Allan has said that the scale of the emergency has reached “an extraordinary” level of danger.

California truckers Gurpreet Singh and Jasveer Singh arrested with $7m cocaine stash hidden in semi-truck

Federal authorities allege the pair are “criminal illegal aliens” from India and claim they were operating the semi-truck using Commercial Driver Licences issued by the state of California.

Masked thieves target Melbourne Sikh Temple (Gurudwara), steal cash using angle grinder

Detectives are urging anyone who recognises the man in the CCTV images, or who has CCTV or dashcam footage

Varinder Singh detained after dramatic truck chase by US border agents

He has been charged with fleeing from law enforcement and immigration-related offences, and is expected to face additional state charges.

Taxi driver accused of allegedly driving at officers as two charged over airport incidents

A 27-year-old Sydney man appeared before Parramatta Local Court on 28 December 2025, accused of driving his taxi at officers during an attempted arrest at the airport a day earlier.

Northern Territory man sentenced to home detention over people smuggling plot

The court heard that in July 2024, investigators from the Australian Federal Police identified the man’s involvement in a scheme in which he was paid to collect unlawful non-citizens arriving by boat in the Northern Territory.

Naveed Akram, alleged Bondi Beach gunman, charged with 59 offences over one of Australia’s deadliest terror attacks

Naveed Akram has been charged with one count of committing a terrorist act, 15 counts of murder, and 40 counts of causing wounding or grievous bodily harm with intent to murder.

How an AFP forensic accountant helps crack digital crime

Blockchains are public digital ledgers that record cryptocurrency transactions outside the traditional banking system.

Indian international student Shubham Kumar identified as Lake Wainamu drowning victim

Police earlier said Shubham was in waist-deep water with his friends when he took a few steps forward, fell into a deeper section and did not resurface.

“Unqualified illegal alien drivers”: Kamalpreet Singh arrested on vehicular homicide charge after deadly Washington state crash

Kamalpreet Singh, 25, is an Indian national who was previously detained and released after illegally crossing the US border in December 2023.

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Mahatma Gandhi statue cut into pieces, stolen in Melbourne’s Rowville, reviving memories of past extremist vandalism

“Crimes like this are an attack on all Victorians who value respect, inclusion and the strength of our diverse society”

RBA lifts rates to 3.85% as inflation rebounds, exposing federal failure to rein in demand

Capacity constraints remain binding. Demand is too strong. And without changes to fiscal and structural policy, interest rates will remain the primary lever — regardless of the political cost.

Three young men from Punjab charged over alleged extortion-related shooting in Canada

Harjot Singh, 21, Taranveer Singh, 19, and Dayajeet Singh Billing, 21, have each been charged with one count of discharging a firearm into a place, a serious offence under Canada’s Criminal Code that carries lengthy prison terms.
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