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Indian couple’s four different asylum claims in eight years, including ‘Khalistan support’, rejected by immigration tribunal

Subsequent claims raised allegations of support for the Khalistan movement, the husband’s alleged army desertion and claimed role as a Sikh priest, threats from a moneylender and, most recently, a dispute with the husband’s brothers over ancestral land.

Victoria set for a new suburb with 12,000 homes, seven schools and 36,000 residents

The 1,005-hectare precinct, located about 35 kilometres north-west of Melbourne’s CBD to the east of the existing Melton township, will include shopping facilities, four community hubs and seven schools.

Albanese backs Victorian construction Royal Commission, rejects calls to withhold Suburban Rail Loop funding

The Prime Minister said the federal government had already taken action against the CFMEU, including placing the organisation into administration and his decision to expel former union leader John Setka from the Labor Party.

Teen hiker Lily Hooper’s body found after week-long search in NSW national park

Hooper had told her family she was going hiking in Nattai National Park last week. She left Oakdale in Sydney’s south-west at about 8am and travelled to the remote park.

Premier Ben Carroll launches $50m Royal Commission into Victoria’s construction industry crime and misconduct

The Premier has appointed former South Australian Supreme Court Chief Justice Chris Kourakis AC as Royal Commissioner.

Hanson and Cash demand Burke deport convicted child-sex offender seeking permanent Australian residency

The man, identified in court documents as MFKF, arrived in Australia in 2011 on a spousal visa. His visa was later cancelled after he was convicted of sexually abusing a boy and sentenced to prison.

Australian report exposes global ecosystem enabling livestreamed child sexual abuse for the price of a takeaway

Offenders can use everyday technology and payment systems to find victims or facilitators, communicate privately, transfer money and watch abuse in real time.

Marc Anthony Govinden named after Auckland double murder of elderly parents and alleged attempt to kill brother

Govinden remains in a secure psychiatric facility while the court-ordered assessments are conducted.

$2,000 stolen as thief breaks into Hindu temple in early-morning raid

Police are investigating the incident and have urged anyone with information to contact Samabula Police Station

Liberals outflank Labor with $2.8 million IFFM pledge, putting festival funding at centre of multicultural pitch

“The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is one of the great success stories of Victorian cultural and creative arts policy, and it started with a Liberal Government prepared to back a bold idea”

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Australia adds nearly 393,000 people as population closes in on 28 million as migration drives growth

Nationally, the March quarter alone added 130,887 people, representing quarterly growth of 0.5 per cent.

Tony Burke says India Free Trade Agreement will be honoured as Australia targets temporary, international student and dependent visas

Burke said lower migration would “trash Australian services and trash the Australian economy”.

Two women killed in Point Cook crash as detectives investigate Toyota-Porsche collision

The driver of the Porsche, a 53-year-old Point Cook man, was taken to hospital with injuries described as non-life-threatening.
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