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31-year-old Sydney man charged over alleged death threats to Minister Anika Wells

The emails were immediately flagged and referred to the Australian Federal Police’s National Security Investigations (NSI) team.

Rajinder found guilty of gruesome murder of fellow Indian Gurjit Singh in New Zealand

27-year-old Gurjit Singh, an Indian-origin Dunedin-based technician, was discovered unresponsive and covered in blood outside his Liberton home on 28 January 2024.

Over 300 Indian-origin truck drivers offered supervised re-tests after mass suspensions; fraudsters to face penalties

Authorities are now examining whether criminal charges should be laid against those who knowingly submitted or approved fraudulent documents.

Bupa fined $35 million after court finds thousands of customers misled on health cover

Bupa has already repaid customers approximately $14.3 million linked to the impacted claims.

Police release image of ‘Indian-appearing’ man after alleged upskirting incident on tram

Police said the victim, a woman in her 40s, was travelling with a friend when they boarded a route 70 tram outside Marvel Stadium just before midnight.

Sydney tops list as renters need record incomes to secure a typical home

Rents have surged far faster than wages over the past five years, leaving large parts of the country unaffordable for ordinary households and pushing living standards down.

Police smash alleged Schoolies drug pipeline in Mornington Peninsula raids

Officers allege a range of substances — including cocaine, ketamine, MDMA, GHB, methylamphetamine and cannabis — were destined for Schoolies events on the Peninsula before being intercepted.

26-year-old man charged over alleged 16kg drug import plot hidden in ‘mashed potato’ air-cargo parcels

Police will allege he used an encrypted communications platform to help facilitate the importation of 14.6kg of pure methamphetamine and 1.7kg of cocaine.

Police smash $150m Sydney money-laundering syndicate ring tied to illegal tobacco trade

The money was allegedly layered through a series of complex, high-volume transactions, sent offshore and then returned to Australia disguised as legitimate business payments.

Florida labels Council on American-Islamic Relations and Muslim Brotherhood as ‘foreign terrorist groups’

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.

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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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