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Gursewak Singh, who posed as Hindu saint, pleads guilty to stealing $150k jewellery in Sydney

The Indian national was due to return to India on February 6 but remains on bail ahead of his next court appearance on March 10.

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Melbourne man summoned to court for waving Hizballah flag during protest

In December 2024, the AFP charged a separate 36-year-old Melbourne man for allegedly displaying a Hizballah flag during the same protest on 29 September.

Shivang Pathania’s family seeks answers after unexplained Perth motel pool death

24-year-old Pathania, a Melbourne resident on a two-week work trip, had been captured on CCTV working out in the gym just hours before his body was discovered in the Bentley Motel pool on January 18.

Victorian man charged over alleged antisemitic calls to political organisation

The AFP alleges the man called the Canberra office of a political organisation twice on 21 January 2025, making antisemitic and abusive statements.

Travis Head and Annabel Sutherland receive top honours at Cricket Australia Awards

For the first time in its 24-year history, the Allan Border Medal was awarded without a single member of Australia's Test squad in attendance, as the team continued their tour of Sri Lanka.

Musk-backed Trump shutdown leaves USAID staff locked out

The move follows Musk’s comments on X Spaces, where he claimed that USAID was beyond saving.

Melbourne man jailed for seven years over drugs and illegal firearm

The man, allegedly linked to an outlaw motorcycle gang, was charged with and later pleaded guilty to five offences.

Sam Kerr faces court, pleads not guilty to alleged racial harassment charge

Prosecutors allege that Kerr and her partner, fellow footballer Kristie Mewis, had been out drinking when they took a taxi to Twickenham Police Station after a dispute with the driver.

Kiwi man faces court over alleged $6.5M cocaine smuggling attempt

During the search, officers allegedly found 22 vacuum-sealed packages of a white substance hidden in his suitcase.

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ISIS claims deadly Islamabad bombing amid warnings of extremist blowback

Repeated international warnings that the direct or indirect cultivation of extremist networks — whether for global jihad or against neighbouring India or Afghanistan — would ultimately prove self-destructive for Pakistan are now playing out.

Foreign fishing boats torched as Australia sends hardline border warning

The Border Force says the action reflects a broader surge in enforcement across northern Australia, confirming a 40 per cent increase in the destruction of seized vessels this financial year compared with the same period last year.

School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?

Recess and lunch are generally regarded as “breaks” from learning – where children can play or have free time.
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