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Australian consumer confidence crashes to lowest since 2020 as Iran conflict fuels inflation fears

Daily jumped 33 per cent amid instability in the Middle East and disruptions linked to the Iran conflict.

Minns Government passes tough new laws to shut down unlawful places of worship

The NSW government has passed legislation giving councils stronger powers to shut down illegal places of worship, including the ability to seek court orders...

Indian international student elected to Parliament, questions raised over visa and eligibility of five year term

The Greens party would support any necessary visa processes during the parliamentary term.

“Seize the Day”: Prime Minister Albanese marks 125 years of Australian democracy

“The first country on earth created by the free and peaceful vote of its people” and said the Parliament’s opening carried an enduring democratic lesson.

Sydney cleaning business fined more than $14k for exploiting migrant workers

A Sydney cleaning business operator has been fined $14,554 after a court found she exploited vulnerable migrant workers and failed to comply with workplace...

Abhijeet Singh, Gurkaran Singh and Khushveer Toor found guilty of first-degree murder in Arnold and Joanne De Jong case

Justice Brown said the prosecution had proven the murders were not committed by a single individual, but rather as a coordinated act involving all three men acting together.

Four Melbourne men charged over alleged Islamic State propaganda network sharing violent extremist material

Police claim forensic analysis later revealed the men had been sending, receiving and sharing violent extremist material online, including ISIS propaganda and footage of previous terrorist attacks.

32-year-old woman accused of joining ISIS arrested on return to Sydney

The Australian Federal Police allege the woman travelled to Syria in 2015 to join her husband, who had earlier left Australia and joined Islamic State (ISIS).

Two women returning from Syria charged over alleged Islamic State-linked slavery offences

The women, aged 53 and 31, were arrested by the Victorian Joint Counter Terrorism Team after arriving at Melbourne Airport.

Jess Wilson calls it “unacceptable threat” as ISIS brides return to Melbourne tonight

Children returning to Australia would undergo community integration, therapeutic support and countering violent extremism programs.

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Indian-origin Flying Officer Nandini Rajpurohit makes history as part of Australia’s first space operations unit

With a STEM background in computer science, mathematics and statistics, Rajpurohit said space was becoming increasingly critical to operations across all military domains.

“Let’s purge New Zealand of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims”: Police assess Brian Tamaki remarks as Indian PM Modi’s historic visit nears

In a video posted on social media on Wednesday, Tamaki accused Modi of allowing violence against Christians in India and suggested similar actions should occur in New Zealand.

Minister Aly warns Pauline Hanson’s monoculture vision threatens every aspect multicultural Australia

The broader message, however, was clear: this government sees multicultural Australia not as a problem to be managed, but as a strength to be protected.
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