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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.

Do investment tax breaks work? A new study finds the evidence is ‘mixed at best’

Business investment is an important contributor to overall economic growth, and has been sluggish in recent years.

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.

Albanese pumps $1.7B into hospitals ahead of election showdown

This move brings the Commonwealth’s total contribution to state-run hospitals to a record $33.91 billion in 2025-26, marking a 12 per cent increase.

Trump’s Gaza takeover plan: Visionary solution or reckless gamble?

The new plan signals a radical departure from decades of US foreign policy, which has traditionally supported a two-state solution.

Rare, almost mythical Australian tree kangaroos can finally be studied, thanks to new tech

Tree kangaroos are found only in the tropical rainforests of Australia and New Guinea.

USA deports 205 Indian illegal status migrants amid immigration crackdown

As per reports the C-17 plane took off from San Antonio, Texas, bound for Sri Guru Ram Das Jee International Airport in Amritsar, Punjab, marking the beginning of a new phase in US deportation policies.

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.

Do big tech companies have a ‘duty of care’ for users?

The digital duty of care would put the onus on tech companies to proactively address a range of specific harms on their platforms, such as child sexual exploitation and attacks based on gender, race or religion.

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Fake Home Affairs officers knock on doors, Australians warned of new immigration scam

The Department of Home Affairs stressed that genuine Home Affairs officers do not visit people’s homes to collect photographs, fingerprints or other biometric information.

Fiji deports Indian fugitive wanted in $555,000 investment fraud case

Authorities allege Kalokhe and his associates attracted investors by offering unusually high and guaranteed returns through investment schemes, collecting substantial amounts of money before allegedly diverting the funds.

“We support a free and open Indo-Pacific”: IAF Group Captain Arun Kumar on India–Australia ties at Exercise Pitch Black

Exercise Pitch Black is the Royal Australian Air Force's largest multinational air combat exercise, hosted out of Darwin since 1983. The 2026 edition runs...
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