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Property bought in regional Victoria with fraudulent funds seized by authorities

The individual responsible for the purchase, a 31-year-old man, had been sentenced to imprisonment in August 2023 for his involvement in an $800,000 GST fraud scheme.

Over three million Australians to have $3 billion in Student debt erased

Embedded within the upcoming May budget, this initiative aims to furnish substantial relief to individuals contending with student loans amidst the battle against inflation.

Harinder Sidhu, former Australian High Commissioner to India, honored with Order of Australia

Ms Sidhu is one of Australia’s most senior female diplomats with over 30 years’ experience in government across several agencies.

19 Indian universities’ vice chancellors, including JNU, conferred honorary ‘Colonel’ rank

Among the esteemed recipients is Prof. Santishree Dhulipudi Pandit, the Vice Chancellor of Jawaharlal Nehru University, who is the first woman to hold this prestigious position at the university.

Chicken Caper: Queensland man charged with allegedly trafficking 120kg of cocaine from Victoria to NSW

The defendant faces a grave charge of trafficking in commercial quantities of controlled drugs, as outlined in sections 302.2(1) and 11.2(1) of the Criminal Code 1995 (Cth), with a maximum penalty of life imprisonment looming over him.

India and Australia launch pioneering Women’s Leadership Forum to boost corporate gender diversity

The forum plans to engage women leaders through workshops, mentorship programs, and policy-making exercises, aiming to create a robust ecosystem that supports female professionals.

New AFP recruits ready to serve and protect across Australia

Additionally, 20 recruits from the Protective Service Officer (PSO) Program are poised to serve in various locations across the nation.

International student numbers not linked to Australia’s housing crisis, says Go8’s Vicki Thomson

Go8 Chief Executive Vicki Thomson observed that these supply issues cannot be solved overnight and regardless of international student intake, Australia would still be facing a housing crisis. 

Universities in Australia and Canada lose in global ranking as international students struggle cost of living

Australia has surpassed 700,000 international students, contributing to a new record of 2.8 million temporary entrants in the country.

$18 million projects to boost Australian-Indian commercial space collaboration

“India’s commercial space sector is rapidly growing, propelled forward by historic feats like becoming the first nation to successfully land on the South Pole of the Moon."

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Paramedic stabbed in broad daylight in Melbourne’s north, man arrested

"I am sickened to my stomach. We’ve had enough. This is appalling and unacceptable and needs to stop.”

Australian SIM card at the centre of investigation while Indian police uncover cross-border Khalistan terror plot

The source also said investigators are tracking donation routes to religious organisations as part of efforts to uncover the funding network behind the alleged terror module.

Jaskirat Singh Sidhu, truck driver behind 16 deaths in crash, gets last-minute deportation stay

Sidhu’s legal team argued that deportation would place him at high risk of suicide, citing ongoing depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and the impact separation
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