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Australian teacher allegedly racially vilified Indian origin student: “Uber drivers and deliveroo people”

The teacher received a disciplinary warning and training and the Tribunal has ordered the Education Department to issue the student with a written apology
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Australia will soon have its first Islamic Bank adhering to Sharia law

The fundamental distinguishing feature of an Islamic bank is its adherence to Islamic, or Sharia, law.
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Woolworths accused of allegedly underpaying $1 million in long service leave to 1235 former employees

The matter is listed for mention in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on 6 September 2023.
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Australia and Vanuatu unveil new police and justice precinct

“The AFP has worked closely with the VPF to successfully deliver this precinct, despite various challenges thrown our way"
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“It sounded too good to be true”: Spotlight on cryptocurrency scams in the Pacific

“The fake advertisements state that individuals in Fiji can purchase bitcoin, foreign exchange and binary trading using their mobile money wallets or bank transfers.”
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Cooking and heating without gas: what are the impacts of shifting to all-electric homes?

Gas connections for all new housing and sub-divisions will be banned in Victoria from January 1 next year.
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Queensland launches its India Trade and Investment Strategy 2023–27

The Indian economy is ten times the size of Queensland and the Indian diaspora has grown to over 90,000, making it the second-largest non-European diaspora in the State.
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Sikh religious dagger ‘Kirpan’ allowed in Queensland schools

The court found that banning Sikh religious symbols will amount to racial discrimination under the Racial Discrimination Act.
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$5 million in assets confiscated of alleged family day care fraudster

Operation Velo uncovered alleged false subsidy claims coordinated by a Perth-based family day care service provider.
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Gold Coast man charged with 1623 child abuse offences, including rape, against 91 children

The AFP is also highly-confident that all 87 Australian children who were recorded in the alleged child abuse material have been identified.

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Anti-US protests in Pakistan after Khamenei’s killing leave multiple dead

Media reports said the death toll has reached at least nine.
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Dr Yashutosh Joshi wins Ministerial Rising Star award for breakthrough heart transplant research

Now a cardiothoracic surgery trainee at Westmead Hospital, Dr Joshi’s passion for heart surgery can be traced back to childhood.
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Australian leaders signal no sympathy for ‘abhorrent’ Iranian regime, back US move to stop nuclear threat

More than 200 Iranian-linked individuals have been sanctioned by Australia, including over 100 connected to the IRGC.
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