Premier Peter Malinauskas has publicly supported the festival board’s authority to make programming decisions, asserting the need to balance cultural safety with artistic freedom

From 2 pm local time on Wednesday, 14 January 2026, the Australian Government Disaster Recovery Payment (AGDRP) will be available to eligible residents

A Hindi essay competition has also been organised, with entries received from a wide range of participants.

Elon Musk said the full algorithm would be released as open source within seven days.

It is alleged he and another Perth man, aged 52, went out on a small boat on November 2 after discussing their plans via an encrypted messaging app.

Experts say the latest changes may lead to closer scrutiny of applications from India, but also stress that genuine students still have pathways to study in Australia.

Analysts note that such associations have implications for regional and global security realities.

Victoria’s Premier Jacinta Allan has said that the scale of the emergency has reached “an extraordinary” level of danger.

Premier Jacinta Allan said there would be “no fires, no exceptions”, as temperatures above 40 degrees Celsius and strong winds fuelled catastrophic fire danger ratings across the Northern Country, North Central, Wimmera and South West districts

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