"We agree that BST strengthens their position as vital security partners and assists both countries to protect and enhance our sovereignty and resilience."
The Indian languages include Hindi, Punjabi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati and Urdu. They also include Nepali, Dari, Tibetan, Pashto and Sinhalese.
Australia says it has helped deliver more than 10,300 kilometres of new undersea cables across the Pacific, with more than $500 million committed since 2018 to support undersea cable connectivity across the Pacific and Timor-Leste.
The 2026 Federal Budget forecast net overseas migration to rise by an additional 20,000 people in 2026–27 before moderating to about 225,000 a year from 2027 to 2030.
SAISH (Sydney Australians of Indian Subcontinental Heritage) will hold its annual Deepavali celebration in Sydney on 31 October 2026, bringing together community members to...