In a LinkedIn post days before his death, he wrote that he was a “victim of racial hatred, racial discrimination, racial harassment, torture, wage-fraud, wrongful termination and obstruction of justice.”

The visit highlights 200 years of cultural and personal connections between Australia and Tonga and will celebrate defence ties, health innovation, and shared faith traditions.

Police say the crime was allegedly carried out at the behest of Charanjit Singh Grewal, a 75-year-old England-based NRI originally from Ludhiana, who was to marry Pandher but later refused.

They were ambushed on separate streets as part of what police call a violent, machete-wielding assault.

Labor will likely lean on policy successes so far—economic performance, environment, infrastructure—to offset the shock.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said in a statement the goal is both “ambitious but achievable”, designed to drive investment, respond to the science and prepare Australia for the global clean energy transition.

Photos released by investigators showed some of the drug bundles stamped with the face of notorious Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar, while others bore a “98%” logo.

Prof. Prasad added that the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had expressed strong support for the vision when he met with Fiji’s Prime Minister in Delhi.

"Our presence here reflects our desire to build bridges—not walls—between nations, cultures, and peoples. God bless Israel, God bless Fiji.”

25-year-old Nepali international student Shiva Khatri, who worked as a cleaner, was found unresponsive inside Sydney’s Haveli Indian Restaurant after a suspected carbon monoxide leak.