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Inside the AFP team that builds bombs to stop crime

Though primarily based in Canberra, complete with an electronics workshop for analysing and constructing devices, the team has been deployed to major international incidents.

PM Rabuka in New Delhi to reaffirm Fiji–India friendship

The official programme includes high-level meetings, site visits, and exchanges aimed at deepening cooperation in development, climate resilience, education, and people-to-people ties.

Truck driver Harjinder Singh denied bail as ‘unauthorised alien’ and ‘flight risk’

Harjinder Singh, now facing six manslaughter charges, appeared in court with a translator after failing an English proficiency test yet being issued a California commercial driver’s licence.

Aboriginal and Hindu business leaders unite Dreaming and Dharma to drive prosperity

The partnership brings together two of the world’s oldest cultures to advance sustainable investment, ethical trade, and inclusive innovation across South Australia and beyond.

Millions of Australians gain right to disconnect as new workplace laws take effect

From 26 August 2025, staff in small businesses will gain the same protection as given last year to employees in medium and large businesses under the Fair Work Act changes.

“Brainwashed”: Family violence murder accused Prem Kumar converted to Islam after moving to Australia

Anu was allegedly killed by her estranged husband Prem Kumar while their two young sons played just metres away.

AFP seizes $17.5m cocaine hidden in flour shipment at Port Botany

A forensic examination uncovered two duffel bags concealed within the flour, each containing 27 one-kilogram packages of cocaine.

Wanted truck driver Navjeet Singh arrested at airport over crash that killed mother and daughter

Police charged Navjeet Singh with two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and one count of obstructing a peace officer.

Fiji’s DPM Prof. Prasad calls for sustainable and secure Pacific in Melbourne lecture

Addressing faculty, students, and Fijian scholars, Prasad praised the University’s Oceania Institute as “a key platform for regional engagement, bringing together nearly 200 staff and research students, and partnering with over 60 organisations across the Pacific.”

19-year-old pleads guilty to damaging Lord Hanuman statue, offers $150 compensation in Fiji’s court

Police allege Masiwini unlawfully entered a prayer house, removed the statue, and later left it damaged in the complainant’s compound.

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Roshena Campbell emerges frontrunner for Liberal Western Metro ticket as Dinesh Gourisetty decides not to contest

The outcome of the Western Metropolitan preselection is expected to be one of the most closely watched internal decisions of the campaign

Pauline Hanson loses Federal Court appeal in Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi’s racial discrimination case

The judges acknowledged that political debate often involves robust language but said that does not exempt public commentary from Australia's anti-discrimination laws.

Terror suspect in Berlin pride attack Abdul Ballout shot dead by police after manhunt

The man accused of ramming a van into crowds and stabbing bystanders at Berlin's Pride event has been shot dead by police, German authorities...
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