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Victorian Multicultural Commission’s forum celebrates multicultural businesses as engines of growth and cohesion

Natalie Suleyman assured about commitment to supporting multicultural business owners with tailored programs and streamlined regulatory processes.

Melbourne’s outer north set to boom with 15,000 new homes and four town centres as new suburb announced

The precinct will also host a new quarry, subject to stringent planning controls—including a buffer zone from residences and a mandatory closure and rehabilitation

Sewage leak stuns travellers at America’s busiest airport

Despite the chaos and speculation that the brown liquid was sewage, officials have not confirmed its exact nature but stated an investigation is underway.

Fijian troops complete Australia-led military exercise in Queensland

Fijian Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka, who visited the training site during his high-level tour to Australia in July, praised the troops’ performance and the deepening defence ties between Fiji and Australia.

UPI’s record-breaking day highlights India’s digital payments boom

UPI’s daily usage has doubled since 2023, crossing 700 million transactions and aiming for 1 billion a day by 2026.

India’s ‘rich men only’ matrimony app sees 68% women, smashing industry gender norms

Even more unexpected, women are sending more requests — and also getting rejected more often.

PM Albanese names Krissy Barrett as first female AFP Commissioner

Barrett will officially begin her five-year term on 4 October 2025, following the retirement of Kershaw, who has served as Commissioner since 2019.

Adelaide Uber driver found guilty of indecent assault

Muhammad Uzair Ehsan, 34, of Prospect, was convicted on Monday in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on two counts of indecent assault.

Four Indian-origin grandparents found dead near West Virginia Hindu temple

The victims — Dr. Kishore Divan (89), Asha Divan (85), Shailesh Divan (86), and Gita Divan (84) — were on a pilgrimage to Prabhupada’s Palace of Gold, a historic Hindu site in West Virginia, when they vanished.

Western Sydney University secures UGC approval for new India campus to supercharge higher education

Applications for the inaugural 2026 cohort will open in early 2026 for the July session entry.

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“Makes no difference”: President Trump doubles down as US–Iran talks end day one with zero deal in Pakistan

US President Donald Trump has declared victory over Iran even as marathon peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, drag on without a deal, highlighting the deep divide between political rhetoric and diplomatic reality.

Perth man jailed over assault on police officers, including spitting at airport arrest

Officers stopped and restrained him after he became obstructive. While in custody at the airport, he spat directly into the face and mouth of an AFP officer.

‘First contact’ that may have led to complex life on Earth finally witnessed by scientists

In fact, the first bubbles of oxygen that filled the atmosphere on early Earth likely came from ancient stromatolites. You could say we owe our very existence to these piles of rocks.
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