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Meth in cooking oil bottles bust as man charged in $45k drug smuggling sting

Officers seized 27 bottles containing 33 litres of liquid meth and alerted the AFP, who began a controlled delivery operation.

Australia under pressure as Pacific nations praise ICJ’s legally non-binding decision on climate obligations

While the ICJ’s opinion is not legally binding, it provides powerful legal clarity and is expected to shape national and international climate litigation for years to come.

India and UK sign landmark free trade agreement in biggest post Brexit deal for Britain

The deal is being hailed as the largest FTA the UK has signed since leaving the European Union and the most expansive India has inked with a developed Western economy.

‘This is discrimination’: Indian-origin MP Dr Parmjeet Parmar slams race-based internship at Auckland University

Dr Parmar criticised a summer internship programme which states that applicants of Māori, Pasifika, Aboriginal, or Torres Strait Islander descent would be fast-tracked directly to the interview stage.

Shree Swaminarayan temple in Melbourne vandalised in racist graffiti attack

“To have it targeted in this way feels like an attack on our identity and our right to worship.”

Fake diplomat ran ‘Embassy’ for imaginary countries in Indian capital — luxury cars, cash and forged passports seized

Jain’s rented premises were decorated with flags of various countries and housed four cars bearing fake diplomatic plates.

‘F— off, Indian’: Charanpreet Singh hospitalised after alleged racist attack in Adelaide

Charanpreet Singh was allegedly ambushed by a group of five men armed with what appeared to be metal knuckles or sharp objects.

Albanese Government slashes student debt by 20 per cent for 3 million Australians

This sweeping move will wipe more than $16 billion in outstanding student loans, including HELP, VET Student Loans, Australian Apprenticeship Support Loans, Student Startup Loans, and other student debts — all backdated to 1 June.

Senator Varun Ghosh makes historic return to 48th Parliament, sworn in on Bhagavad Gita again

In February 2024, he became the first Australian Senator to be sworn in on the Bhagavad Gita, a move that resonated strongly with the multicultural community across the country.

India-backed 100-bed super-specialty hospital key to Fiji’s push for first-class health system, says DPM Prof. Prasad

“In the last 20 years, we have completely destroyed our public health system. That is what we (Coalition Government) inherited here.”

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Elephants in the room: What Audrey Truschke couldn’t see on the 4,300-year-old Pashupati Seal

The figure on the seal is seated in what Dr Lavanya Vemsani — a specialist in Hindu traditions — has identified as Mulabandhasana, a demanding yogic posture achievable only by accomplished practitioners.

“We will engage in good faith”: Prime Minister outlines policy stance on tax changes and national security

Responding to Coalition proposals on sex discrimination law, he said his priority was practical policy outcomes rather than “culture wars”.

Melbourne shaped India’s premium chocolate brand, says entrepreneur Vimal Sharma

“Restaurants gave me the rigor, Melbourne shaped my perspective, and India gave me the ambition to create Smoor.”
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