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Melbourne couple jailed on modern-day slavery charges for enslaving Indian woman

The court heard the couple kept the Indian woman in squalid conditions where she was forced to cook, clean, and care

International students will be able to work unlimited hours for supermarkets during lockdowns

"These temporary arrangements would help supermarkets meet the high customer demand for critical goods during lockdowns."

Post worker shaken after customer leaves a racist message: “Go back to India”

“I’m a bit worried and scared … if the customer is racist and if the customer can hate me or do something to me, where is the security [for us]?”

Melbourne Restaurant penalised $309,750 for underpaying kitchen hand

“The penalties in this matter send a clear message that paying low, flat rates that undercut award entitlements is completely unacceptable and will not be tolerated.”

Return Passenger cap slashed to half for long term ‘No-Lock down’ plan, here are details

National Cabinet agreed to temporarily reduce the current international passenger arrival caps by 50 per cent

Worst treatment at work pushed her to quit on first day, have you gone through anything like that?

"The owner did not even feel sorry about it. Are we so low or are we so inhuman that we don’t even deserve freshwater?"

‘Minimum experience and Hours worked requirement’ removed for Skilled Migration Program 2021-22, here are details

If you submitted a Registration of Interest (ROI) for the 2020-21 program, you must submit a new ROI for 2021-22.

High Commission invites Indians in Australia to register and connect through a dynamic portal

“Connecting with the Indian Diaspora’. The diversity and colours of India are its strength, which astonishes to attract the world and connect the Indian Diaspora here to avail the new opportunities being generated in India."

A ‘Sydney couple’ jailed for three years for slavery: Do you know what it is?

The 39-year-old woman was sentenced to serve three years and three months in prison. The 47-year-old man was sentenced to serve two years and six months

Australia losing Indian international students to the UK and Canada

Indian students are actively looking at countries where borders are open, so we are right now losing huge amounts of students to the UK and Canada. That’s pure and simply because borders are open, and they want to get out and they want face-to-face learning.”

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Indian man charged after allegedly tricking wife into leaving Australia and cancelling her visa

The woman eventually managed to return to Australia in August 2025, however the couple’s son remained in India.

Prof. Glover to head ATEC as government overhauls university and TAFE system

Education Minister Jason Clare and Skills and Training Minister Andrew Giles announced the appointment, highlighting Prof. Glover’s extensive experience across higher education and workforce policy.

Melbourne woman accused of ISIS links after years in Syrian camps and return to Australia

Authorities allege the woman travelled to Syria between 2013 and 2014 with others, including a man, to join ISIS. The man is believed to now be incarcerated in a Middle Eastern prison.
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