The Australia Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Indian pilot Smit Machchhar praised as “hero” after cockpit stabbing and reported hijacking attempt on Israel-bound Flydubai flight Pakistan’s Tamgha-i-Quaid-i-Azam awardee David Shoebridge elected Greens leader, defeats Pakistani-origin Senator Mehreen Faruqi Nearly 3,000 last-minute international student enrolments issued for Australian diploma before government cancellation Fatima Ezzahra El Mansouri becomes Morocco’s first female Prime Minister Indian-Australian Sandhya Reddy takes top job as 73rd Mayor of Strathfield Council, Esther Kim elected Deputy Mayor Asian Games podium to airport limbo: Nepal’s bronze-winning women’s kabaddi team stranded for 40 hrs in Bangkok Albanese and Carroll restart Melbourne Airport Rail push as there is still no date for a train to actually reach airport Nursing leader Dr Sujatha Shanmugasundaram honoured with 2026 ACT Women’s Lifetime Achievement Award David Shoebridge and Mehreen Faruqi to face off in crowded Greens leadership contest while One Nation surges Pauline Hanson calls for Jim Chalmers to resign after fourth rate rise piles pressure on Australian households Council on American-Islamic Relations, Muslim Brotherhood and Antifa officially designated terrorist organisations by Florida Cabinet Mortgage pain deepens as RBA lifts cash rate to 4.60% — $1 million borrowers face repayments above $6,700 a month Indian-origin Bodhana Sivanandan becomes youngest Woman Grandmaster in chess history Indian-origin woman Karishma Gautam ‘Physically and mentally traumatised’ after alleged bus stop assault Actor Saksham Sharma selected for Screen Producers Australia’s ‘Ones To Watch’ programme Khalistan-linked gangster Goldy Brar added to FBI Ten Most Wanted list over alleged murder of Nijjar Prime Minister Albanese opens $130m revamped UTAS Stadium as Launceston prepares for Tassie Devils’ AFL arrival South Pacific: As Small Islands Battle Climate Change, Debts Should Not Be Weaponised Hindu Economic Forum Victoria unveils new leadership team to strengthen business and professional networks Mike Baird resigns as Cricket Australia chair amid bitter BBL privatisation battle, David Boon to step in Mish Kumar-Jonson recognised in 2026 Victorian Honour Roll for championing mental health care for queer communities Traveller pays $259,353 penalty after undeclared million dollar gold seized at Sydney Airport Liberals pledge $1 million for Australian Nepalese Multicultural Centre expansion in Melbourne’s north Australia-backed safety upgrade brings 50 CCTV cameras to eight Fiji municipal markets Deepfakes are distorting this year’s Victorian election Prime Minister Albanese praises Australia’s multicultural communities as he accepts Global Citizen Award Are Australians really overeducated? 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