The Australia Today https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html Eight Indian among 20 Asian languages to be taught in high school under Australia’s fluency push Penny Wong and Pat Conroy in Fiji to boost energy security and Vuvale Union 10 men charged as police seize 114kg meth, $1.1m cash in nationwide drug syndicate bust Hindi and Punjabi lessons for kinder kids in Victoria’s $3.6m language plan NZ‑India free trade deal: were early fears about immigration and investment justified? Young Indian-Australian author Roy Mahajan turning stories into social impact 2 critical, 9 injured after gas cylinder explosion in popular Fiji restaurant Australia’s seasonal worker program drives Pacific remittances, but PNG misses out It’s not just the Port of Darwin. Chinese companies are increasingly taking on foreign governments Alleged threat against ASIO boss leads to arrest of university student Sydney childcare worker Jayendra Shahi charged again for allegedly slapping toddlers Victoria to rewrite sentencing laws in major justice overhaul RBA lifts interest rates to 4.35 per cent as fuel shock reignites inflation fears “I was drunk”: 61-year-old pleads guilty to anti-Indian hate graffiti near Auckland school Indian space startup makes history with ‘Drishti’, world’s first integrated OptoSAR Earth imaging satellite Fiji’s PM Rabuka rules out state of emergency after National Security Council review of drug crisis Jefferson Lewis charged with murder of 5-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby in Alice Springs Home Victoria’s surplus pitch hides a $199 billion debt problem Cricket Australia’s Big Bash cash grab is rejected – but there are better options on the table Australia and Japan strengthen strategic partnership as Takaichi meets Albanese Australia declares “zero tolerance” as Canada again flags Khalistan-linked violent extremism, back India’s territorial integrity Nepean has given Liberals a win but no guarantee for November state election Hollywood legend Daniel Kaluuya’s latest film highlights Victoria’s $27m push for screen jobs India sets Guinness World Record with largest underwater national flag in Andaman and Nicobar Islands Stunning mural celebrating Australia–India synergy transforms Sydney’s Harris Park Pacific security chiefs gather in Brisbane for high-level regional talks Bikram Lama’s death while homeless exposes ‘invisible’ crisis and lack of support to international student Abbottabad raid 15 years on: The night Osama bin Laden was found in Pakistan’s shadow Indian-Australian scientist Prof. Zora Singh wins top international horticulture honour Three Indian-origin women in Australia’s G20 Youth delegation tackling global challenges NDIS fraud: Buckets of gold, silver and cash seized in multimillion-dollar home raid Surgeon in Australia helps operate patient in India in live robotic surgery expertise demonstration Partner of ex-Queensland Premier, Reza Adib, charged with rape offences Premier Jacinta Allan moves to cut child surgery wait times with $50m health package Albanese government secures additional critical fuel supplies to keep planes flying and trucks moving “Brave man” Baljeet Singh fights for life after saving sister in Adelaide restaurant fire Australia to begin domestic missile rocket motor production in $126.9 million defence industry push Wyndham Council to be placed under Monitors as pressure to resign mounts on Mayor Cr Preet Singh Fiji drug crisis linked to Australian gangs pushes nation toward state of emergency ‘Is the job market so doomed?’ Indian-origin student stunned after Coles rejects her for entry-level role Pacific needs disaster displacement included in treaty Senior Sam Gor crime gang member sentenced to 15 years in drug case How parents manage devices and little kids Wong wraps up East Asia tour in Seoul with focus on energy security amid global uncertainty UWA to become first foreign university to open two campuses in India with $73 million investment ‘There is no back-door pathway’: New Zealand defends India FTA amid migration and exploitation concerns 11 Indian nationals deported from Australia over criminal offences, drug, fraud, visa breaches and non-cooperation Australia’s quantum sector backed as next major multi-trillion-dollar economic growth engine Hundreds of students set to lose qualifications as Melbourne Training Centre registration canceled