The politics of division misses what makes Australia genuinely exceptional: our capacity to unite diverse peoples around shared values while maintaining our distinctive national culture and character.

Minister for Defence Industry highlighted the temple's role as a hub for family, tradition, and culture in the growing Hindu community.

A candlelight vigil was held at Melbourne’s Federation Square in memory of the innocent youths killed during peaceful protests in Nepal, with organisers confirming the vigil will continue tomorrow morning from 10 am to 12 pm at the same location.

“Australia will continue to work together with all Forum members to back in Pacific-led solutions to the region’s challenges, and explore new ways to integrate our economies and people.”

Treasurer Daniel Mookhey said the community must not be “used as fodder in an internal Liberal Party dispute” over migration.

Sandhu dedicated his climb to the late Lynda Prentice, a Country Fire Authority (CFA) volunteer who devoted over 30 years to protecting communities before passing away on 28 June this year.

“They are hard-working, family-oriented and peace-loving communities, and it is a national disgrace that they have been publicly vilified from any quarter.”

“These are just the sort of Australians that the Liberal Party should be absolutely going out of their way to make friends with.”

ABF officers stopped the woman on arrival at Sydney Airport from Los Angeles yesterday, conducting a baggage examination that uncovered 14 vacuum-sealed bags containing a white substance.

In sentencing, Justice Beale said he had no hesitation in finding Patterson’s offending falls into the “worst category” of murder and attempted murder.