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Queensland landlords could soon face jail for ignoring illegal tobacco. What are other states doing?

There have been more than 250 firebombings of tobacconists and other shops across Australia since March 2023.

Indian-origin cricket sensation Harjas Singh selected in NSW second XI after record-breaking triple-century

20-year-old Harjas Singh smashed a 141-ball 314—third-highest individual score in NSW Premier first-grade history—including 35 sixes, guiding Western Suburbs to a record 5-483.

Opposition leader Sussan Ley celebrates Deepavali with Hindu Council, praises Hindu community for enriching Australia

“May the lights of Deepavali fill your homes with joy, your hearts with hope, and your lives with peace and prosperity. Shubh Diwali.”

Sylvia Coombe appointed Fiji’s first female Honorary Consul in Victoria

Sylvia Coombe serves on multiple state, federal, and local boards and advisory committees, including those for the PALM Scheme in Victoria, which strengthens Australia–Pacific Island relations.

Landlord Jaswinder Gill charged with murder of Epping mother Rajwinder Kaur

Rajwinder Kaur’s family had only recently settled in Australia, and it was her teenage son who tragically discovered her body and ran to a neighbour’s house for help.

Australia and India join forces to showcase ultimate military collaboration

Exercise AUSTRAHIND 2025 aims to strengthen operational capabilities for joint company-level operations in urban and semi-urban terrain, reflecting the shared commitment of both nations to global peace and security.

Albanese calls for respect among Australia’s faith communities amid global tensions

“We live in the best country on earth. People of all faiths — Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist — live side by side. We just need to respect each other and turn down the temperature,” he said, adding that diversity remains Australia’s greatest strength."

Is Shashi Tharoor’s ‘radical centrism’ India’s answer to polarised politics?

Tharoor adopts the usage of “Radical Centrism” that “embraces pluralism without erasing identity, pursues growth without abandoning equity, honours our civilisation without resisting openness, and seeks unity without enforcing uniformity.”

Nineteen Indonesian fishers plead guilty after illegal catch seized in Australian waters

The Australian Border Force (ABF) seized 1,200 kilograms of sea cucumber, over 2,000 kilograms of salt used for processing, and a large quantity of fishing equipment.

Since 2020, 4 of Australia’s natural World Heritage properties have deteriorated

These findings come from the new independent World Heritage Outlook, published today by the world authority on nature, the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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‘There is no back-door pathway’: New Zealand defends India FTA amid migration and exploitation concerns

The government says the visas will be capped at 5,000 at any one time and targeted at critical skill shortages in sectors such as healthcare, education, engineering and information technology.

11 Indian nationals deported from Australia over criminal offences, drug, fraud, visa breaches and non-cooperation

Australian authorities reportedly decided to use a dedicated charter flight because some of the detainees were considered “non-compliant and disruptive”, making it difficult and unsafe

Australia’s quantum sector backed as next major multi-trillion-dollar economic growth engine

Quantum Australia chief executive Petra Andrén said the sector had moved beyond pure research.
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