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Tongan national charged after Villawood detention centre stabbing

The man, who was awaiting deportation for visa breaches, is accused of using an improvised weapon to wound the officer during an incident at the facility on 6 August 2025.

When it comes to weapons on Australian streets, do our perceptions match reality?

For people aged 15 years and over, it showed the rate of physical assault declined from 2.3% to 1.7% between 2013-14 and 2023-24, and robbery from 0.4% to 0.2%.

FBI director Kash Patel meets Australian partners to combat transnational organised crime

The visit was part of a broader effort to reinforce international partnerships within the Five Eyes alliance, amid rising global security challenges.

Macron joins Albanese and Luxon in urgent call for Gaza hostage release, lasting peace

The discussions come ahead of the upcoming Conference on the Two-State Solution, to be held during the UN General Assembly in New York next month.

Perth Hindu Temple receives $1 million as Labor’s pledge for educational and cultural hub

The funding, delivered to the Hindu Association of Western Australia, is part of a broader plan to support the temple’s development of an Education & Culture building.

Bhartiya Samaj hosts Brisbane’s biggest multicultural gathering at Empowering Migrants Expo 2025

Over 8,000 people attended the Empowering Migrants Expo 2025 in Brisbane, uniting delegates from over 25 nations in one of Queensland’s largest multicultural gatherings.

How many of Australia’s 2.2 million property investors would lose out under a new plan to curb negative gearing?

Is continuing to give investors tax discounts to own multiple properties is making home ownership “nearly unimaginable for young people?

Albanese ‘stands firm’ at Garma with renewed pledge on truth, land rights, and economic justice

“Garma Festival is an opportunity to share in the oldest continuous culture on Earth. To learn from over 60,000 years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and tradition."

Victorian Multicultural Commission’s forum celebrates multicultural businesses as engines of growth and cohesion

Natalie Suleyman assured about commitment to supporting multicultural business owners with tailored programs and streamlined regulatory processes.

Melbourne’s outer north set to boom with 15,000 new homes and four town centres as new suburb announced

The precinct will also host a new quarry, subject to stringent planning controls—including a buffer zone from residences and a mandatory closure and rehabilitation

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NDIS fraud: Buckets of gold, silver and cash seized in multimillion-dollar home raid

“Recovery action also undermines the incentive for engaging in serious crimes for profit, and it restores public money so that much-needed services can continue to be provided to the community.”

Surgeon in Australia helps operate patient in India in live robotic surgery expertise demonstration

The live procedure illustrated how tele-enabled robotic systems could, in future, support access to specialist surgical care in locations where distance and workforce shortages limit availability.

Premier Jacinta Allan moves to cut child surgery wait times with $50m health package

“I know how scary it can be to have a sick child in hospital… the endless wait until they are home safe.”
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