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International passenger flights to Melbourne could resume next week

International passenger flights have not arrived in Melbourne since February 14.  On Friday, Australia's Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that he expected the Victorian Government...

Government approves construction of First Sikh school in Australia

The NSW government has approved construction of first Sikh school in north-west Sydney. The underlying philosophy behind establishing this first Sikh School is: "The aim of...

Uber Eats introduces new ‘rules’ for Australian riders, but will it make them safe?

Uber has introduced two global first features that will hopefully improve the safety of Australian delivery riders. Uber Australia has launched a six-point user checklist. This...

Wages in Australia to fall despite recovery, says survey

The Sydney Morning Herald/The Age has conducted a Scope Survey on a range of critical indicators over 2021 and 2022. The findings of this survey...

Australian COVID-19 trial opens at two hospitals in India

The AustralaSian COVID-19 Trial (ASCOT) has been expanded into India. According to the University of Melbourne media release, the first patients were recruited last week. These...

Indian-origin worker delivers and then allegedly takes away meal-kit

Recently, a Brisbane couple were shocked to see their CCTV footage. They ordered a meal-kit and their delivery failed to arrive. But their CCTV footage shows...

Indian-origin teen prepares for a court battle with Australian minister

Anjali Sharma (Anj), a 16-year-old climate change activist, is all geared up to fight a legal battle against the Commonwealth Minister for the Environment. In...

300,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine lands in Australia

The first vials of the Oxford University-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine has landed in Australia. This will double Australia's number of vaccine doses. An Emirates plane carried 300,000...

Take a virtual tour to see 12 million Australian insect specimens

Did you know that insects make up more than 70% of Australia's biodiversity? The team at the Australian National Insect Collection (ANIC) in Canberra, ACT,...

Statistics reveal 2,890 new migrants and 10,640 visitors arrived in Australia

Figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics show 10,640 incoming passengers to Australia marked “visitor” on their entry card in December 2020. This included...

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Hundreds fail compulsory retests as bribery scandal rocks New Zealand’s licensing system

The requirement for mass retesting followed findings of what the agency described as “serious misconduct” by testing officers.

South Australia election countdown officially begins with Labor ahead and Liberals at historic low

South Australia’s election campaign is officially under way after Premier Peter Malinauskas and Deputy Premier formally received the writs from Government House, signalling the 28-day countdown to the 21 March state election.

Australian firms secure key deals through AI impact summit in India

Business delegates assembled by Austrade showcased the breadth of Australia’s AI ecosystem, spanning established enterprises, universities and emerging technology scale-ups.
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