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Sydney Mardi Gras Parade goes ahead amid COVID pandemic

Sydney's annual iconic Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras went ahead on Saturday amid COVID pandemic. NSW Health officials agreed to make an exception to the 500-person...

Indian-origin scientist tests sewage in Australia to map the spread of COVID

Sudhi Payyappat leads a team of experts in examining sewage samples collected from wastewater treatment plants across New South Wales. The results from his lab...

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...

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Community groups condemn planned Khalistan protests targeting Hindu temples in Canada

In a joint statement backed by more than 30 organisations, it warned that previous protests framed as peaceful had “led to harassment, intimidation, and violence against Hindu Canadians, devotees, and temple management”.

Deportation push as US detains niece and grandniece of Iran’s top commander Qasem Soleimani

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had moved to terminate the pair’s legal status, adding they were now in custody pending removal proceedings.

High-visibility policing ramps up at airports ahead of Easter rush

High-visibility operations are being rolled out at the AFP’s 10 designated airports, including the recently added Western Sydney Airport, where federal officers formally began security duties in March.
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