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Australian Defence Force is allowing foreign recruits to join

In countries that rely on professional volunteers to populate their armed forces, the military and civilian worlds tend to drift apart and develop distinct (and often conflicting) sets of values, ideologies and attitudes.

Harinder Sidhu, former Australian High Commissioner to India, honored with Order of Australia

Ms Sidhu is one of Australia’s most senior female diplomats with over 30 years’ experience in government across several agencies.

Supermarket facial recognition failure: why automated systems must put the human factor first

Automated facial recognition is often discussed in the abstract – as pure algorithmic pattern matching, with emphasis on assessing correctness and accuracy.

Gurinderpal Brar’s sentence extended, attempted murder as well as guilty of beating three Sikh temple parishioners

High Court Justice Mark Woolford described it as having “all the hallmarks of religious fanaticism”.

New Zealand and India to work together on strong economic connectivity

“India’s importance to New Zealand’s society, economy and security is growing."

New Zealand questions Canada’s ‘credible allegations’ in Khlaistani extremist Nijjar’s killing

“As a trained lawyer, I look okay, so where’s the case? Where’s the evidence? Where’s the finding right here, right now? Well, there isn’t one.”

Drug trafficking “kingpin” Jaffer Sadiq operating between Australia and New Zealand arrested in India

Authorities are investigating his visits to Australia and New Zealand to find his local connections in terms of investments made in real estate and other businesses.

Aayush Arora embezzled more than $260k from ANZ to fuel gambling addiction

He started gambling in 2019 while unemployed and ended up taking out multiple loans to pay off his losses and the debt.

Where do the ingredients in your sandwich come from?

Food trade plays a key role in fostering food security and good nutrition.

Canadian drug cartels damaging Fiji and Australia through meth

The drug consignments are dropped off at sea and then picked up and transported further to another destination.

Must-read

Museum of Chinese in Australia opens in Sydney to celebrate more than 180 years of history and heritage

“This museum will celebrate a vital thread through the history of our modern nation. I can’t think of a better site than Haymarket – a place synonymous with the Chinese-Australian story – or a more fitting time of year to open it.”

Trump hikes global tariffs to 15% as the fallout from Supreme Court loss continues

Trump had imposed sweeping “reciprocal tariffs” last year under an emergency powers act, but the court ruled this law did not authorise him to do so.

Afghanistan-born Fatima Payman tells One Nation leader Pauline Hanson to ‘pack her bags and go to the US’

In a pointed swipe at Hanson’s long-held position that migrants dissatisfied with Australia should leave, Payman said the same logic could apply to the veteran Queensland senator.
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