Minns new strategy is designed to deliver $91 billion in annual visitor expenditure, 40,000 new hotel rooms, 8.5 million additional airline seats and 150,000 new jobs by 2035.

Detector dogs gave a positive reaction, and testing confirmed the substance was amphetamine, also known as “speed.”

Over the past 26 years, more than 2,700 emerging leaders from Australia and Pacific nations have participated, representing a wide range of intellectual, cultural, and religious backgrounds.

“The Nepalese population here has more than doubled in the past five years, and we are lucky to have such a hardworking, dedicated, and well-educated community.”

For the government, the one-size-fits-all “deeming rates” simplify the way it calculates pensions and other income support payments.

‘March for Australia’ rallies in nine cities on 31 August are being led by an anti-immigration group that has singled out Indian migrants, framing recent arrivals as “replacement plain and simple.”

Amit Sharma was sentenced to 14 months’ imprisonment, to be served under an Intensive Corrections Order, alongside 90 hours of community service and a $1,850 fine.

The ICAS All-Stars initiative builds on the long-standing tradition of ICAS by recognising the top academic achievers across the state.

Currently, around one in three Australian homes – 5.6 million properties – face bushfire risk, while one in 12 properties – 1.36 million homes – are exposed to flooding.

Policymakers need to build in targeted pathways that connect their skills to shortage areas.