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Record $46.7bn tourism spend in Victoria driven by booming Indian visitor numbers

Melbourne has retained its position as Australia’s top destination for overnight interstate leisure travellers, attracting 3.5 million visitors who stayed 13 million nights and spent $5.9 billion in the city.

Thousands of Victorian teachers walk off job in first strike in 13 years as pay dispute escalates

The AEU is seeking a 35 per cent pay rise over four years, along with smaller class sizes and stronger mental health and classroom support.

One Nation’s South Australian surge a three-way realignment: Labor lost workers, Liberals lost conservatives, and Labor won the middle

One Nation did not just take votes from the Coalition in country seats, It also found traction among the sort of economically squeezed, culturally disillusioned voters who once formed the heart of Labor’s industrial base.

Disability advocates claim AI-edited real estate photos mislead buyers, calls for ban

The petition calls for real estate platforms to adopt policies requiring genuine, unaltered photographs of properties, and to clearly show access points, driveways, entrances, and pathways.

Hero shopper disarms knife-wielding thief in Melbourne bottle shop, saves Indian-origin worker

Victoria Police had not publicly confirmed an arrest or charges in the matter at the time of publication.

Two Indian-origin delivery drivers fight off alleged armed carjacking attempt in Melbourne

Witnesses reported the pair directed racial abuse at the driver before the situation turned violent.

“We are all either migrants or descendants of migrants,” says Prime Minister Albanese as he honours Vietnamese Australians

The Prime Minister reflected on the broader significance of migration to Australia, noting that, aside from First Nations people, all Australians are either migrants or descendants of migrants.

$800,000 NDIS and childcare scam mastermind sentenced to more than seven years

Investigators found the woman misused NDIS funds intended for her child with a disability to purchase a residential property.

Renee Heath secures comfortable Eastern Victoria preselection win in Liberal upper house contest

Party insiders told The Australia Today that Heath secured 59 votes to Smethurst’s 31, giving the conservative right faction member a decisive victory.

“Nastiness in the Chamber”: Liberal MP Nicole Werner accuses Senior Ministers of targeting her ethnicity, faith, and family

“It’s been 2.5 years since I was elected to Parliament. What has surprised me most is the nastiness in the Chamber.”

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53-foot tractor-trailer driver Baljeet Singh pleads guilty in deadly pileup, was playing phone game and fled to India

The crash killed 42-year-old mother Nancy Lefrançois and her 11-year-old son Loïc Chevalier, who were travelling in a passenger vehicle struck in the collision.

Indian Premier League could be played in Australia, Adelaide Oval explores plan

The proposal is part of a broader idea to strengthen cricket ties between Australia and India.

Perth toddler Sandipan Dhar’s death ‘probably preventable’ after missed blood test, coroner says

21-month-old Sandipan died in March 2024 after being taken to hospital with a persistent fever that had lasted for weeks.
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