Australian police search for three involved in suspected synagogue fire, PM Albanese condemns
Dec 07, 2024, at 12:04 am
The Australian police are searching for three people for their suspected role in setting a synagogue on fire in Melbourne.
Australia passes order banning social media for those under 16 years
Nov 29, 2024, at 03:49 am
Melbourne/IBNS: In a landmark ruling, Australia banned those under 16 from using social media, making it one of the world's toughest crackdowns on popular sites like Facebook, Instagram and X, media reports said.
Australia plans to ban social media for children under 16
Nov 07, 2024, at 06:00 pm
Canberra/IBNS: The Australian government is set to put a 'world-leading' social media ban on children who are under the age of 16.
Australian police seize around 50 kg of illicit drugs at Sydney Airport within 48 hours
Sep 30, 2024, at 01:32 pm
Two foreign nationals have been charged over two unrelated drug importations, with 27kg of cocaine and 21kg of methamphetamine with a combined estimated street value of $28.7 million seized at Sydney Airport in the space of 48 hours, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said on Sunday.
Australia plans to ban minors from using social media
Sep 10, 2024, at 03:41 pm
The Australian government has said it will introduce legislation this year to enforce a minimum age for access to social media and other relevant digital platforms.
Ex-childcare worker in Australia admits sexually abusing dozens of minor girls
Sep 02, 2024, at 11:40 pm
A former childcare worker in Australia has pleaded guilty to raping and sexually abusing dozens of minors who were under his care for more than 20 years.
Australia: Helicopter crashes on roof of popular hotel in Cairns, pilot dies
Aug 12, 2024, at 07:28 pm
The pilot of a helicopter, which crashed on the roof of a hotel in the Australian city of Cairns, has died, police said on Monday.
Jul 10, 2024, at 04:06 pm
The Australian Cyber Security Centre has alleged that cyber security firms backed by Chinese authorities stole passwords and usernames from unnamed Australian networks in 2022.
Joining the chorus: Australian media’s support for Khalistani extremism
Jun 20, 2024, at 06:51 am
Australia, known for its multicultural fabric and inclusivity, is home to one of the fastest-growing Indian diasporas in the world.
Australia: 'Radicalised' teenager with knife shot dead by cops
May 05, 2024, at 05:32 pm
Sydney/IBNS: Western Australian police shot and killed a "radicalised" 16-year-old boy with a knife who had wounded a person in Perth, media reports said Sunday.
Uber bans Hindu woman in Sydney for 5 months over name controversy; reverts decision, issues apology
Apr 23, 2024, at 08:12 am
A Fiji-born Hindu woman was blacklisted and denied services by Uber in Australia over her name 'Swastika' for about five months before the decision was reversed.
Apr 16, 2024, at 10:35 pm
The Australian government has announced it will grant permanent residency to a French national who confronted the Sydney shopping mall attacker with a bollard.
Australian authorities start investigating Sydney church stabbing incident as 'terrorist attack'
Apr 16, 2024, at 02:37 pm
Australian Police on Monday declared the stabbing incident in a Sydney church a religiously motivated "terrorist act".
Australian bishop stabbed, two others injured inside Sydney church just days after mall massacre
Apr 16, 2024, at 03:41 am
An Australian bishop, famous on TikTok, was stabbed multiple times and at least two others were injured in Sydney during his sermon on Monday night.
Australian police say Sydney mall attacker Joel Cauchi was targeting women
Apr 15, 2024, at 08:07 pm
Australian Police have said the man who stabbed to death six people in a shopping mall in Australia's Sydney city may have been targeting women.
Police identify Australian shopping mall attacker as Joel Cauchi
Apr 15, 2024, at 12:10 am
The Australian Police on Sunday (April 14, 2024) identified the Bondi Junction attacker in Australia's Sydney city as Joel Cauchi.
Six die in Sydney mall stabbings, attacker shot dead
Apr 13, 2024, at 09:54 pm
At least six people died and several others, including a child, were injured in a mass stabbing incident at a shopping centre in the Australian city of Sydney on Saturday.
Mar 13, 2024, at 06:18 am
Members of the Tibetan diaspora, under the umbrella of Tibetan Community Organisation in Vienna, along with Voluntary Tibet Advocacy Groups (V-TAGs), Austria, recently demonstrated outside the Chinese Embassy in the city over the occupation of Tibet by China.
Shooting in Melbourne leaves one dead
Mar 12, 2024, at 03:33 pm
At least one person died after a shooting incident in the Australian city of Melbourne on Tuesday.
Tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea's highlands leaves 64 killed
Feb 19, 2024, at 03:45 pm
An ambush in Papua New Guinea's remote Highlands region, which is witnessing a major escalation of tribal fighting, has left at least 64 people dead, media reports said on Monday.
Indian-origin Varun Ghosh becomes first Australian Senator to take oath on Bhagavad Gita
Feb 07, 2024, at 06:57 pm
Canberra/IBNS: Scripting history, barrister Varun Ghosh became the first Australian Senator to take oath on Bhagavad Gita, a 700-verse Hindu scripture which is a part of the epic Mahabharata.
China gives suspended death sentence to Australian writer Yang Hengjun
Feb 05, 2024, at 11:15 pm
A Chinese court on Monday (February 5, 2024) gave a suspended death sentence to Australian writer Yang Hengjun, five years after he was arrested on spying charges.
Jan 26, 2024, at 11:38 pm
Six among a group of approximately 61 heavily disguised people boarding a train in Sydney were arrested and taken to the police station following a police operation on Friday, said the Police Force in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW).
Australian PM launches investigation into missing Iraq War documents
Jan 03, 2024, at 06:05 pm
Canberra/UNI: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched an inquiry into missing documents relating to the former government's decision to join the Iraq War.
Australia to reform 'broken' migration system, tightens student visas
Dec 12, 2023, at 06:11 am
Sydney: Australia Monday said that it will reform its "broken" migration system and tighten visa requirements for foreign students and low-skilled workers, reducing its immigration intake by half over the next two years.
Australia, China exchange barb over recent naval sonar row
Nov 21, 2023, at 06:15 am
China on Monday said its military is strictly disciplined and always operates professionally while responding to the Australian government's recent accusation that six navy divers were hurt due to probable sonar pulses emitted by a Chinese warship.
Australia, Canada, Japan, and the U.S naval forces join multilateral exercise annual exercise
Nov 14, 2023, at 03:02 pm
Naval forces from Australia, Canada, Japan, and the U.S. have joined together to conduct multilateral exercise Annual Exercise (ANNUALEX) 2023 in the Philippine Sea on November 11.
Australia: Pilot dies following light plane crash in Victoria
Nov 05, 2023, at 10:32 pm
A pilot died and a passenger was injured after a light plane crashed in the Australian state of Victoria on Sunday morning, according to the local police.
Israel-Palestine conflict: 1,600 Australians register for repatriation, claims PM Albanese
Oct 13, 2023, at 04:45 pm
Canberra/UNI: The Australian government has been working to repatriate Australian citizens stranded in Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.
Two die in light plane crash in South Australia
Oct 09, 2023, at 07:14 pm
Canberra/UNI: A father and a son, who were aboard a light airplane, died when the plane crashed in South Australia (SA), local media reported on Monday.