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April 16, 2024 1:04 PM

Australia says Assyrian church stabbing was terrorist act

Australian police on Tuesday said a knife attack on an Assyrian church bishop and some followers in Sydney was a terrorist act motivated by suspected religious extremism, as the country reeled from a second stabbing incident in three days. At least ...

April 15, 2024 3:35 PM

Australian police say Sydney knife attacker may have targeted women

Australian police on Monday said the attacker who fatally stabbed six people at a busy shopping centre in Sydney's beach suburb of Bondi may have targeted women, as the country mourned the victims and hundreds of people laid flowers near the scene. ...

February 27, 2024 3:15 PM

Australian gender pay gap report exposes top companies

The gender pay gap at some of Australia's top corporations including Commonwealth Bank CBA.AX, national carrier Qantas QAN.AX and oil and gas explorer Woodside WDS.AX is bigger than the national average of 19%, new data showed on Tuesday. The govern...

December 24, 2023 10:01 AM

Large parts of Australia endure heat wave, lifting bushfire risk

Large swaths of Australia on Sunday sweated through heat wave conditions as authorities warned of a high bushfire risk in many parts of the country's vast Western Australia state. The nation's weather forecaster on Sunday issued heat wave alerts for...

December 19, 2023 12:56 PM

‘A difficult time’, says Australia PM as rescue efforts ramp up after Queensland floods

Residents in Australia's northeast on Tuesday (December 19) took stock of flood damages from former Tropical Cyclone Jasper and authorities accelerated efforts to rescue people stranded in remote towns as rivers stayed above dangerous levels. Speaki...

November 23, 2023 1:28 PM

India and Australia set for exciting five-match T20I series; Suryakumar Yadav to captain Team India

The eagerly awaited Australia tour of India is set to kick off this Thursday with a five-match T20I series. The first clash will unfold at the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, with the action scheduled to commence ...

November 22, 2023 9:03 AM

India and Australia Strengthen Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

The second India-Australia 2+2 Foreign and Defence Ministerial Dialogue concluded in New Delhi, solidifying the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership (CSP) between the two nations. The dialogue took place on November 20-21 between India's Minister of D...

November 21, 2023 10:40 AM

India, Australia bolster defence cooperation during 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

As part of the India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles held a bilateral meeting on Monday, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening ...

November 20, 2023 4:37 PM

Australian ministers lay wreath at New Delhi war memorial

Australian ministers Richard Marles and Penny Wong paid tribute to fallen soldiers at India's War Memorial in New Delhi on Monday (November 20). Marles and Wong will later on participate in the ministerial "2+2 dialogue" with Indian counterparts in ...

November 20, 2023 1:33 PM

India-Australia 2+2 Dialogue: Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong lands in Delhi

Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong on Monday arrived in the national capital to participate in the second India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue. Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles had already arrived in I...