Overseas migration to Australia hits record high
Canberra, Dec 15 - Overseas migration to Australia hit a record high in the 2022-23 financial year due to a surge in temporary visa holders entering the country, official data revealed on Friday.
Indian-origin Liberal Dave Sharma selected for Australia’s senate seat
Melbourne, Nov 27 - Former MP Dave Sharma is returning to the Australian parliament by becoming the first person of Indian-origin from the opposition Liberal party to win the New South Wales (NSW) Senate position.
Australian PM urges countrymen to step up against domestic violence
Canberra, Nov 25 - On International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Saturday called upon males in the country to step up to end violence against the fair sex and children, and said urgent action was
Indian student in coma after alleged assault in Australia
Melbourne, Nov 25 - An Indian student, pursuing a master's degree at the University of Tasmania, remains in medically-induced coma following an alleged assault in Australia earlier this month.
Skilled migrants face recruitment barriers in Australia: Research
Canberra, Nov 23 - Skilled migrants in Australia face recruitment barriers that lead to a surplus of overqualified delivery and taxi drivers while necessary jobs remain unfilled, a new research revealed on Thursday.
Over 20 people arrested in pro-Palestinian protest in Australia
Canberra, Nov 22 - More than 20 people have been arrested following a pro-Palestinian protest overnight in a suburb of Sydney, Australian police said on Wednesday.
Australians to vote on name of 1st moon rover
Canberra, Nov 20 - The Australian Space Agency (ASA) on Monday announced a shortlist of four names for the country's first moon rover, which were chosen from over 8,000 submissions from the general public.
CEO of Australian telecom operator resigns after network outage debacle
Canberra, Nov 20 - Kelly Bayer Rosmarin, CEO of Optus which is the second-largest telecommunications operator in Australia, has tendered her resignation, days after a network outage plunged millions of users into turmoil, its parent company Singtel said on Monday.
India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue to be held on Nov 20
New Delhi, Nov 18 - Australian Deputy Prime Minister & Minister for Defense Richard Marles will visit India from November 19 to 20 to co-chair the second India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue with Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
Majority of Australian students’ education affected by Covid pandemic: Survey
Canberra, Nov 18 - More than half of Australian secondary school students have said that the Covid-19 pandemic affected their education, a study has revealed.
Australian police officer shot dead
Adelaide, Nov 17 - A 53-year-old police officer was shot dead at a rural property in South Australia state, officials confirmed on Friday.
‘Go home Indian’: Sikh restaurateur racially targeted in Australia
Melbourne, Nov 16 - A Sikh restaurateur living in Australia for 15 years, has been left shaken after he found excrement smeared on his car for several days in a row and racist letters that told him, "go home, Indian".
No charges laid against driver of crash that left 5 Australian-Indians dead
Melbourne, Nov 10 - No charges have been laid as yet against an elderly driver involved in a car crash in Australia that left five Indian-origin people, including two children, dead and five others injured, police said.
5 Indians, including two children, die in Australia pub crash
Melbourne, Nov 8 - Five Indians, including two children aged nine and 11, were killed and several others injured after a car driven by an elderly man ploughed into the beer garden of a pub in the Australian state of Victoria, police said.
Australian universities to help refugees access higher education
Canberra, Nov 6 Twelve Australian universities have established a new consortium to help build pathways to higher education for refugees, it was announced on Monday.
Australian PM meets China’s Xi in Beijing
Beijing, Nov 6 Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Monday.
Australian government declares war on feral cats
Canberra – Australia’s Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek on Thursday declared war on feral cats in a bid to protect iconic native species from extinction. Plibersek on Thursday launched a new action plan to stop feral cats from decimating wildlife
Australia’s Queensland puts new single-use plastic bans into effect
New single-use plastic bans came into effect from Friday in the Australian state of Queensland, following those introduced in September 2021.