The northern Indian state of Punjab votes on Saturday for a new government. But the biggest issue confronting voters is not jobs or corruption, but a drugs epidemic that is… Continue reading Why has India’s Punjab fallen into the grip of drug abuse?
Police are considering whether to excavate a Queensland rubbish tip where the family of missing schoolgirl Rachel Antonio believes her body has been dumped. Rachel was 16 when she disappeared… Continue reading Police consider searching Bowen rubbish tip in Rachel Antonio cold case
Three years ago the Gold Coast Community Legal Centre in Southport dealt with 60 domestic violence cases. In 2016 that number was 890. That is not just a tripling, or a… Continue reading Gold Coast domestic violence: ‘The floodgates are open’
Canberra has sweated through its hottest January, exceeding the maximum average temperature record by half a degree. On Tuesday as temperatures climbed to 36.6 degrees the city set a new average… Continue reading Canberra has sweated through the hottest January on record
Federal opposition leader Bill Shorten has supported an increase in the 457 visa fee, warning Australia will “pay the price” unless local jobs are prioritised and the use of low-cost… Continue reading Bill Shorten calls for increasing 457 visa fee
Hours after the murder of 25-year-old Infosys systems engineer on the company premises in Pune on Sunday and subsequent arrest of a security guard, police probe has revealed that the… Continue reading Pune techie murder: Warned for staring, guard killed 25-year-old Infosys engineer
Toowoomba was the most likely place for a Queenslander to die in 2016 – but it was also the most likely place for new babies. The Queensland government recently published the… Continue reading Toowoomba tops list of Queensland deaths in 2016
Rasila Raju O P, a 25 year-old software engineer working with Infosys in Pune, was found strangulated to death on the premises of a software company in Hinjewadi late on… Continue reading Infosys techie found strangled with cable wire in company premises
In anticipation of the Jat agitations, scheduled to resume in Haryana from January 29, authorities in Gurgaon have enforced Section 144 in the district. Deputy Commissioner Hardeep Singh issued the… Continue reading Jat agitation: Section 144 in Gurgaon
ਅਠਾਰਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੰਗਰੇਜ਼ਾਂ ਦੇ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਸਣ ਤੋਂ ਬਾਅਦ, ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਦੀ ਅਬਾਦੀ ਚੌਵੀ ਮਿਲੀਅਨ ਤੱਕ ਪੋਹੋੰਚ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਹੈ। In Australia, around 200,000 migrants receive permanent visas each year… Continue reading Indians top the list of newly arrived migrants in 2016
The government is planning to revive a cluster of colonial-era gold mines – shut for 15 years but with an estimated $2.1 billion worth of deposits left – as the… Continue reading Government mulls reviving colonial-era gold mines with $2 billion reserves
India is celebrating its 68th Republic Day today. The Parade, held every year at Rajpath in Delhi, concluded earlier today. On January 26, 1950, the Constitution of India came into… Continue reading Republic Day: India celebrates
