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- India
Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids & target young men: Study
Melbourne: The Australian government has been investigating whether we should ban unhealthy food advertising online, and how it could work. In the United Kingdom, a ban on unhealthy food and drink advertising…
- World
Australian PM welcomes news of WikiLeaks founder’s release
Canberra: Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has welcomed the news that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is set to be released by US authorities. Assange, 52, on Tuesday agreed to plead guilty to…
- World
Australian govt welcomes UNESCO Great Barrier Reef report
Canberra: The Australian government has welcomed UNESCO’s recommendation that the Great Barrier Reef remain off the World Heritage in-danger list. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Monday released…
- World
Australian govt to penalise supermarkets for anti-competitive behaviour
Canberra: Australian supermarket chains will face large fines for anti-competitive behaviour under new laws. The federal government on Monday announced it has accepted all the recommendations of a review into the Food…
- Business
Australian envoy to India discusses future collaborations with Gautam Adani
New Delhi: Australia’s High Commissioner to India, Philip Green, on Friday said he met Adani Group’s Founder and Chairman, Gautam Adani, and had a detailed discussion that not only focused on existing…
- Sports
Long-serving Hockey India CEO Elena Norman resigns, says factionalism made it difficult
New Delhi: Fresh turmoil hit Hockey India on Tuesday when its long-serving CEO Elena Norman resigned from her position, alleging that her remuneration was held back for a prolonged period and the…
- Sports
Shaun Marsh announces retirement from professional cricket
Sydney: Australian cricketer Shaun Marsh on Sunday announced his retirement from professional cricket, with the Melbourne Renegades’ fixture against Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League on Wednesday being his last assignment.…
- Sports
When cricket meets tennis: Kohli and Novak’s mutual admiration club
Indore: Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli on Sunday opened up about the mutual admiration he shares with Serbian tennis legend Novak Djokovic in a heart-warming tale of cross-sport camaraderie. It all started…
- World
Australian Sikh turns to social media to report death threat, verbal abuses
Melbourne: Questioning police response, a Melbourne-based Sikh shopkeeper turned to social media claiming he has been subjected to verbal abuses and a death threat, leaving him fearing for his life, a media…
- World
Australian man pleads guilty to culpable driving resulting in Sikh man’s death
Melbourne: A 24-year-old Australian man on Monday pleaded guilty in a court to culpable driving which caused the death of a Sikh man in Melbourne, according to a media report. Nirvair Singh,…
- World
Australian unemployment falls to 3.6%
Canberra: Australia’s unemployment fell from 3.7 percent to 3.6 percent in September, fresh data revealed on Thursday. According to monthly labor force data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), there…
- Middle East
Iran summons Australian envoy over FM’s ‘meddlesome’ remarks
Tehran: Iran’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Australian charge d’affaires in Tehran to protest against “meddlesome” remarks by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, the media reported. The Australian diplomat was summoned to the…
- World
Australian real estate agent suspended after racist email to Indian tenant
Melbourne: A real estate agent has been stripped of her licence after sending a racist email to a former Indian tenant in which said she hoped migrants would not turn Australia into…
- India
Karnataka: NRI suicide note accuses Australian authorities of family harassment
Dharwad: The NRI woman from Australia, who recently committed suicide in Karnataka’s Belagavi district, in her death note had accused the Australian authorities and some residents of a locality in Sydney of…
- World
Australian Tamil woman gets more years in jail for ‘enslaving’ elderly Indian
Melbourne: An Australian Tamil woman has been sentenced to additional two-and-a-half years in prison after being convicted of attempting to pervert the course of justice during a slavery investigation. Kumuthini Kannan, 55,…