Melbourne : An Indian-origin woman IT professional in Australia has been critically injured in a deadly incident here last week when a man “intentionally” hit pedestrians with his car, killing five persons. Nethra Krishnamurthy, believed to be in her 30s, was returning to office, after breastfeeding her eight-month-old baby boy in day care, when she […]
Melbourne : A five-year-old Sikh boy has been denied school enrolment in Australia for wearing turban as it does not align with its uniform policy, despite a landmark ruling in 2008 against a private institute on the issue.“It is disappointing that my son has been forced to abandon his religious practices and identity to access […]
Sydney : Australian officials have seized more than a ton of cocaine worth about 360 million Australian dollars ($260 million) in what police have dubbed one of the largest drug busts in the nation’s history.New South Wales police said today that 15 men were arrested following a two-and-a-half-year federal and state police investigation into suspected […]
Perth : A lone survey vessel has left an Australian port for perhaps the final time to search for the Malaysian airliner that mysteriously crashed into the southern Indian Ocean two years ago.Minister for Infrastructure and Transport Darren Chester’s office said Tuesday thatthe Dutch survey ship Fugro Equator left Fremantle on Monday night to continue […]
Sydney : Sydney’s famous New Year’s Eve fireworks, which traditionally kick off the world’s major celebrations, are set to be streamed live on Facebook for the first time, officials said today.The visual extravaganza in Australia’s biggest city is already watched by more than a million people at Sydney Harbour and a further one billion via […]