An Australian tourist has been injured in a deadly shooting incident in central Afghanistan. Three foreign tourists and an Afghan were killed when gunmen opened fire in the city of Bamyan on Friday night, the country’s Interior Ministry said. “Unfortunately, this evening in the Bamyan city, there was a shootingContinue Reading
In 2007, four members of a doomsday cult, Chantelle McDougall, her daugther Leela McDougall, Antonio Konstantin Popic and Gary Felton, disappeared from the small picturesque town of Nannup in WA’s southwest. A coronial inquest was held a decade later into their suspected deaths but it could not be established beyondContinue Reading
Highly skilled migrants will be targeted while the total migration intake is slashed over coming years, as the government tries to reduce pressure on the stretched housing sector while building out its Future Made in Australia plan. After a record net overseas migration intake of 528,000 in 2022-23, Treasury isContinue Reading
Qantas has been forced to can its Sydney to Shanghai route because of low demand. In place of the airline’s scuppered only direct route into China, the airline will fly Brisbane to Manila for the first time in 10 years, and fire up more flights to Singapore and India. QantasContinue Reading
A toddler who tragically drowned in swampland in Melbourne’s southeast has been remembered for his “big smile” and “fun-loving” demeanour. Ali Aminzadah, 4, was staying with family members in Officer when he tragically drowned in a suburban lagoon on Sunday afternoon. La Trobe MP Jason Woods said the death wasContinue Reading
Australia’s support of a decision to give Palestine greater recognition at the United Nations has been blasted as “sad and shameful” by a key group representing the country’s Jewish community. On Friday, the General Assembly passed a resolution with the support of 143 nations, which declared that “the State ofContinue Reading
Penny Wong says Australia voted “yes” to greater recognition of Palestine at the United Nations overnight as part of broader support for a two-state solution. The General Assembly on Friday passed a resolution with the support of 143 nations, which declared that “the State of Palestine is qualified for membershipContinue Reading
A Melbourne courier enlisted his brother for a campaign of “manipulation” aimed at covering up violence perpetuated against a woman, a court has been told. Jawad Qayyum, 41, appeared in the Victorian County Court on Friday for sentencing after pleading guilty to attempting to pervert the course of justice. HandingContinue Reading
Australia’s top court has dismissed a plea from an Iranian man who has refused to return to his home country, a decision that will keep more than a hundred of immigration detainees behind bars. The High Court handed down its ruling on Friday in the case of an Iranian detainee,Continue Reading
A growing number of Australian employers will preference skills and AI aptitude over more traditional markers of value such as experience and job titles, a leading tech giant says, as the AI revolution sweeps through the workplace. Microsoft’s latest Work Trend Index, which tracks changes in work practices for knowledgeContinue Reading