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1,200 To Be Tested As Australian Childcare Worker Charged With Sexual Abuse
- Jul 01, 2025 14:50 pm IST
- Reuters
Australian health authorities are urging around 1,200 children in the state of Victoria to be tested for infectious diseases after police charged a childcare worker with dozens of sexual abuse offences.
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Warm Seas Fuel Dangerous 'Weather Bomb' Set To Hit New South Wales Coast
- Jul 01, 2025 13:54 pm IST
- Posted by: Nonika Marwaha
Right now, a severe storm likely to be the first significant east coast low in three years is developing off the coast of New South Wales.
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Sweet-Smelling Fungi At Centre Of Australian Triple-Murder Trial
- Jun 30, 2025 11:47 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
The triple-murder trial of Australian Erin Patterson revolves around an innocuous-looking mushroom with a "slightly sweet" smell and a sinister name.
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Australian CEO, 58, Stabbed To Death During House Party, 15-Year-Old Arrested
- Jun 27, 2025 17:48 pm IST
- Edited by: Bhavya Sukheja
A 58-year-old Australian CEO has died after allegedly being stabbed by a 15-year-old during a house party in Brisbane.
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Australian Companies Recover Faster With Tougher Regulations After Cyberattack: Study
- Jun 25, 2025 10:53 am IST
- Reuters
Australian companies have sharply reduced the time it takes to recover from cyberattacks, a sign of improved preparedness amid heightened regulatory pressure following high-profile breaches at Optus and Medibank.
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Qantas Jet Takes 15-Hour Flight To Nowhere Due To Mideast Crisis
- Jun 24, 2025 14:34 pm IST
- Danny Lee, Bloomberg
A Qantas flight from Perth to Paris turned back mid-journey due to an Iranian missile attack. Another flight to London diverted to Singapore. Passengers on both flights will be accommodated overnight.
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Bury Any Prejudice And Sympathy: Judge To Jury On Australia Mushroom Murder
- Jun 24, 2025 11:35 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Jury members in the trial of an Australian woman accused of murdering three relatives with a toxic mushroom-laced meal were warned Tuesday to cast aside any "prejudice and sympathy".
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Freak Wind Gusts Worsened By Climate Change Threaten Airline Passenger Safety
- Jun 23, 2025 17:52 pm IST
- The Conversation
Unexpected severe turbulence injured crew and passengers on a Qantas Boeing 737 during descent at Brisbane on May 4 2024.
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Australian Taxation Office Issues 2025 Tax Return Guidelines
- Jun 19, 2025 12:09 pm IST
- Robert B Whait, Connie Vitale, The Conversation
More than than 15 million Australians will file tax returns in 2025. The Australian Taxation Office urges citizens to lodge accurate tax returns and warns against false claims.
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Mushroom Murder Suspect Fell Sick From Same Meal: Defence
- Jun 19, 2025 11:31 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
An Australian woman accused of killing three lunch guests with toxic mushrooms fell sick from the same meal, her defence said Thursday, rejecting claims she faked her symptoms.
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"Not On Trial For Being A Liar": Australia Mushroom Murder Suspect's Defence
- Jun 18, 2025 11:50 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
An Australian woman accused of killing three lunch guests with deadly mushrooms should not be judged guilty just because she lied after the meal, her defence lawyer said Wednesday.
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Mushroom Murder: Erin Paterson Had 'No Motive To Kill', Says Her Lawyer
- Jun 17, 2025 13:33 pm IST
- Reuters
An Australian woman accused of murdering three elderly relatives of her estranged husband using a meal laced with toxic mushrooms had no motive to kill them, her lawyer told the court on Tuesday as the defence began its closing argument.
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Erin Patterson, Australian Mushroom Murder Suspect Told 'Lies Upon Lies': Prosecutor
- Jun 17, 2025 10:42 am IST
- Agence France-Presse
Erin Patterson told "lies upon lies" to cover up her murder of three lunch guests with a toxic mushroom-laced dish, prosecutors said Tuesday.
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Australian Accused Of Mushroom Murders Engaged In 'Sinister Deception'
- Jun 16, 2025 11:29 am IST
- Reuters
An Australian woman accused of murder engaged in a calculated deception to kill three elderly relatives of her estranged husband with a meal she allegedly laced with toxic mushrooms, a court heard on Monday, as closing arguments in the trial began.
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Economists Explain How A 'Global Wealth Tax' On Billionaires Would Work
- Jun 12, 2025 19:14 pm IST
- The Conversation
Earlier this year, I attended a housing conference in Sydney. The events opening address centred on the way Australia seems to be becoming like 18th-century England a country where inheritance largely determines ones opportunities in life.
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Australian Accused Of Feeding Family Poisonous Mushrooms Denies Charges
- Jun 10, 2025 11:30 am IST
- Reuters
An Australian woman accused of the murder of three elderly relatives of her estranged husband by feeding them poisonous mushrooms disputed on Tuesday accounts of the fatal lunch given by other witnesses, a court heard.
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Hong Kong Appoints New Zealand Judge To Top Court
- Jun 05, 2025 17:36 pm IST
- Agence France-Presse
A New Zealand judge has been appointed as a justice of Hong Kong's top court, after a years-long exodus of overseas jurists following Beijing's imposition of a sweeping security law on the finance hub.
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CCTV Shows Thief's Bizarre Dance Before Robbing Laptops From Australian School
- Jun 04, 2025 16:46 pm IST
- Edited by: Ritu Singh
The thief's pre-break-in routine included a lively dance, captured on CCTV, showcasing his carefree moves before proceeding to steal from the school.
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Will Surging Sea Levels Kill The Great Barrier Reef? Here's What Might Help
- Jun 04, 2025 15:59 pm IST
- The Conversation
In the 20th century, global sea level rose faster than at any other time in the past 3,000 years. Its expected to rise even further by 2100, as human-induced climate change intensifies.