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Ashwin ruled out of BBL 2025-26 season with Sydney Thunder due to knee surgery

New Delhi [India], November 4 (ANI): India's decorated spinner Ravichandran Ashwin will miss his Big Bash League debut season with Sydney Thunder due to knee surgery. Ashwin stated that he is 'gutted' to miss a chance, which would have made him the first Indian to compete in the BBL. Ashwin, who retired from the cash-rich Indian Premier League, became available to participate in overseas franchise leagues. He had committed to the entire BBL seas...

China’s control over Dalai Lama succession draws global rebuke from Australia

Sep 26,2025

Dharamshala (Himachal Pradesh) [India], September 25 (ANI): Australia has raised serious concerns over human rights violations in Tibet and condemned any interference in the...

ANZ, NAB and Bigger for You Bendigos ever bigger greed

Sep 12,2025

Despite eye-watering profits, the banking sector is’throwing workers on the scrap heap while executives pocket bonuses’ and providing even less services.Michelle Pinireports. This week,...

Without honest migration debate, Australia risks fuelling extremism

Sep 10,2025

Australia must have a mature, nuanced debate on our immigration future, placing the emphasis back toward environmental stewardship and sustainability, writeMichael BaylissandMark Allen. AUSTRALIA...

Warwick Davis returns as Professor Flitwick in Harry Potter TV series

Sep 2,2025

Washington, DC [US], September 1 (ANI): Warner Bros. announced on September 1 that Warwick Davis is returning to his role as Charms professor Filius...

‘Harry Potter’ series makers unveil the Weasley siblings: Ginny, Percy and twins Fred-George

Aug 20,2025

Los Angeles [US], August 19 (ANI): The makers of the upcoming HBO ‘Harry Potter’ series on Tuesday unveiled the young actors set to play...

Western Sydney University set to open India campus as Indian students remain key international cohort

Aug 1,2025

New Delhi [India], July 31 (ANI): Western Sydney University marks a significant milestone following the formal approval from the University Grants Commission (UGC) under...

Allies of Israel outraged, Call for Immediate Gaza Ceasefire

Jul 22,2025

A chorus of condemnation echoed across the international community on Monday as Britain and more than 20 other countries—including some of Israel’s closest allies—called...

Tamil Nadu: Indian Navy’s next-gen stealth frigate INS Nilgiri docks at Chennai.

Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 17 (ANI): The Indian Navy’s newest indigenously built stealth frigate INS Nilgiri, docked in Chennai on Thursday on her...

AFP shuts down massive drug lab in Sydney west

Jul 3,2025

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia – , Australian Federal Police (AFP) have shut down a secret drug lab in Sydney’s west and seized more than 100kg...

Biosecurity non-negotiable, says Australian PM before G7 summit

SYDNEY, Australia: Australia will not ease its strict biosecurity rules during trade talks with the United States, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said.. He spoke...

Ceasefire Ignored as Myanmar Struggles with Earthquake Fallout and Civil War

Nearly three months after a devastating earthquake struck Myanmar, the country remains trapped in a deepening crisis, compounded by a brutal civil war that...

Australia’s IVF industry shaken after second Monash mistake

MELBOURNE, Australia: A second embryo mix-up in just two months has pushed one of Australia’s largest IVF providers back into the spotlight, prompting calls...

Major Drug Bust in Sydney: Police Dismantle Meth Lab

Jun 30,2025

SYDNEY, NSW, Australia – , Australian Federal Police (AFP) have shut down a secret drug lab in Sydney’s west and seized more than 100kg...

Measles health alert issued for Sydney

Jun 20,2025

SYDNEY, June 20 (Xinhua) — A health alert for measles has been issued for Sydney after a confirmed case traveled through the city’s international...

China Focus: Study finds tree trunk breathing adaptation cools climate predictions

Jun 19,2025

BEIJING, June 18 (Xinhua) — An international research team led by Chinese scientists has for the first time proposed a theoretical model to explain...

Ice Age shelter high up in the Blue Mountains reveals Aboriginal heritage from 20,000 years ago

Jun 17,2025

Travel back 20,000 years into the last Ice Age, to a time when the upper reaches of the Blue Mountains were treeless and the...

Ancient aboriginal presence in Australia’s frozen highlands redefines Ice Age history

SYDNEY, June 17 (Xinhua) — Evidence of Australia’s earliest high-altitude Ice Age human occupation has been uncovered in the Blue Mountains west of Sydney,...

3 injured in shooting in western Sydney

Jun 16,2025

SYDNEY, June 16 (Xinhua) — Three people have been injured in a shooting in Sydney’s western suburbs on Monday. Police in the state of...

2 hospitalized following explosion at western Sydney apartment block

Jun 15,2025

SYDNEY, June 13 (Xinhua) — Two men have been hospitalized following an explosion at an apartment block in western Sydney on Friday morning. Emergency...

Australian man charged over alleged role in U.S. drug trafficking operation

Jun 12,2025

SYDNEY, June 12 (Xinhua) — A Sydney man is facing life in prison after being charged by federal authorities over his alleged involvement in...