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Topic: Australia

‘If not now, when?’: Australian PM on giving more recognition to Indigenous people

Australia is seeking to give more recognition to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, who have inhabited continent for 60,000 yrs but are not mentioned in constitution.

China, Australia defence officials hold first formal meeting since 2019, says Beijing govt

The talks were helpful in developing a stable relationship between their militaries, the Chinese defence ministry said, and further enhanced mutual understanding.

Millions of dead fish wash ashore Australia’s second longest river

The incident follows fish deaths in the same area in 2018 and 2019 where up to a million fish died from poor water flow, poor water quality, and sudden temperature changes.

US State Department approves potential sale of Tomahawk missiles to Australia, says Pentagon

The deal is valued at up to $895 million and would include up to 220 Tomahawk cruise missiles and technical support, the Pentagon said.

Australia, US & UK strike ‘$245 billion’ submarine deal to counter China

Deal envisages sale of American US Virginia class submarines to Canberra & development of a new nuclear-powered submarine. Beijing calls it ‘serious nuclear proliferation’.

Australia’s nuclear submarine plan with US, UK to cost up to $245 billion, says defence official

The new AUKUS submarines will be built in the state of South Australia, where A$2 billion will be spent on infrastructure, while the naval base in Perth will be upgraded.

Modi, Albanese do lap of honour around Ahmedabad stadium as India-Australia begin 4th Test

The two leaders also handed Test caps to their respective team captains, Rohit Sharma and Steve Smith and shook hands with the players.

Australian air force pilots offered counselling after encounters with Chinese military aircraft

Beijing's claims in South China Sea among various reasons for frosty ties. There have been instances where Australian assets were confronted by Chinese military in past few years.

Indian national shot dead in Sydney by Australian Police after stabbing cleaner

Mohamed Rahmathullah Syed Ahmed, a 32-year-old from Tamil Nadu, was identified by the Indian Consulate General in Australia. Police are investigating if mental health played a role in the attack.

Australia puts Beijing-linked group under scanner for foreign influence amid politics over ‘delay’

Australian Council for Promotion of Peaceful Reunification of China, accused of bid to influence a bypoll, required to register under Australia’s Foreign Influence Transparency Scheme Act.

On Camera

What Trump-Harris result could mean for India in key areas, from geopolitics to trade & immigration

India cannot be blasé about change in any important capital in the world. Let's look at five key areas where US policy matters for India and how it may vary between Harris and Trump.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

Rifles slung upside down, on ponies. Indian troops go on their 1st patrol in Depsang since 2020

Troops patrolled up to Patrolling Point (PP) 10 on Monday. Though there are PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13 in Depsang Plains, it was decided that only one or two PPs would be patrolled.

Xi wanted to teach India about imbalance of power. We should take a budgetary lesson from it

While we talk much about our military, we don’t put our national wallet where our mouth is. Nobody is saying we should double our defence spending, but current declining trend must be reversed.