Aussie charged with attempted murder in India

An Australian working in India has been charged with attempted murder after using an air rifle to shoot a man urinating in the street. The Australian man, who Indian media named as Levin Jestin, had been drinking with friends on his balcony when he saw...

Aust. jobless rate falls

Canberra: Australia’s unemployment rate fell unexpectedly in November, as the country’s economic recovery continued. The jobless rate dropped to 5.7% last month, from 5.8% in October, as 30,800 new full-time jobs were created, said the Australian...

Many hurt in Oz asylum brawl

Dozens of men at the Christmas Island detention centre have been injured during a riot between Afghan and Sri Lankan detainees, reports the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). The brawl broke out between about 150 men at the centre on Saturday...

Australia’s new citizenship laws

By our community reporter Melbourne: The Australian Parliament has passed new citizenship laws recently. The main points are as follows: 1. Exemptions from citizenship test for people with a permanent or enduring physical mental incapacity. 2. A citizenship...

Amnesty flays Howard over Rights Bill

Amnesty International has slammed former Prime Minister John Howard’s criticism of the idea of a bill of rights for Australia. At a Menzies series lecture at the University of Western Australia last night, Mr Howard dismissed a rights charter...

FISA welcomes cops-students cricket match

Clash of a different kind: Vic.Police – Indian students play a cricket match By our community reporter Melbourne: Victorian police cops and Indian students ‘clashed’ in a cricket match here on Friday (19 June) in a lane of the Central Business...

Racist bosses no surprise: ANU

New research by Australian National University showing that Australian employers are racist is disappointing, but hardly surprising. The ANU study, reported in The Age newspaper on 18 June, supported the findings of Harnessing Diversity: addressing...

Melbourne: Indian student hurt in racist gang attack

By our community reporter Melbourne: An Indian overseas student from Chandigarh was badly bashed in a train here on Saturday evening (9 May) by six persons, becoming another one to a growing list of Indian victims of violence. Sourabh Sharma, 21, who...

Asylum boat explosion, 3 killed

Melbourne, Australia: Three people died in an explosion in an asylum boat which was being escorted to Christmas Island. ABC reports that around 43 people (suspected to be Afghans) have been injured in the blast.

LTTE elements attack people and damage Sinhalese shops in Melbourne

By WJ In Melbourne Australia pro-LTTE terrorist supporters became violent and attacked Sinhalese owned shops in the suburbs and attacked at least one Sri Lankan student in the streets injuring his head. Outraged by a very successful rally held in front...