The Andrews Labor Government will make studying to become a teacher in secondary schools in Victoria free, with scholarships covering the cost of degrees to help boost our school workforce and support hardworking teachers. Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Education Natalie Hutchins today visited Saltwater P-9 College in PointRead More →
The AFP is seeking public assistance after 312kg of liquid methamphetamine destined for Melbourne was intercepted by authorities. Operation Tallow began in July 2023 when Homeland Security Investigations special agents and US Customs and Border Protection officers at Los Angeles International Airport identified a consignment containing 312kg of liquid methamphetamine,Read More →
Australians at risk of online gambling harm will be better protected through a ban on credit card payments and fines of up to $234,750 for companies who don’t enforce it, through legislation to be introduced by the Albanese Labor Government to Parliament today. The Interactive Gambling Amendment (Credit and OtherRead More →
A preclinical study led by Monash University has discovered a drug combination with the potential to treat one of the most fatal and globally widespread cancers, a type of primary liver cancer called hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The team of researchers from the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (MIPS) found theRead More →
With school holidays and family road trips around the corner, RACV is urging Victorian motorists to take a safety-first mindset to keep safe on the roads. RACV Policy Lead – Road Safety, Sam Lynch, said that it was important for every Victorian motorist to do their part to ensure aRead More →
On 2 September 2023, the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport of the Netherlands notified the World Health Organization (WHO) of a laboratory-confirmed human case of infection with a swine-origin influenza A(H1N1) variant (v) virus in the province of North Brabant, Netherlands. This is the first human infection caused by influenza A(H1N1)vRead More →
The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has tabled a report by statement endorsing the relisting of Islamic State, Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) as terrorist organisations under Division 102 of the Criminal Code Act 1995 (Criminal Code). This report concludes the Committee’s review of the 2023 relisting of threeRead More →
Attending the Commonwealth Magistrates and Judges Association Conference at Cardiff, United Kingdom, hosted by the Judiciary of England & Wales at Cardiff, United Kingdom, from 10th -14th September 2023 and representing the Indian judiciary there, speaking on climate change and corporate responsibility, Hon’ble Mr Justice BR Gavai called on the worldRead More →
The Gujarat government issued two notifications in 2020 prohibiting schools from admitting children who have not attained 6 years of age to Class 1, effective the current academic year 2023-24 onward. That kicked up a social storm in the state in which parents complained against the government being too hardRead More →
A US-based NRI Nachhatar Singh , was honey-trapped and abducted by a woman and her accomplice, who has since been rescued. Nachhatar Singh was visiting India and was contacted by Ramandeep Kaur Sohi and invited him to meet her at a hotel in Ludhiana. Ramandeep knew Nachhatar because she hadRead More →