Adelaide shopping centre locked down, two injured after incident

A major South Australian shopping centre has been placed into lockdown after widespread reports of an armed person inside.

Huge increase in visas for foreign doctors

More than 22,797 trained health professionals, including 4699 overseas doctors, have relocated to Australia in the first 10 months of this financial year, in a substantial bolstering of Australia’s healthcare system.

‘Candid’ Australia-China meeting sparks new military dialogue

Australia and China have vowed to improve military-to-military lines of communication, including a new maritime affairs dialogue to avoid dangerous confrontations at sea or in the air following “candid” talks between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang.

UN report urges concerted global action to tackle cross-border and transnational female genital mutilation

The global fight against female genital mutilation is being undermined by the practice of crossing national borders and beyond to have girls undergo the procedure, a new report from the UN Human Rights Office warns.

Aussie boost tipped in China visit

Chinese Premier Li Qiang is set to arrive in Australia for a four-day tour including diplomatic talks that are expected to bring good news for the country’s winemakers and panda lovers.

Australia announces an end to “visa hopping”

From July 1 it will no longer be possible to move from a visitor visa to a student visa while onshore in Australia, the minister for home affairs Clare O’Neil announced on June 12.

Victoria Police conclude day’s search for clues in case of missing Ballarat mother Samantha Murphy

Victoria Police have concluded another search for clues in the disappearance of missing mother Samantha Murphy.

Australian rugby star Jarryd Hayne set to walk free after rape conviction overturned

Former rugby league star Jarryd Hayne is set to walk free after a court overturned his rape conviction following a successful appeal.

Slaughter of the Gaza lamb: Israeli Pharaoh’s crimes against children

On Tuesday, June 4, the day the world was supposed to mark the International Day of Innocent Children Victims of Aggression, the silence of the pro-Israeli world powers was deafening. In Gaza, the day had little meaning as there was no let-up in the slaughter of Palestinian children.

Lifestyles of politicians and the life of an artist

A politician’s ‘life’ is often hectic. It has to be; because he has to serve the people who elected him to office. But we also see the ‘lifestyles’ they live and often envy them. Talk about our lawmakers having hectic lives, there are some who are the opposite, are lazy and not worth the salaries they earn. The outside world sees Sri Lanka as an island. Tourists dream of coming here on vacation and experiencing the lifestyle of islanders. But th