3+ hour, 1+ min ago  (354+ words) I wrote fifteen years ago how Australia's immigration debate is trapped between two false poles: those who fear diversity and those who celebrate it uncritically. Neither camp asks the question that actually matters " not where do you come from? but…...

20+ hour, 52+ min ago  (411+ words) AA Bay of Plenty family is mourning the sudden death of 36-year-old P'p'moa man Ramandeep Dhillon, who was killed in a two-vehicle crash while working as an Uber driver on the Te Puke Highway last week. Police said the crash…...

21+ hour, 30+ min ago  (281+ words) Packages marked "Fiji" were among a massive 373kg illicit drug haul discovered inside a heavy-duty diesel generator at Sydney's Port Botany, in a major international smuggling investigation involving cocaine, methamphetamine and MDMA. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force…...

21+ hour, 14+ min ago  (465+ words) Perth's Bengali diaspora marked a significant cultural milestone as Rangmanch Productions Australia staged "Hirak Rajar Deshe' ("In the country of the Diamond-King') at the Don Russell Performing Arts Centre before a packed audience that included acclaimed filmmaker Sandip Ray. The…...

22+ hour, 34+ min ago  (294+ words) By Abu Obaidha Arin In February 2025, a mob descended on Dhanmondi 32 in Dhaka, the historic home of Bangladesh's founding father, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. They came with hammers, crowbars, and an excavator. By nightfall, they had torched the building and raised…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (283+ words) A Rooty Hill father has completed the Ironman 70. 3 Western Sydney just six months after learning to swim, transforming from a complete beginner into a triathlete in one of Australia's toughest endurance events. Amit Gupta, an Indian-born Western Sydney resident, initially…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (309+ words) The Albanese Government has announced the biggest single expansion of Australia's main electricity grid, backing 19 new renewable energy projects expected to power around four million households by 2030. The projects, supported through Tender 7 of the federal government's Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS),…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (378+ words) A newly arrived migrant woman in New Zealand has been left without family support or income after her husband was killed in a tragic gardening accident in Cambridge, Waikato. Paradeep Singh, known as Deep, died while carrying out yard work…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (917+ words) The Victorian Liberal Party's State Council on Saturday is shaping as more than a routine internal gathering. It is becoming a referendum on control of the party machine, candidate vetting, multicultural representation and whether the Opposition can rebuild trust in…...

2+ day, 18+ hour ago  (425+ words) A new $65 million world-class sports and community facility has officially opened in Wollongong, with the St George Illawarra Dragons Community and High Performance Centre expected to become a major hub for elite sport, grassroots participation and women's development in the…...