Pakistan warns India against any misadventure, UN officials visit border

ISLAMABAD — Pakistani Defence Minister has warned India to avoid “any misconception as Pakistan knows how to defend itself.” In a strong reaction to Indian heavy shelling which killed eight Pakistani civilians... Read more »

Thousands of Australian undergrads to study abroad in 2016

Minister for Foreign Affairs Julie Bishop and Minister for Education and Training Christopher Pyne have disclosed details of the 461 mobility projects that will be funded in 2016 under the New Colombo... Read more »
Indian army firing at Pakistan borders

Indiscriminate shellings along Pakistan-India border Kill 10 and injure 50

ISLAMABAD — Unconfirmed reports say that as many as ten civilians may have been killed and dozeons injured in border firing along Pakistan-India borders since early Friday morning. A Pakistani Army spokesman... Read more »

Men must change their abusive behaviour towards women, children

For the first time the NSW Government is funding innovative NGO led programs for violent men to change their abusive behaviour towards women and children. Minister for the Prevention of Domestic Violence... Read more »

Australia takes lead to contribute to Arms Trade Treaty

The Australian Government has renewed its support for the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), to enable better regulation of the arms trade and reduce the risk of diversion of weapons to terrorist and... Read more »

Gujarat Unrest, police actions shocked India

GUJARAT– On the surface, the Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) agitation is for OBC status. Not everyone is convinced. OBC leaders suspect the Patidars are out to get the very quota system... Read more »

Australia gearing to invest heavily on sporting fields and facilities

Local sporting fields and facilities across NSW will be upgraded with the first $8 million round of the revamped Category 3 ClubGRANTS now open for expressions of interest (EOI). Over the next four... Read more »

FIRST SOCIAL BENEFIT BOND DELIVERs strong return to investors

CANBERRA — Australia’s first Social Benefit Bond is continuing to support vulnerable families in its second year of operation while delivering strong returns to investors. Announcing the second year results for the... Read more »

Pakistanis advised to seek redress of complaints in NSW

SYDNEY – Pakistani diplomatic mission has advised Pakistanis to seek redress of any complaint by personally contacting the a senior official. According to a media release the decision was taken following the... Read more »

Australia to explore opportunities created by Free Trade Agreement with China

SYDNEY — Trade and Investment Minister Andrew Robb will visit Kuala Lumpur from 23 to 24 August and Hong Kong from 25 to 26 August, and will lead a senior business delegation... Read more »

New Australian Envoy presents credentials to Pakistani President

ISLAMABAD — Australian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ms Margaret Adamson on Friday presented her credential papers to Pakistani President Syed Mamnoon Hussain and officially assumed her responsibilities as top Australian diplomat in... Read more »

Australian FM looks towards strong relationship with Sri Lanka

SYDNEY – – Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Julie Bishop has sent a congratulatory message to Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on his re-election, following the peaceful parliamentary elections held on Monday.... Read more »
Game of Thrones is now a course

American university is offering a ‘Game of Thrones’ course

Students at University of California, Berkeley, now have the chance to take a class on their favourite TV show, Game of Thrones. The American University is offering a summer 2015 class in the... Read more »
Malaysian police have launched a series of raids across the country against suspected ISIS militants, detaining 10 individuals. Above, Malaysian police take position outside the federal court ahead of a controversial ruling in Putrajaya, outside Kuala Lumpur, Feb. 10, 2015. Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images

Malaysian police arrests 10 suspected of ISIS links

At least 10 Malaysians, suspected of links to ISIS, have been arrested by Malaysian police on Thursday. Among them six members of the country’s security forces who are now being investigated. “They are suspected to be... Read more »

Pakistan calls for UN, OIC roles to solve Kashmir & Mideast disputes

UNITED NATIONS: The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in cooperation with the United Nations, has the potential to deal with the decades-old Kashmir and the Middle East disputes, a top Pakistani diplomat... Read more »

Technology has created more jobs than it has destroyed in the last 140 years

Many modern day people complain that technology is taking people’s jobs and fear that robots may replace them in many fields. But research shows that it is the opposite. New study by... Read more »

Allama Mashriqi, his family & the Khaksars Paid the Price for Freedom

(History has shown that freedom comes at a steep cost to those who fight to liberate a nation from oppression. Allama Mashriqi, his family, and the Khaksars paid the price for the... Read more »

Returned Australian Volunteer Network launched in NSW and ACT

Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and to the Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon Mr Steven Ciobo MP has launched the Australian Government’s Returned Australian Volunteer Network in... Read more »
Virgin Australia’s new business class seats are manufactured by B/E Aerospace. (Seth Jaworski)

Virgin Australia unveils all new business class suites for its A330 fleet

Virgin Australia has unveiled its new Airbus A330 business class cabin which features the longest and widest lie-flat beds than any other domestic business class seat in the world. The new business offering... Read more »

India, Pakistan summon each others envoys over violations along LoC

NEW DELHI/ISLAMABAD — A day after Pakistan called an Indian diplomat to protest border violations, India also summoned Pakistani High Commissioner Abdul Basit and lodged a strong protest over alleged ceasefire violations... Read more »

Suicide attack kills Pakistani anti-terror campaign official, 10 others

ISLAMABAD – A powerful provincial minister of Pakistan who had vowed to eliminate terrorists without any discrimination was himself attacked and killed by a terrorist suicide bomber when he visited his native... Read more »

Launch of ‘Why ASEAN and Why Now? Insights for Australian Business’

The Hon Andrew Robb AO MP, the Minister for Trade and Investment, has launched the joint Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade and Austrade publication, Why ASEAN and Why Now? Insights for... Read more »

Crescent Wealth manages over $100Million in Islamic Super

(A Managing Director’s Message) Sydney (Media Release from Crescent Wealth) ; The Crescent Wealth Super Fund is now well and truly one of the fastest-growing super funds in Australia. It marks a... Read more »

Australian Government responds generously to Burma flooding situation

CANBERRA — The Australian Defence Force (ADF) and Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) have delivered crucial humanitarian aid to flood-stricken Burma, just days after the Myanmar Government’s request for international... Read more »