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Australia to announce 'largest-ever' investment worth Rs 1,500 cr in India

In the largest-ever investment by the Australian government in India, Canberra will announce an investment of Rs 1,500 crore in the country at India-Australia bilateral summit to be held on Monday.

Australian watchdog sues Facebook-owner Meta over scam advertisements

Australia's competition watchdog filed a lawsuit against Meta on Friday, alleging the social media giant failed to prevent scammers using its platform to promote fake ads featuring well-known people

Japan and Australia impose new sanctions on Russia, Biden to talk to Xi

Japan, Australia on Friday imposed new sanctions on Russian entities for Ukraine war, which the West says has been stalled by staunch resistance but continues to take a devastating toll on civilians

Australia imposes sanctions on 11 Russian banks, govt bodies: Ministry

Australia has imposed sanctions on 11 Russian banks and many governmental entities, including those responsible for managing the Russian sovereign debt, the Foreign Ministry said on Friday.

PM Modi to hold virtual summit with Australian counterpart on Monday

The announcement on the summit was made by External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi at a media briefing on Thursday.

TCS bags multi-year contract from Australia's Western Power

Under the multi-year partnership, TCS has been selected as the primary systems integrator across multiple domains including asset management and network operations

Ukraine war: Australia threatens China with sanctions for backing Russia

Australian PM Morrison said China would face consequences if it backs Russias war on Ukraine, arguing such a move would be an "abomination" while hinting at new international sanctions for Beijing

Australian rescue workers, communities come together to fight floods

Rescue workers, communities in Australia have come together to save people from rooftops of submerged houses or from stranded cars as storms and floods lashed eastern region of the country.

Australia's east coast floods to be declared a national emergency: PM Scott

Floods that have devastated Australia's east coast will be declared a national emergency, PM Scott Morrison said on Wednesday, as authorities look to deploy aid and urgent supplies to worst hit areas

Australia announces fresh sanctions against Russian 'propagandists'

Australia impose another round of sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine and is targeting Moscow's senior military officers, as well as propagandists spreading pro-Kremlin disinformation

Australia, Indonesia partner to tackle plastic pollution in Indo-Pacific

Australia's national science agency and the federal government have formed a partnership with Indonesia to address plastic pollution in the Indo-Pacific

Autopsy report confirms Shane Warne died from natural causes

An autopsy report on Monday confirmed that Australia's legendary cricketer Shane Warne had died from natural causes.

Warne's state funeral service to be held at MCG; 100,000 likely to attend

Legendary Australian spinner Shane Warne's state funeral service will be held at the iconic Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in front of up to 100,000 people

Australian missiles "on the ground" in Ukraine amid Russian invasion

Australia's prime minister has described Russia and China's closer relationship as opportunistic rather than strategic

Australia's social media anti-trolling bill raises alarm for tech giants

Tech giants like Meta, Twitter have decried Australia's proposed social media anti-trolling bill, stressing that it would put an unprecedented level of defamation risk on social media platforms

We do whatever we can to deter China: Australian Defence Minister

Amid rising tensions with China, Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton has indicated that his country may send weapons to Taiwan in response to any future Chinese military aggression.

Australian government confirms state funeral for Shane Warne

Australian spin legend Shane Warne, who died of a suspected heart attack on Friday while holidaying in Thailand, will receive a state funeral, a government official confirmed

First Test: Australia trails Pakistan by 471 runs after Ali's 185

Azhar Ali hit his fourth test hundred against Australia as Pakistan piled on 476-4 before declaring its first innings on the second day of the first test on Saturday. Ali missed out on a double century and got dismissed for 185 with Pakistan declaring under overcast conditions late in the final session. Australian openers Usman Khawaja (5 not out) and David Warner (0 not out) survived the only over from offspinner Sajid Khan to take Australia to 5-0 before umpires ended the day's play due to bad light with 15 overs still remaining. Australia is playing its first test in Pakistan in 24 years. Players from both teams wore black armbands in memory of spin wizard Shane Warne. They lined up before the start of play and observed a minute of silence to mark their respect for Warne, who died of a suspected heart attack in Koh Samui, Thailand at the age of 52. Offspinner Nathan Lyon bowled the bulk of the overs on a slow wicket devoid of grass but finished with 1-161 off his 52 overs. Howe

Warne was watching cricket, had not been drinking, says Manager

Warne was found unconscious with the historic first Test between Australia and Pakistan playing on the television: Report

Shane Warne: A cricketing genius who lived a life of 'no regrets'

To say Warne was no stranger to controversy is as banal as observing that he was a superlative cricketer