
Interfaith kiss in Netflix miniseries sparks controversy in India
It was meant to be a touching moment in a fictional miniseries on Netflix, but a kiss between a young Hindu woman...

Mumbai is rapidly turning into the world’s next coronavirus catastrophe
Indian businessman Manit Parikh had thought about the coronavirus pandemic that had swept his home city of Mumbai, but he never anticipated...

As coronavirus cases escalate in India, Australians pool their cash to arrange charter flights home
A group of expats and aviation experts have banded together to organise private charter flights to bring home hundreds of Australians stranded...

Tamil family from Biloela to remain in Australia until final hearing of deportation case
The Tamil family at the centre of a ‘Home to Bilo’ campaign have been given another reprieve, after a Federal Court judge...

Drug-trafficking charges against former AFL coach Mark ‘Bomber’ Thompson dismissed
A magistrate has dismissed drug trafficking charges against former AFL coach and premiership player Mark “Bomber” Thompson. The football legend was facing...

Divers and fisherman clash over Port Phillip Bay’s spider crab slaughter
It’s renowned as one of the greatest animal migrations in the world. Every winter, tens of thousands of giant spider crabs wander...

Lincoln Lewis catfish appeal set for 2020
The catfish stalker convicted of using a soap star’s profile to harass and stalk women online will remain free on bail until...

Cladding crisis spreads into the suburbs as nine more materials are classed as non-compliant
Thousands more homeowners could now find themselves caught up in Australia’s cladding crisis, after authorities issued an alert banning the use of...

‘Emergency warning’ as bushfire rages near landmark Victorian town of Hepburn
An emergency warning has been issued for an out-of-control fire at Hepburn Springs near Daylesford, north-west of Melbourne, as Victorian firefighters battle...

The flesh-eating peril that’s thriving in our backyards and has doctors baffled
It starts off as a small, painless lump on the skin. Over several weeks, it swells into a much larger and more...