Who is Ben Roberts-Smith? Former decorated Australian soldier arrested for war crimes in Afghanistan; all you need to knowAustralia's decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, faces war crimes allegations after a five-year investigation. Arrested at Sydney airport,...
07 Apr, 2026, 09.28 AM IST
Army Chief Gen Dwivedi to undertake 4-day visit to AustraliaThe defence ministry said the Army Chief will hold wide-ranging interactions with senior leadership of the Australian defence forces, espec...
14 Feb, 2026, 08.00 PM IST
Route to Australian citizenship: Here's what you need to knowAustralia is updating its citizenship application fees from July 1, 2025. The Department of Home Affairs highlights the responsibilities an...
29 Jun, 2025, 01.56 PM IST
Australian senator invites International Criminal Court to probe officers in war crime allegationsThe ICC has an obligation to prosecute war crimes committed by Rome Statute signatories, including Australia, when such a state is "unwilli...
20 Jun, 2023, 04.16 PM IST
Germany plans to buy Australian-made combat vehiclesGerman and Australian officials signed an agreement to cooperate on the procurement of the new combat reconnaissance vehicles, based on the...
23 Mar, 2023, 05.24 PM IST
Australia to close embassy in Afghanistan over security fearsThe Taliban, which has ramped up violence across the country in recent weeks, reacted by saying it would provide a "safe environment" to fo...
25 May, 2021, 04.02 PM IST
Australian special forces unlawfully killed 39 people in Afghanistan: Military reportThe four-year inquiry by NSW Court Of Appeal Justice Paul Brereton found there was "credible information" of 23 incidents where Australian ...
19 Nov, 2020, 12.04 PM IST
Diwali's message has a special significance this year: Australian PM Scott Morrison"Most years, we often think of this dispelling of darkness as a theoretical concept rather than something that is experienced and overcome....
13 Nov, 2020, 09.07 AM IST
Australia announces new investigative agency to prosecute troops for war crimes in AfghanistanThe Office of the Special Investigator is to be formed after a four-year investigation into allegations and rumors surrounding behavior of ...
12 Nov, 2020, 03.14 PM IST
India invites Australian Army for special forces exerciseThe call for deeper ties comes at a time when India is slowly increasing its engagement with countries in the Asia Pacific amid increasing ...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.57 AM IST
Foreign funded group wants to stop Adani project in Australia: WikiLeaksHepburn's email to the Foundation also mocked the coal industry for the claim that there is some kind of foreign-funded and tightly orchest...
22 Oct, 2016, 11.40 PM IST
Prince Harry chats and shakes hands with Australian publicThe British army captain reported for duty in Australia's capital, Canberra, on Monday to begin a four-week attachment to the Australian ar...
06 Apr, 2015, 04.20 PM IST
Australia to deploy another 300 troops to IraqFederal Cabinet has agreed to send up to 300 more troops as part of a joint training mission with New Zealand, ABC reported.
03 Mar, 2015, 01.50 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi leaves for FijiModi left for Fiji's capital Suva on a special Indian Air Force plane. He will hold talks with his Fijian counterpart Frank Bainimarama tom...
18 Nov, 2014, 06.46 PM IST
Tony Abbott rules out tax hike to fund Iraq missionThe Prime Minister told reporters in Canberra that although the costs of the war were high they were still manageable.
07 Oct, 2014, 01.09 PM IST
Australian warplanes to be deployed to join airstrikes on Islamic StateThe announcement was made after Prime Minister Tony Abbott's meeting with the National Security Committee of Cabinet.
03 Oct, 2014, 03.32 PM IST
- Australia in talks with India on reducing import duty on wine
Australia on Wednesday said it is negotiating with India for a reduction in import duties on wines.
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