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Explained: The row over the 95-year-old Australian woman who died after being tasered

The death of 95-year-old Clare Nowland, who was allegedly tasered by police at an Australian nursing home, has sparked a controversy in the country. The use of stun guns by the New South Wales state police, has also come under scrutiny

Indian student from Punjab dies in car crash in Australia’s Canberra

Kunal Chopra from Hoshiarpur district, who held a student visa in Australia, was returning from work around 7 am when his car collided with a concrete pumping truck on William Hovell Drive in Canberra last week

Australia urges South Pacific nations to shun Chinese attempts to extend its security deals

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was in Fiji on her first solo visit, seeking to woo island states after the Solomon Islands took Canberra by surprise last month by signing a wide-ranging security pact with China

Controversial China deal would not end Solomon Islands defence cooperation with Australia

A leaked draft of the Solomon Islands-China deal prompted fears last month in Canberra that it would open the door to a greater Chinese military presence in the Pacific

India, Australia ink economic cooperation and trade pact to boost ties; PM Modi calls it a 'watershed moment'

Under the pact, Canberra would provide duty free access in its market for over 95 per cent of Indian goods such as textiles, leather, jewellery and sports products.

China-Taiwan ties are in dire straits after Beijing's repeated air intrusions but India's studied silence is surprising

It’s surprising that New Delhi and Taipei have not come together and worked to address ‘common challenges’.

French foreign minister says “crisis of trust” with the US as row over submarine deal deepens

European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has come out in support of France saying “one of our member states has been treated in a way that is not acceptable”

UNESCO defers downgrade of Australia's Great Barrier Reef after Canberra garners international support

Many in Australia's conservative government saw the move as an attempt to pressure it into committing to reducing the nation's greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050

India vs Australia: Yuzvendra Chahal replaces Ravindra Jadeja as concussion substitute in 1st T20I

Before Jadeja was hit by a Mitchell Starc bouncer in the final over of the Indian innings, he was seen limping while running between the wickets.

China denies restricting Indian ship from leaving its port; officials say vessel stuck since June

The government of China's Hebei province, where the ship carrying Australian coal is docked, said that the ship is in the queue for berthing and crew change cannot be allowed due to COVID