Sydney serial rapist Balesh Dhankhar guilty of attacks on five women

Sydney serial rapist Balesh Dhankhar guilty of attacks on five women

Balesh Dhankhar has been found guilty of multiple rapes against five young women,making him one of the worst serial offenders in the city’s history.

  • byPerry Duffin

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It will soon be the world’s most populous nation,so it’s time we got to know India better
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India

It will soon be the world’s most populous nation,so it’s time we got to know India better

Despite India’s growing international clout,Australian understanding of the country’s people and culture,not to mention its military and economic muscle,needs work.

  • byMatt Wade
Cancel culture:Why comedy is an extreme sport in Modi’s India

Cancel culture:Why comedy is an extreme sport in Modi’s India

Joking about religion or politics has always been sensitive in India. But under the current government,comics risk jail time for offending the wrong people.

  • byMax Walden
‘An absolute priority’:Albanese promises AUKUS will mean jobs for Australia

‘An absolute priority’:Albanese promises AUKUS will mean jobs for Australia

Before jetting out of India,the prime minister sought to counter concerns the submarine pact would not lead to a massive injection of jobs for Australia.

  • byAnthony Galloway andDavid Crowe
Indian PM’s call to protect Hindu temples vindicates interventions,says MP

Indian PM’s call to protect Hindu temples vindicates interventions,says MP

Former assistant minister Jason Wood has been heavily criticised by Labor for overruling the Department of Home Affairs on the $265 million Safer Communities program.

  • byAnthony Galloway
‘On the cusp of transformation’:Australia pursues closer India ties alongside China thaw

‘On the cusp of transformation’:Australia pursues closer India ties alongside China thaw

Trade Minister Don Farrell is confident of meeting with his Chinese counterpart soon,as Australia seeks an expanded trade deal with India this year.

  • byDavid Crowe
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Indian PM raises alarm over attacks on Hindu temples in Melbourne

Indian PM raises alarm over attacks on Hindu temples in Melbourne

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to his Indian counterpart to give special protection to stop the threats directed at Hindu temples in Melbourne.

  • byDavid Crowe
Resolute Khawaja drops anchor to build Australia’s platform

Resolute Khawaja drops anchor to build Australia’s platform

If Narendra Modi took his Australian counterpart Anthony Albanese for a ride,then there was nothing freewheeling about the anchor dropped resolutely by Usman Khawaja.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Forward defence:Albanese feted with gold chariot to celebrate security partnership

Forward defence:Albanese feted with gold chariot to celebrate security partnership

In a priceless moment of soft power for Australia using the common bond of cricket,Modi arranged for Albanese to be greeted like a hero.

  • byDavid Crowe
Chants,linked arms and a batmobile:Modi’s absurd theatre takes over the cricket
Analysis
India

Chants,linked arms and a batmobile:Modi’s absurd theatre takes over the cricket

From Ahmedabad crowd chants for Modi to Albanese’s linked arms with the Australian cricket team,this was theatre of the absurd as the fourth Test began.

  • byDaniel Brettig
Albanese bolsters India ties with bilateral higher education agreement

Albanese bolsters India ties with bilateral higher education agreement

A new agreement will make it easier for university graduates to have their degrees recognised in a bid to entice more Indian students to study in Australia.

  • byDavid Crowe