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Indian-origin Senator Varun Ghosh with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

In a first, Indian-origin Australian Senator Varun Ghosh takes oath on 'Bhagavad Gita'

Senator Ghosh is the first-ever Australian Senator to have sworn-in on the "Bhagavad Gita".

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Brian Houston

Brian Houston: Sydney court acquits Hillsong church founder for hiding father's child sex crimes

On Thursday, the Downing Centre Local and District Court pardoned Houston, 69, by saying that he agreed to the wishes of his father's victim Brett Sengstock by not reporting the crimes to the cops…

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'Beyond anyone's imaginations...': Australian childcare worker charged with 1,623 child abuse offences

Not only did the man rape the kids, but he also filmed it and later distributed the content online, especially over the dark net

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The proposed Russian embassy site is a stone's throw distance from Australia's Parliament House (pictured)

Russia mounts legal challenge to keep embassy site near Australian parliament

Apart from knocking on the court's door, a lone Russian diplomat remained at the site, squatting to prevent authorities from taking the land back

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Crocodile

Australian man escapes crocodile attack by prising its jaws off his head

A man in Australia escaped a saltwater crocodile attack at an exclusive resort in Queensland. Marcus McGowan, 51, was snorkelling when the predator attacked him. However, he pulled its jaws off…

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