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Australia: Indian-origin woman found dead in her car in flood-related incident in Queensland
World | Feb 16, 2024, 07:36 PM ISTMount Isa Police District Superintendent Tom Armitt said the woman's car was found partially submerged in floodwaters. The Indian High Commission in Canberra said its mission team was in touch “for all necessary assistance” with the woman's family.
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Shocking! Human remains of missing Australian fisherman found in crocodiles
World | May 03, 2023, 02:51 PM ISTIt is worth mentioning crocodiles are common in Australia's tropical north. But, the country has reported only 13 such attacks where a human lost its life.
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Cricket gear stolen of Queensland team before Sheffield Shield match
Cricket | Oct 04, 2021, 12:34 PM ISTThieves broke into Australian domestic team Queensland's van and stole costly equipment ahead of their clash at the Karen Rolton Oval on Thursday.
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India-Australia series: BCCI dials Queensland Health on quarantine
Cricket | Oct 09, 2020, 08:52 PM ISTThe Indian cricket team, which is set to tour Australia for a full-fledged series next month, may get a concession for the 14-day mandatory quarantine protocol in place in Queensland where the Indians will land.
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Matt Renshaw to take short break from cricket after Queensland snub
Cricket | Feb 12, 2020, 04:17 PM ISTMatt Renshaw was not selected in the Queensland squad for the Sheffield Shield despite scoring 348 runs at a strike rate of 148.84 in this year's Big Bash League.
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Wilson Gavin, 21, at the centre of Drag Queen protests, found dead
World | Jan 13, 2020, 01:12 PM ISTTwentyone-year-old Wilson Gavin, the liberal, who was at the centre of protests - 'drag queens are not for kids', has been found dead at his home in Chelmer, Queensland(Australia). Gavin, the president of the University of Queensland's (UQ) Liberal-National Club, had led the protest at the Drag Storytime event held at the Brisbane Square Library on Sunday afternoon.
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Australia batsman Joe Burns diagnosed with fatigue disorder
Cricket | Jun 04, 2019, 12:06 PM ISTJoe Burns will not be available for selection for the Ashes series in England starting August 1.
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Australia: Snakes search for water in toilets
World | Sep 16, 2015, 01:10 PM ISTSydney: Snakes in Australia are hiding in toilets as a lack of rainfall in northern Queensland has them searching for water.Two carpet pythons have been pulled from two toilets in the north Queensland town of Townsville
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Indian-origin engineer to be deported for stalking boss's daughter
World | Sep 15, 2015, 11:32 AM ISTSydney: An Indian-origin engineer in Australia has been fined $2,000 and ordered to be deported after he pleaded guilty to stalking his employer's daughter, a media report said.Indian-born Abhinav Singh, 33, who holds a Canadian
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Australian mother charged with murder of eight children
World | Dec 21, 2014, 08:37 PM ISTMelbourne: A 37-year-old mother was today charged for killing her seven children from five different husbands and her niece, who were found stabbed to death in Cairns city in north Queensland in Australia.Mersane Warria "was
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Austrlian mother arrested in death of eight children
World | Dec 20, 2014, 07:47 PM ISTMelbourne: A 37-year-old mother has been arrested on charges of killing eight children, including seven of her own, in the regional city of Cairns in north Queensland in Australia.Mersane Warria was arrested after the bodies
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Abbott named to make cricket return on Tuesday
Cricket | Dec 08, 2014, 07:33 AM ISTSydney: Fast bowler Sean Abbott has been named to play for New South Wales against Queensland in a Sheffield Shield cricket match from Tuesday on the ground on which test batsman Phil Hughes was struck
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Queensland to announce major investment in rail infrastructure
Nov 17, 2014, 10:27 AM ISTBrisbane: Australia's Queensland state will announce a major investment in rail infrastructure in the Galilee basin to ensure that one of the mega-mines proposed by India's Adani group and GVK get a clearance next year. Queensland
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Australian spy agency warns Of cyberattacks at G20 Summit
World | Nov 07, 2014, 10:07 AM ISTSydney: An Australian intelligence agency is warning that cyber-criminals will target the upcoming G20 summit in Brisbane, saying they could include state-sanctioned hackers, trade spies or activists.As world leaders prepare to visit the Queensland state
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A family hit by both MH17, MH370 tragedies
World | Jul 19, 2014, 08:35 AM ISTNew Delhi: A family from Queensland in Australia would probably shun buying tickets from Malaysian Airlines after another jet of the embattled air carrier had an air mishap on Thursday, killing all 298 people aboard
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Severe thunderstorms hit Queensland, Australia
World | Mar 25, 2013, 12:03 PM ISTBrisbane, Australia, March 25: Thousands of homes remain without power and a man has been critically injured after severe thunderstorms battered Australia's southeast Queensland on Sunday night, local media reported Monday.The storm, with winds up
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Indian Born Surgeon Loses Appeal In Aus Court
World | Apr 21, 2011, 01:48 PM ISTMelbourne, Apr 21: Indian-origin surgeon Jayant Patel jailed over fatally bungled surgeries today lost an appeal against his conviction in an Australian court, with the judge observing that “the case could hardly be more grave”.The