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  Australia: Indian-origin woman found dead in her car in flood-related incident in Queensland

  World | February 16, 2024 19:36 IST

  Mount 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 14:51 IST

  It 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 | October 04, 2021 12:34 IST

  Thieves 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 | October 09, 2020 20:52 IST

  The 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 | February 12, 2020 16:17 IST

  Matt 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 | January 13, 2020 13:12 IST

  Twentyone-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 | June 04, 2019 12:06 IST

  Joe 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 | September 16, 2015 13:10 IST

  Sydney: 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 | September 15, 2015 11:32 IST

  Sydney: 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 | December 21, 2014 20:37 IST

  Melbourne: 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 | December 20, 2014 19:47 IST

  Melbourne: 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 | December 08, 2014 7:33 IST

  Sydney: 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

  November 17, 2014 10:27 IST

  Brisbane: 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 | November 07, 2014 10:07 IST

  Sydney: 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 | July 19, 2014 8:35 IST

  New 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 | March 25, 2013 12:03 IST

  Brisbane, 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 | April 21, 2011 13:48 IST

  Melbourne, 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