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Last Updated: April 07, 2024, 13:08 IST When the trial of Lehrmann (accused in pic) was eventually abandoned, prosecutors decided against pursuing a re-trial, because they were worried about the victim mental health. (@AlanNWhelan/X) Shocking revelations emerge in defamation case involving former Australian political aide accused of rape, implicating prominent media networks An Australian judge reopened a high-profile defamation trial this week, involving a former political staffer who is…

NEW DELHI: New research from the Australian National University suggests that Australia should prepare itself for ‘megadroughts‘ lasting over 20 years due to human-induced global heating. These megadroughts, defined as prolonged periods of below-average rainfall, have recurred every 150 to 1,000 years in the continent’s history. Dr Georgy Falster, the lead researcher, pointed out that while Australia has not officially recorded a megadrought yet, historical evidence indicates their occurrence.The…

An Australian Federal Court has ordered former Indian high commissioner to the country, Navdeep Singh Suri, to compensate a domestic worker with a $97,200 penalty within 60 days, according to a report by Australian broadcaster ABC News. The court found Suri’s actions in breach of the country’s ‘Fair Work Act’ on nine counts, deeming them exploitative and akin to “slave-like” conditions. This follows an earlier order directing the envoy…

SYDNEY: A cyclone weakened to a tropical low Tuesday while bring heavy rain and winds to Australia‘s Northern Territory. The storm would continue to track west through inland parts of the Northern Territory over the coming days, the Bureau of Meteorology said. Tropical Cyclone Megan lashed island communities for days before it made landfall late Monday near the remote town of Borroloola on the southwestern side of the Gulf…