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What happens way over in the Arab world almost always has an impact here in tangible ways, whether it’s Syrian refugees amassing at the border or setting up residence in St. Louis, or Saudi Arabia teaming with Russia to make global oil prices skyrocket. A lot of readers might have…

Australia and India sign deals on migration, green hydrogen as rights group condemns Albanese’s warm embrace of Modi.

Army brought in to forcibly relocate refugees from the capital, despite pleas from human rights organisations

Australia imports more than $25 billion in goods that may have used modern slavery, and for the first time solar panels are one of the most valuable, according to a human rights group funded by Andrew Forrest.

Retired Justice Arun Mishra, Chairperson of, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), at a meeting of the human rights body on Tuesday, said that if sub-standard education for children in madrasas continues, Muslims would “never come up”. He maintained that there is a need to standardise education for children.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Governor-General David Hurley will meet Indian leader Narendra Modi at Kirribilli ahead of bilateral talks.

Romania has failed to enforce the rights of same-sex couples by refusing to recognise their relationships, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) said on Tuesday in a ruling which will force policymakers to expand protections for the LGBT community.

China's President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called on Tibet to build a prosperous, harmonious and "new socialist Tibet" underpinned by unity and civility, days after Group of Seven (G7) nations expressed concern over human rights in the region.

Thirty-seven groups, both Tunisian and international, voiced concern over the crackdown on the judiciary’s independence.

Australia’s parliament will hold a special screening of a BBC documentary critical of Narendra Modi a day after the prime minister addressed a mass gathering of the country’s Indian diaspora in Sydney.

Anthony Albanese and Narendra Modi have announced a new centre for Australia-India relations for Sydney's west.