Greater Dandenong Mayor Lana Formoso has welcomed a Federal Government initiative to give local students access to free broadband internet. The School Student Broadband Initiative is providing up to 30,000 families with no broadband access at home access to a free nbn service until the end of 2025. The nbnRead More →
Calling for transparency and accountability of Law Enforcement agencies, the Australian National Imams Council has circulated a statement in which, it questions the treatment meted out to Muslims in the recent events in Sydney and consequent raids by the NSW police and agencies. It reads as below: On behalf ofRead More →
The untold story of the Anzac-India friendship forged amidst the trials of Gallipoli in 1915 was on display at the Australia India Institute’s Anzac Day event on April 22 in Melbourne. The event featured erstwhile little-known yet very significant details of the Australia-Indian military connection revealed by Australian military historianRead More →
The Vishva Hindu Parishad of Australia Inc. (VHP) brought together 250 delegates representing the Hindu community organisations, media representatives, businesses, professionals, and politicians across Australia at the 7th Australian National Hindu Conference, organised at Novotel Parramatta on April 20, 2024. The Chief guest of the Conference, Hon Chris Bowen, FederalRead More →
Nurul Khan was dumped by the ALP as its upper house candidate after a dirt sheet was circulated among the relevantly influential ALP figures within days of his preselection in November 2022. It is alleged within 4 days of his name being finalized, a dirt sheet with allegations of hisRead More →
If you are getting out and about particularly this weekend, the following transport alert is for you.Major disruptions for roads Works taking place Disruption Travel advice Department of Transport and Planning’s maintenance program New Resurfacing a 2.5km section of the freeway between Wallan and Kalkallo. The Melbourne-bound lanes of theRead More →
With the changing needs of consumers and small businesses, Australia Post will be introducing new performance standards to take effect from 15 April 2024. Latest figures show that four in five Australian households bought something online in 2023, with 9.5 million households receiving a parcel last year. Meanwhile, letter volumes continue toRead More →
Premier Jacinta Allan’s department was in VCAT yesterday to answer for its decision to refuse access to key documents surrounding hotel quarantine decisions, including emails that it claims should not be released to the Victorian community. These secret documents – documents 15, 16 and 17 – are emails created onRead More →
Melton residents are embracing public transport with v/line passengers across the state saving more than $50 million since the regional fare cap was introduced. The then Andrews Labor Government introduced the regional fare cap on 31 March last year, making regional public transport more affordable by capping the daily regionalRead More →
Dharmvir Singh, 38, and his father Gurjinder Singh, 65, from Clyde North in Victoria died by drowning in a hotel pool on the Gold Coast in Queensland last week. It is believed the family was holidaying in a seaside resort Orchid Avenue at Surfers Paradise, Gold Coast when the poolRead More →