Hindus in Pakistan celebrate Rakshabandhan; PPP leader Krishna Kumari ties Rakhi to Bilawal Bhutto
Like the rest of the world, the Hindu diaspora in Pakistan, especially those in the north-western city of Peshawar and the southern city of Karachi celebrated the festival of Rakshabandhan (“Rakhi”) with enthusiasm and gusto. Krishna Kumari, a Hindu senator for the Pakistan People’s Party ...
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Distinguished Professor Brajesh Singh wins Arrell Global Food Innovation Award
Distinguished Professor Brajesh Singh, from the Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment at Western Sydney University, has been announced as the winner of the prestigious Arrell Global Food Innovation Research Impact Award. Presented annually by the Arrell Food Institute at the ...
Durga Temple Rockbank and Swaminarayan Satsang Mandal Tarneit get $400,000 each for community infrastructure
Devotees of the Durga Temple and Swaminarayan Mandal should thank the Allan Labor Government for a huge financial boost with its funding for infrastructure and facilities that communities need to celebrate their culture and traditions. Member for Melton Steve McGhie ...
Labor Helping families in Melton
The Allan Labor Government’s first Budget is dedicated to helping families in Melton, says Melton MP Steve McGhie. With the current cost of living, covering supplies and extracurricular activities can be hard on families doing it tough. Uniforms, camps and ...
Free Broadband for Greater Dandenong Students
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 ...
Jharkhand Spanish tourist Fernanda gangrape case shames India
US Martial Art specialist slams husband for not doing enough to stop the Jharkhand gangrape A Spanish tourist couple on a motorbike trip through India met horrible fate when the woman was raped by seven men while camping with her ...
Montego Homes collapse: Victorian homebuyers let down again
Victorian homebuyers continue to be let down with revelations dozens of clients of the recently collapsed Montego Homes have been left stranded without compulsory domestic building insurance (DBI). Nearly a year since the collapse of Porter Davis (in March 2023) ...
Early signs of dementia, and how does it differ from normal ageing?
UNSW experts say it’s never too late, nor too early, to adopt healthy habits that can delay the onset of dementia. Forgetting names and misplacing items happen to us all, more so as we age. But when should you be ...
Clock is ticking on small business lodgment penalty amnesty
Late lodgment penalties will be remitted under the amnesty which ends on 31 December 2023 for small business income tax returns, fringe benefits tax (FBT) returns and business activity statements (BAS) originally due between 1 December 2019 and 28 February ...
Are you being fooled on nutritional info by pre-mixed alcohol product companies?
New research shows that alcohol manufacturers are adding nutrition messages to their pre-mixed alcohol products to lure in consumers, a move that public health experts say should prompt regulators to take urgent action to restrict claims. The study, published today ...
ATO welcomes decision in Pepsi vs Commissioner of Taxation
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) welcomes the decision by the Federal Court in relation to PepsiCo, Inc. v Commissioner of Taxation. The Court delivered an oral judgment yesterday with the full judgment subject to confidentiality orders. US-based Pepsi challenged an ...
Seven HIV positive women to feature on the ‘Big Screen’ at Federation Square for World AIDS Day
Community organisation Positive Women Victoria, with support from ViiV Healthcare Australia, is lighting up Melbourne’s iconic Federation Square for World AIDS Day 2023 (Friday 1 December) to challenge stigma and educate the public on the experiences of women living with ...
Are Sonia and Rahul Gandhi facing imprisonment in National Herald case?
The answer is Yes and here is why. Rahul Gandhi’s love affair with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is in full bloom. After the famous “questioning” by the ED last year of Rahul Gandhi and his mother Sonia Gandhi, the sleuths ...
ATO launches new protections against rising tide of fraud
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has launched a suite of new protections to help secure people’s personal information amid an unprecedented rise in identity-related fraud attempts. ATO Deputy Commissioner and Chief of the Serious Financial Crime Taskforce (SFCT) John Ford ...
Victorian Skills Plan boosting Training for more Victorians
The Allan Labor Government is supporting more Victorians with training opportunities in in-demand industries, with a new report charting the state’s skills and training sector over the next three years. Minister for Skills and TAFE Gayle Tierney today joined 120 ...
Committee inquiry into 2026 Commonwealth Games cancellation underway
Former Premier Daniel Andrews is gone, but Victorian still remember the fanfare with which the Commonwealth Games 2026 (CWG 2026) were announced in April 2022. The games were going to hosted in regional Victoria, a first of its kind arrangement ...
Migration changes focus on rogues in the student visa sector
With much fanfare, the Albanese government has announced some ‘major’ migration changes and shakeup of Australia’s migration system. Tweeting, the Home Minister Clare O'Neil wrote: Yesterday's report on Australia's visa system from Christine Nixon found significant gaps and weaknesses that ...
Recognition and Closing the Gap are lost in the Voice debate
As we approach October 14 the Voice referendum, the campaign is hotting up with Australians being hounded through emails and phone calls and SMSs to vote a particular way. The problem is – this being a referendum and not the ...
RACV names cheapest Electric Cars for 2023
RACV has revealed the MG ZS Excite Standard Range RWD Wagon as the cheapest electric cars / vehicle (EV) to own and operate for the second year in a row. Released as part of RACV’s Annual Car Running Costs Survey, ...
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