Asylum seeker sues the Commonwealth for false imprisonment
Last month, the Federal Court criticized the conduct of the Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge and said he had “unlawfully deprived” the man PDWL – an Afghani asylum seeker of…
Shirin Malekpour appointed to advise the UN
Dr Shirin Malekpour, a senior lecturer at the Monash Sustainable Development Institute (MSDI), has been selected by UN Secretary-General António Guterresto to be part of the Independent Group of Scientists…
2020 Asia Pacific Screen Forum program announced
The 2nd Asia Pacific Screen Forum celebrates cultural diversity and cinematic excellence by linking screen creatives across the vast Asia Pacific as never before. The 6-day conference will deliver a…
Community safety as an issue in 2020 Council Elections
Is Melbourne not safe, particularly for women and girls? In the past few years, family violence has cropped up very often in any crime reporting. The best city in the…
Degeneration of democracy: Uddhav V Koshyari
It is not only the media, TV channels in particular which can be accused of using inappropriate or intemperate language which contributes to the vitiation of intelligent dialogue in a…
From tonight, some restrictions to ease in Victoria
Victorian restrictions will ease from midnight tonight, not all but majorly all expected steps have been announced. To console those who would be still unhappy for Victoria not going all…
Vinod Bajaj walks into Guinness Book of Records
Vinod Bajaj, a 70-year-old man, born in Punjab now based in Ireland has applied for a Guinness World Record after completing ‘Earth Walk’. Vinod who has been doing the walk…
Council Elections 2020 – 130 plus Indian/Asian Candidates in the ring
More than ever before Indians / Asians demand representation in local government From a bird’s eye view, Council elections 2020 do look like a festival where many of us have…
Drinking During COVID-19: how our drinking has measured up
Changes to our drinking habits could be a surprising “good news story” with the COVID-19 lockdown providing a catalyst for positive behaviour change, a new study has found. COVID-19 has…
Aadhaar, PAN, Voter ID not proof of Indian Citizenship
Contrary to a layman’s belief that a person residing in India, upon relinquishing her/his original Citizenship would automatically grant him/her Indian Citizenship, the Patna High court has cleared the air…