Melbourne, June 8: Australian taxpayers are set to be hit with a tax increase of almost 13% per person in the next five years, according to a research report from the Centre for Independent Studies. “This tax increase is being accepted by default, but it should not be,” economist andRead More →
Melbourne, June 6: Indian conglomerate Adani Enterprise may walk away from its proposal to build one of the world’s biggest coal mines in Australia, citing long delays caused by legal challenges to the project by groups concerned about the environment. Adani is battling multiple legal challenges from green groups opposedRead More →
The wage rate rise will nudge the small business community and should effectively sober up the scenario of exploitation of international students and back-packers. It remains to be seen, though, whether minimum rates are effectively implemented in some of the biggest companies in the country writes Nidhi Mehta. Melbourne, May 31:TheRead More →
Melbourne, May 29: Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, Assistant Treasurer & Minister for Small Business and the current member for Higgins in Melbourne, today said that “Indian Australians have contributed much to the economic, social and cultural life of Australia”. With close to 400,000 people of Indian ancestry living in Australia,Read More →
Economic issues will be key for this Federal Election Melbourne, May 25: Who would you vote for? One who is likeable or; one who is less trust worthy? Voters consider Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrogant but likeable, while opposition leader Bill Shorten is thought to be more caring and in touchRead More →
Five Indians missing, 1 Indian, 1 Australian and 1 Dutch dead; while youngest Australian scales Mt Everest Kathmandu, May 22: Five Indian climbers attempting to scale the world’s tallest peak, Mount Everest in Nepal, have gone missing, Nepal Police said on Sunday. Everest is in Solukhumbu district of Nepal. TheyRead More →
The clever operator she is, it may very well be that Peta Credlin, the person (and not the political operative) is the biggest winner of the long 2016 election campaign when everything concludes on July 2, writes Nidhi Mehta Peta Credlin is a political character that Tony Abbott cannot haveRead More →
Melbourne, May 16: The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference today released a statement saying that “political decisions can end up undermining marriage and providing less and less support for families despite a rhetoric that claims otherwise”. The ACBC states that marriage and family should be central to a healthy social environment,Read More →
THAT MINUTE … never returns is a short film by Melbourne based filmmaker Ashok Chavali. The film portrays a unique but well researched father-daughter relationship. Each father-daughter relationship is unique yet most Indian households draw a parallel – best described as love-hate-love relationship until she moves on as a responsibleRead More →