Sandip Ghosh, the former principal of R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata where a junior doctor was found (gang-)raped and murdered on the morning of August 9, has been finally arrested by the CBI. It took 16 days for the agencies to decide that his arrest was inRead More →
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured $7,992 in penalties in court against Ashvinkumar Mavjibhai Chavan and his greengrocer business Strawberry Point in Forest Hill for underpaying a young international student. The Federal Circuit and Family Court has imposed a $6,660 penalty against Nilkanth Enterprise Pty Ltd, which operated ‘Strawberry Point’Read More →
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 (PPP), tied a rakhi toRead More →
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured a $21,645 penalty in court against the former operator of a burger outlet in Darwin for a breach affecting a vulnerable young worker. The Federal Circuit and Family Court has imposed the penalty against Territory Tough Pty Ltd, which formerly operated a burger outletRead More →
Ever since the revelations were made on 60-minutes about the CFMEU and the alleged “thuggery” and corruption, the state opposition has been at it as a matter of utmost priority. Today, the Victorian Liberals and Nationals made a stand on behalf of the communities they represent. This week in Parliament,Read More →
A restauranteur in Tamil Nadu in India found himself in the pickle for not delivering, you guessed it, ‘pickle’. This is the story of complainant Mr. C Arokiasamy who had ordered 25 meals from Hotel Balamurugam restaurant for the 25 people community feast (Braham Bhoj) to mark the 1st anniversaryRead More →
The Allan Labor Government is continuing to invest across the southern and south-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, with funding for the infrastructure and facilities that communities need to celebrate their culture and traditions. Minister for Multicultural Affairs Ingrid Stitt today announced that 11 local organisations stretching from Port Phillip to FrankstonRead More →
BAPS Swaminarayan Mandir, (the Hindu temple) in Edmonton, Alberta Canada was vandalized again. Chandra Arya, and Indian origin MP from Nepean has called for those responsible to face justice. During the last few years, Hindu temples in Greater Toronto Area, British Columbia and other places in Canada are being vandalizedRead More →
Today, two senior Labor ministers Linda Burney and Brendan O’Connor have announced their retirement. And the Opposition leader Peter Dutton has used this opportunity again to call for the sacking of Andrew Giles. Linda Burney, who has had a good political career, will be remembered as the minister for IndigenousRead More →
Leader of the Opposition, John Pesutto, has today written to Premier Jacinta Allan, demanding the establishment of a Royal Commission into CFMEU misconduct on Victorian Government projects. For a decade under Labor, illegal and thuggish behaviour has been allowed to occur by the CFMEU on taxpayer funded construction projects, whichRead More →