India Sweets and Spices will be added to the long list of movies in the genre following the successes of –The Namesake, Bend It Like Beckham, Meet the Patels, Salaam Bombay and Monsoon Wedding, Bhaji on the Beach, Bride and Prejudice and so on. In all these films, whatever theRead More →
With focus on protecting children, the Victorian Government is providing families the opportunity to get their children aged 5-11 vaccinated before Term 1 starts – with more options than ever to get kids protected, close to home. State-run vaccination clinics will accept walk-ups for the paediatric vaccine, with Victoria’s state-runRead More →
Five distinguished Australians of Indian, Sri Lankan and Pakistani descent have been included in this year’s Australia Day Honors list by the Governor General of Australia. They have been recognized for their contribution to their / Australian community in their fields of work. AM recipients Professor Prithvipall Singh BHATHAL AMRead More →
The Aboriginal Flag is now freely available for public use after the Morrison Government successfully completed negotiations with Harold Thomas and had the copyright transferred to the Commonwealth. “We’ve freed the Aboriginal flag for Australians,” the Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. “Throughout the negotiations, we have sought to protect the integrityRead More →
Top tips for Victorian parents With thousands of Victorian students going back to school next week, Triple P Positive Parenting experts are providing easy-to-use, practical support, so children and young people can positively transition back-to-school and build their emotional resilience while doing it. Triple P International Country Director, Carol Markie-Dadds,Read More →
There are 998 COVID-19 cases in hospital in Victoria – with 87 active cases and 32 cleared cases in ICU, including 47 on a ventilator. 5,467,476 vaccine doses have been administered by Victoria’s state-commissioned services, with 22,940 administered yesterday at state-run centres. 3,562 of these doses were for children aged 5 to 11. 32 per cent of Victorians aged 18 and over have had three dosesRead More →
The Finance Sector Union (FSU) has today lodged a claim against the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) in the Federal Court over its failure to allow retail banking staff to take ten-minute rest breaks during shifts. FSU National Secretary Julia Angrisano said CBA workers were entitled to one paid ten-minuteRead More →
Victorians over the age of 18 will now be eligible to get their vital third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine after the third dose interval was reduced to three months today, just in time for a walk-up vaccination blitz starting this Friday. The reduced timeframe of three months, recommended byRead More →
Omicron case numbers continue to increase in Australia. Omicron as COVID variant continues to show greater infectivity than the Delta variant, but with much less severity in terms of hospitalisations, ICU and ventilated patients. That makes testing of cases – with both PCR and Rapid Antigen Tests all the moreRead More →
Two medi-hotels will be set up to help care for the growing number of COVID-19 patients needing lower-level care, easing pressure on Victoria’s hospital system. Hotel quarantine sites are being transformed into medi-hotels, from Monday providing Hospital in the Home style care for low acuity patients in a highly controlledRead More →