A diplomatic slip of astronomical proportions Comment by Dinesh Malhotra With the latest edition of Modi’s Stadium rallies in Houston in the US, people have hailed him as an international statesman and a world leader. Particularly so because he took a ‘victory lap of the stadium holding the hand of the most
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The China paranoia in Australian politics
by Nick Economou Throughout Australian colonial and post-colonial history, China has loomed large in the national consciousness. During the gold rushes and in to federation, fear of Chinese migration became the catalyst for some quite dramatic, racially oriented legislation. The newly created colony of Victoria, for instance, passed colonial laws outlawing
Uber driver convicted rapist Muhammad Naveed loses appeal
R. VewnuGopal with DM, Bharat Times In 2015, Muhammad Naveed, a Pakistani Australian, was working as an Uber driver. He was then aged 41, married with three children and he had no criminal record either in Pakistan or in Australia. Picking up the victim at around midnight in King’s Cross After having been
Adani project delivers Sco-Momentum in Australian 2019 elections
Melbourne, May 20: Scott Morrison defied all polls and pundits and led the Coalition to a stunning victory in 2019 elections. Claiming victory Prime Minister Morrison paid tribute to the “quiet Australians” who had delivered the Liberal Party victory. “I have always believed in miracles,” he said. “And tonight we’ve been delivered another
$2.5 million for Indian Community Centre in Bayswater
Dandenong, May 13: In a specially organized function for the Indian community at Museum India here today, the Liberal party has made a commitment of $2.5 million for an Indian Community Centre. “Should the Morrison government be re-elected we would provide $2.5 million to build an Indian Community Centre right here
OCI concerns for a Liberal party candidate of Indian descent
An Australian Indian Vaishali Ghosh, Liberal Party candidate for the seat of Wills, (in the Northern suburbs of Melbourne) has been in the news for voluntarily withdrawing as Liberal party candidate because of OCI (Overseas Indian Citizenship) concerns; she may be in breach of Section 44 of the Australian constitution
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Aussies go to polls on May 18
Canberra, April 11: The speculation is over. Aussies go to polls on May 18. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has asked Governor General Peter Cosgrove to dissolve parliament to allow Australians to elect their parliamentarians for the next term on Saturday, May 18. Although Coalition is facing an uphill task, Scott Morrison had
Waleed Aly: Guilty of the same crime?
Soon after the tragedy in New Zealand, Senator Fraser Anning, now infamous target of the infamous ‘Égg Boy’, had suggested that the cause of such gruesome and cowardly act – was Muslim migration into New Zealand. “Does anyone still dispute the link between Muslim immigration and violence?” Senator Anning had tweeted. “I