by Nicholas Economou Keen watchers of television may have noticed some new political advertisements operating under the #righttoknow hash-tag. The advertisements extol the virtues of an unfettered press as an integral part of a democratic system. The message the advertisements seek to convey is straightforward enough: a free press, itRead More →
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 lawsRead More →
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 CrossRead More →
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’veRead More →
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 rightRead More →
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 constitutionRead More →
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 MorrisonRead More →
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 hadRead More →
Melbourne, March 29: Australia goes to polls in the month of May. If all the opinion polls turn out to be accurate, Scott Morrison and his coalition parties will not be in government after the polling day. While the government ministers and members will not admit in public, their chancesRead More →
There are few Australian politicians who receive as much critical commentary scrutiny as the One Nation senator from Queensland, Ms Pauline Hanson. A case could certainly be made that media obsession with Ms Hanson tends to be way out of proportion to the share of the vote her party wonRead More →