A collection of eight charming short stories that illuminate the diverse nuances of life as an immigrant INDIAN WOMAN in modern day Australia, Pavlova & Pappadums is a gem from Nitasha Thomson, reviews Shalini Singh. Her first book as an author, Nitasha highlights the nuances of life as an Indian,Read More →
Melbourne, August 23: Southern hemisphere’s greatest annual celebration of Indian cinema, the 2016 Indian Film Festival of Melbourne was packed to the rafters, complete with Festival Ambassador, Vidya Balan. From the prestigious Westpac Indian Film Festival of Melbourne awards to IFFM Equality Award to Festival guest, Pakistani actor Fawad Khan;Read More →
Indian influx raises branch-stacking question for Shorten’s Labor: The Australian @rickwallaceoz Melbourne, August 16: As Bill Shorten prepared his statement to wish Indians on Independence Day, The Australian dropped a bombshell – Labor’s branch-stacking scandal in Victoria. Leader of Opposition and Member for Maribyrnong, Bill Shorten said that the “contributionRead More →
Melbourne, August 12: The best and brightest international students and education providers in Victoria will be recognised at this year’s International Education Awards. Minister for International Education Steve Herbert today officially opened nominations for the awards, which recognise the strength of our providers, research excellence and the accomplishments of internationalRead More →
Whose robot will reign supreme at the 2016 RoboCup Junior state finals? Melbourne, August 15: Hundreds of custom-made robots built by the finest young minds in the state are set to compete in the 2016 RoboCup Junior finals at the University of Melbourne on Tuesday, August 16. RoboCup Junior bringsRead More →
Melbourne, August 10: Victorian consumers are the most optimistic in Australia, according to the latest Westpac Melbourne Institute Index of Consumer Sentiment surveying consumer confidence levels. The index showed consumer sentiment in Victoria increased by 4.9 per cent in August to 104.0, ahead of the national figure of 101.0. VictoriaRead More →
Melbourne, August 9: 2015 emerged as Indian economy being the beneficiary even “elbowing out China” in foreign investment. John Pereira, Executive Chairman India Fund Limited said that “India’s fundamental are a solid platform for future growth, with low oil prices, the opening up of more sectors to foreign investment, the reductionRead More →
The Senate is a bit distant for Turnbull’s preoccupations right now. Of more immediate concern is how he seeks to assert his authority in the Liberal party room writes Dr Nick Economou Melbourne, August 3: With the allocation of surplus and preferences being finalised for the Senate count in threeRead More →
ME’s 10th biannual Household Financial Comfort Report predicts debt repayment struggle August 3: Consistent with an expected rise in debt stress, more households ‘paying off or owning a home’ reported to be drawing on their home equity to ‘pay off debt’ – up 4 points to 11 per cent. DrawingRead More →
By Sridhar Narayanan I thought my son had played reasonably well in a Junior World Golf qualifier in Sacramento, shooting a 77 (+5) on a par-72 course. As I sauntered over to check out the scores, I saw that the winning score was a 64 (-8) by a kid whoseRead More →