Melbourne, May 29: Hon Kelly O’Dwyer MP, Assistant Treasurer & Minister for Small Business and the current member for Higgins in Melbourne, today said that “Indian Australians have contributed much to the economic, social and cultural life of Australia”. With close to 400,000 people of Indian ancestry living in Australia,Read More →
Melbourne, May 27: More than a third of international students’ health claims at insurance company, Bupa are pregnancy-related, according to an investigation conducted by Fairfax. This expose’ comes at a time when Australia’s most reputed universities are riddled with claims of being hotbed of sexual targets and escapades. While theRead More →
Economic issues will be key for this Federal Election Melbourne, May 25: Who would you vote for? One who is likeable or; one who is less trust worthy? Voters consider Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull arrogant but likeable, while opposition leader Bill Shorten is thought to be more caring and in touchRead More →
Melbourne, May 25: The Andrews Labor Government is upping the pressure on rogue training providers with a new investigations unit in the Department of Education and Training to put them under the microscope. The crack squad, headed by a former Victorian Ombudsman Principal Investigator, will conduct targeted and more detailedRead More →
This Election 2016, if you don’t like your candidates, nominate a tin of foot powder, or just vote for anyone whose slogan has the frankness level of “Vote monkey, get monkey” – it’s good to be a risk-taker writes Nury Vittachi I never used to be a risk-taker but thenRead More →
Today Tanya Plibersek let the genie out of the bottle of all the critics of Peter Dutton writes Dinesh Malhotra ‘Xenophobia latest weapon employed in election 2016’ cried a headline. ‘Dutton inflames refugee debate’ shouted another while media began to see ghosts of the mother Australia – Pauline Hanson; inRead More →
The federal election has been announced and Australians must act now to ensure they are enrolled by the deadline of 8pm on 23 May 2016. Electoral Commissioner Tom Rogers said all Australian citizens aged 18 years and over are required by law to enrol and vote in the 2 JulyRead More →
Melbourne, May 16: The Australian Catholic Bishops Conference today released a statement saying that “political decisions can end up undermining marriage and providing less and less support for families despite a rhetoric that claims otherwise”. The ACBC states that marriage and family should be central to a healthy social environment,Read More →
Melbourne, May 12: Sixteen year old Mount Waverley student Neha Salahuddin was presented with the Sir John Monash Award for Outstanding Leadership at a glittering event at the Monash Gallery of Art last night. Despite her youth, Neha has an impressive record of community service. Neha has fundraised for cysticRead More →
Sydney, May 8: Rabindra Nath Tagore (1861-1941) – the great Indian poet, philosopher, musician, writer, and educationist, born on May 7, 1861 corresponds to 25th of Vaisakh month in the Bengali calendar of 1268. ‘Pocheeshe Boishakh’ is a very special cultural festival for Bengalis, celebrated as Rabindra Jayanti – birthRead More →