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 chances of winning are not great….
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4 months pregnant Ravneet strangled to death
killing & dumping the body Whatsapped Husband Jaspreet, mistress & 2 others charged Ferozepur, Punjab 30 March: Ravneet Kaur, a young, vibrant and vivacious girl came to Australia from a very small place near Ferozepur in Punjab with big dreams, high hopes and a monumental will to make it here in her new country. When…
Indian jailed for 26 years for murder of his wife
Melbourne, 26 March: Douglas Derick Eustace, an Indian who stabbed his Melbourne wife Mary Freeman of just 3-4 months, to death after Australia Day drinks turned into an ugly argument, has been sentenced to 25 years behind bars, with non-parole period of 20 years. Victorian Supreme Court Judge Lesley Taylor has sentenced Douglas Derick Eustace,…
Women’s experiences of intimate-partner violence in the Indian Community
Melbourne, March 4: A research has been commissioned to explore and record experiences of Indian women in relation to domestic violence and their help-seeking patterns at the School of Psychology at Deakin University. With a total of 500 people are expected to participate in this project, the research will also record a partner’s beliefs about…
Sitting in front of the TV for Dinner puts kids in the obesity hot-seat
Childhood obesity is a growing concern in the Indian migrant community The simple act of switching on the TV for some downtime could be making a bigger contribution to childhood obesity than we realise, according to new research from the University of South Australia. The study investigated the impact of different sitting behaviours – watching…
Hindu student Sanya barred from Perth Catholic School for nose piercing
Hindu Council takes up issue of nose piercing restriction; but school shops for a more favourable opinion to support its decision Melbourne, February 15: Hindu Council of Australia has taken up the issue after a Hindu female student was barred from attending a Catholic school for donning a nose piercing. Hindu girl, Sanya Singhal, 15,…
Sister marries brother, gets Australian PR
US Government’s fake university traps Indians
Michigan, February 1: The US government’s own Department of Homeland Security laid a trap to catch the unsuspecting scammers involved in the trade of illegal entry and stay called “pay and stay”. They set up a fake university – the University of Farmington in Farmington Hills, Michigan which billed itself as a “nationally accredited business…
Australia in dilemma after Fiji denies citizenship of jihadist Neil Prakash
Melbourne, January 9: Once believed to be dead, Australia’s most wanted Islamist terrorist, Neil Prakash, whose father is Fiji-Indian, was arrested while trying to cross over from war-torn Syria into Turkey. Prakash was using false documents and a fake name, when he was arrested by Turkish officials in October 2016 after leaving Islamic State-controlled territory….
Warning against Scott Morrison’s decision to cut immigration by 30,000
PM calls for agenda on a national population plan – propose to cut immigration numbers by 30,000 Melbourne, December 13: Prime Minister Scott Morrison emerged from Coalition of Australian Governments (COAG) talks with states and territories in Adelaide, on Wednesday armed with an agreement to work with the state Premiers to develop a national population plan….