Sydney, July 11: Married GP, Nauman Zafar Khan, 41, of Pakistan descent used confidential records to send 120 text messages in one day to a female patient, 20, telling her he was ‘ready for her’ – and begged eight others for sex while his wife was overseas. A tribunal hasRead More →
By Amit Dasgupta The platform for a transformational change in bilateral relations was laid when Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Australia in November 2014. Deviating from script, he spoke of India-Australia relations as “a natural partnership arising from our shared values and aspirations”. He was not talking of cricket, theRead More →
Melbourne, July 7: Hindi is now recognized in Australia as one of the five priority Asian languages for study in Australian schools. No wonder there will be Hindi workshop. “This is quite an achievement. “However, a lot of work remains to be done to convince schools to introduce Hindi inRead More →
Mumbai, July 6: New Zealand’s Zespri International, a marketer of kiwifruit, has signed on child actor Harshaali Malhotra of “Bajrangi Bhaijaan” fame as the face of the brand. This is the first time that a Bollywood face will be seen endorsing the company. Zespri International is now targeting India asRead More →
Sydney, July 6: Lawyers here are all set to lodge a class action in the Australian Federal Court (AFC) on Thursday to demand freezing of the Chandigarh-based Pearl Group’s real estate assets in Australia. It has been alleged that Pearl Group was running a ponzi scheme which had swelled toRead More →
Melbourne, July 5: Australia is failing to prevent our biggest health killers – cardiovascular disease, cancer and diabetes – a damning new assessment of how the nation is tracking on chronic diseases has found. Australia’s Health Tracker, released today by Australian Health Policy Collaboration (AHPC) at Victoria University, shows increasedRead More →
Sydney, July 4: The University of New South Wales has appointed distinguished former Indian diplomat, author and educator Amit Dasgupta as its inaugural India Country Director. The position, based in New Delhi, will strengthen and deepen UNSW’s ties with India across education, knowledge exchange and research. During his diplomatic career,Read More →
Migrants not interested in Commonwealth or Republic status; emotional and intellectual investment largely focussed towards their financial security. Melbourne, July 5: Most newly-arrived migrants and refugees believe in low taxes, leaving the GST rate where it is and that Australia is still a land where hard work is rewarded, accordingRead More →
Sydney, July 5: The impact of Brexit on regional growth and the current obsession with monetary policy are amongst the threats to the global banking and financial sector likely to dominate discussion at a major international conference on banking stability be held in Sydney later this month. The Banking andRead More →
Melbourne, July 3: In a double first, the world-renowned Performance Studies International (PSi) conference is headed to Australia and opening its doors to the public. This year’s conference explores the theme Performing Climates and will provide a platform for scholars, artists and the public to come together to engage onRead More →