Multicultural audiences are proud of their country of birth and proud that Australia has provided for a new beginning. Salvation Army Red Shield appeal is one of the many opportunities where many look forward to contribute back. Leichhardt, May 1: Federal Minister Hon David Coleman MP, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, today launched…
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The Boite turns 40 – presents Sabyasachi on Sarod on May 26
Multicultural music presenter, The Boite, was conceived and born at a time when refugees from the military regimes in Chile and Greece were finding a haven in Australia, a place where they could express their political views and play their music – often also political in intent. From the days of musicians in Chile, after…
MoneyGram renews & expands partnership with 7-Eleven in Australia
MoneyGram a global provider of innovative money transfer services, has renewed its partnership with 7-Eleven Australia for an additional five years, ensuring that consumers continue to enjoy the convenience of initiating MoneyGram transfers at more than 600 7-Eleven locations in Australia. The continuation of the 7-Eleven Australia partnership will provide consumers with more transaction choices. In…
$2.5 million for Indian Community Centre in Bayswater
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 right here in Victoria,” Alan Tudge,…
Uttar Pradesh community establishes platform UPBP to grow together
Northcote, May 6: “Australia is a land that gets expats from all over the world and the most important thing that expats seek in a foreign land is familiar people who they can connect and relate to,” Sharad Pandey of UPBP Event Organizing Team explained, talking to Bharat Times. UPBP is a Forum of Uttar Pradesh Business…
OCI concerns for a Liberal party candidate of Indian descent
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 constitution which defines disqualification of members…
Is the builder of your dream home giving you despair?
Justice Connect helps Home Owners tackle Dodgy Builders With Australia’s building boom, more and more people are looking to newly constructed homes. But when something goes wrong with a new home, builders aren’t always happy to fix it—even when the home is under warranty. That’s what happened to Justice Connect’s client, Jane*. Jane and her…
Why did Federal Court decide in favour of Geoffrey Rush?
Melbourne, 12 April: In the current climate of #MeToo movements all over the world, the case of Geoffrey Rush in the Australian courts had the world media eyes set on its outcome. And for the passionate followers of the movement who follow it blindly, the judgment of the Federal Court judge, His Honour Justice Michael…
Aussies go to polls on May 18
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 Morrison had no choice but to…
Waleed Aly: Guilty of the same crime?
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 had tweeted. “I wonder if there…