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…
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Scott Morrison will be PM no. 30 of Australia
Dutton pledges loyalty to Morrison Scott Morrison has defeated Peter Dutton in the leadership spill by 45-40. Julie Bishop was also in the fray, making it a 3-way contest but was eliminated in the first vote. Having attempted and lost the leadership vote, the position of deputy leadership became vacant. Josh Frydenberg has been elected…
Bio-degradable Plastic from Prawn Shells and Silk Worms
Sydney: Flexible and sturdy, Angelina’s bio-inspired plastic may soon be sustainable way of using seafood waste for all plastic bags. Angelina is a budding young scientist who had earlier won first prize in chemistry at the NSW Young Scientist Awards in 2016, for developing a plastic type made out of cornstarch. Although her first development…
Advertising Standards Bureau’s many standards..!
MLA’s Lamb ad sparks Australia wide protests Melbourne, September 24: As reported by Bharat Times earlier, the Meat & Livestock Australia (“MLA”) advertisement depicting Lord Ganesh in its Lamb advertisement has upset Indians and Hindus all over the world. Such is the depth of gravity of their hurt and protest that the matter had the…
AIBC Trust’s dream project of Shelter for Domestic violence victims
Toorak, July 30: 2017 marked the 10th anniversary of the Australian Indian Benevolent and Charitable Trust (AIBCT, the Trust). As fund-raiser for the trust, former Honorary Consul General for India in Melbourne Dr T. J. Rao assisted by Dr Jasbir Bedi and Inderjit Jassal organized a musical concert – Mukesh Night – Sunehri Yaadein with…
The Highs and Lows of DEV MENON
– from successful Taxation and Insolvency practitioner to possible jail time Sydney, June 21: Tax lawyer and partner at Sydney law firm Clamenz lawyers, Dev Menon, 33, has been linked to a $165m elaborate tax-fraud scam. Dev, who previously worked at KPMG and an investment bank, is alleged to have been the advisor about how…
Melbourne PBD-2016 delivers a Big Zero
Melbourne, February 21: Pravasi Bhartiya Divas or PBD as it is (or was) famously known since its inaugural big bang celebrations in New Delhi on 9 January 2003 – with much fanfare – seems to have run out of steam. The sudden cancellation of the Indian diaspora’s January big bang for the 2016 – still…
Multiculturalism is not mini nationalism where people live isolated…
Robin Scott: Multiculturalism is not mini nationalism where people live isolated from others As migrants, we are all interested in policies, which directly talks about us or affects us directly or vicariously. And Multiculturalism is one such area of government policy, which in Victoria, is executed through its two offices: the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC)…
