As India–Australia ties continue to grow, a delegation led by newly appointed Australian Consul General Silai Zaki met Kerala Assembly Speaker A.N. Shamseer in Thalassery to discuss expanding cooperation between the two regions. During the meeting, the two sides explored opportunities to strengthen collaboration in education, industry, and employment, particularly in the healthcare sector. Zaki highlighted Australia’s interest in working with Kerala to create job pathways for skilled professionals, especially Kerala nruses. A key focus of the discussion was Kerala’s ...

Lane changes are coming to the Eastern Freeway next week, as underpass, noise wall and pavement works take place near Bulleen Road. The citybound exit to Bulleen Road exit ramp was closed on Wednesday 4 February to complete critical 24/7 works, including to build a new shared path underpass and building new noise walls. It re-opens from 5am Monday, 16 March, following more than five weeks of around-the-clock works. During this time, a new lane configuration was set up between ...

A dossier of documents released by the state opposition, it obtained under the FOI Act, it claims reveal how the state machinery including the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC), Premier’s Private Office (PPO) and other resources are being used to maximize the ruling party’s presence and speaking opportunities while the opposition is being completely sidelined. According to the Opposition, Labor is contaminating multicultural events in Victoria with its grey corruption of using taxpayer-funds to run its own agenda. Serious questions have ...

Dr Md Abu Hena Mostafa Kamal (Dr Mostafa) is a general practitioner. He was working at the Leichhardt Medical and Dental Centre in 2022 when he was accused of sexual assault by a 23 years old complainant who had gone to the medical Centre for a ‘pre-employment’ medical test. The complainant alleged that Dr Mostafa had been engaged to conduct a pre‑employment medical examination and that he used parts of that assessment as a pretext for three acts (Counts) done ...

Leader of the Opposition, Jess Wilson, is demanding urgent transparency and action from the Allan Labor Government following reports that the majority of returning ISIS brides could be settled in Victoria. The Victorian Liberals and Nationals believe any adult who has left Australia to align themselves with a barbaric terrorist organisation should not be welcomed back into our state. Recent reports have sparked significant community concern regarding the safety and social cohesion of Victorian suburbs. Premier Jacinta Allan must immediately ...

Tacklng familiy violence head-on The Allan Labor Government is delivering more family violence support across the Caroline Springs community – because every woman and child deserves to be safe. Alexis Family Violence Response Model (Alexis-FVRM) will soon open in Caroline Springs – placing specialist family violence workers alongside police. Run by the Salvation Army, the Alexis-FVRM currently operates across Prahran, Bayside, Morwell and Wonthaggi with Ballarat and Caroline Springs soon to be opened. The program embeds specialist family violence workers within ...

Sydney’s underquoting capital has found its latest cautionary tale in Quakers Hill, where ambition, ego and regulatory scrutiny are rewriting the script for two of its brightest real estate stars. An Indian community success story in Sydney, Deepak Bangarh, a high-performing migrant agent who began this year feted on national award lists, has been sidelined for 60 days by NSW Fair Trading with his licence suspended while investigators comb through his sale price estimates. Once the proud frontman of DKB ...

Workers in Victoria’s community services, contract cleaning and security industries should check if they’re eligible for the Portable Long Service Benefits Scheme. More than 450,000 Victorian workers are already registered for the Scheme. It covers contractors and employers providing services like guarding, monitoring, or patrolling under contract, including full-time, part-time, casual, seasonal, and fixed-term workers. Employers must register eligible workers and pay the same 1.80% levy on ordinary pay (as for contract cleaning), reported quarterly to the Portable Long Service ...

A corruption watchdog’s explosive findings have thrown Victoria’s signature infrastructure program, the Big Build, into crisis, with claims up to 15 billion dollars in taxpayers’ money has been lost through rorting, criminal infiltration by CFMEU personnel and the state government’s inaction. A report by esteemed integrity expert Geoffrey Watson SC has found: There is no doubt the government knew… but it is equally clear that the government did nothing about it. Watson’s report, Rotting from the Top – The CFMEU ...