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Hon. Julie’s Bishop’s address at AIBC dinner

                MINISTER FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS The Hon Julie Bishop MP 7 August ADDRESS TO AUSTRALIA-INDIA BUSINESS COUNCIL NSW ANNUAL AUSTRALIA-INDIA ADDRESS SYDNEY   I’m so pleased to be here this evening and I begin by acknowledging a number of special guests; Premier Mike Baird; Your Excellency, Biren Nanda, […]

Museum of India to open in Melbourne

Federation of Indian Associations INC. (FIAV) officially opens Museum of India in Melbourne on August 15, 2014  at 4pm at 61-63 Foster Street &  Robinson Streets, Dandenong, VIC 3175. Admission to the opening ceremony is by invitation only and will be conducted in the presence of Victorian Minister for Multicultural Affairs & Citizenship Hon. Matthew […]

India is world’s largest beef exporter

                India is world’s largest beef exporter in volume terms with shipments totaling 156 million tonnes (shipped weight) valued at US $4.49 billion. Brazil is  second whereas Australia is number three exporter of beef. According to Food & Agriculture Organization of UN India has 58 per cent of […]

Australia’s exports strong in 2013-14

              Mr Andrew Robb, Minister of Trade and Investment   August 6, 2014. New trade data released today shows strong growth in Australian exports led by resources trade with North Asia. Australian Bureau of Statistics Trade in Goods and Services data show Australian exports rose 10 per cent in […]

PM Abbott’s message on Racial Discrimination Act

              MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER   THE RACIAL DISCRIMINATION ACT   The Government will not proceed with the proposed changes to the  Racial Discrimination Act 1975  (the Act). Over the last five months, the Government has undertaken a comprehensive process of community consultation. We wanted to hear from […]

Government tightens bail laws

    The NSW Government will introduce changes to the Bail Act, ensuring that those who pose an unacceptable risk to the community will no longer be eligible for bail,  NSW Premier Mike Baird and Attorney General Brad Hazzard announced today. The changes also include a new onus on those accused of the most serious […]

Amitabh Bachchan joins celebrity line up in Sydney at Madame Tussauds

                Sydney, August 2014:  Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan will take centre stage for a limited time only this October in Darling Harbour’s Madame Tussauds Sydney. From October to December only, visitors to Madame Tussauds Sydney have the chance to get up close and personal with the indisputable ‘King’ […]

Hindu rites & rituals on ABC Compass tonight August 2 at 6.30pm

Death is the journey we all eventually take, but  how do we carry our loved ones on their final journey? How do we honour them in death? And how do we grieve? The rites and rituals performed in Australia today are determined by our culture, values and beliefs. In this series, Compass goes behind the […]

India A wins Quadrangular ODI series in Darwin

            In a tense finish India A defeated Australia A in the final of the Quadrangular series by four wickets with eight balls remaining. Earlier India A had beaten South Africa A and National Performance Squad in Darwin to enter the final on August 2. The final was a thriller […]

All invited for Flag Hoisting ceremony…