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Salman wins Sydney over with da bangg!!

Pics: Rajesh Kumar Photography and Neeru Saluja Salman, the handsome hulk won Sydney with his performance, Sonakshi, Bipasha, Prabhu Deva – Oh! what a mega show his team put up – one can say the greatest show this year that Bollywood fans  witnessed By Neeru Saluja When the SULTAN of Bollywood comes to Sydney, it […]

Three grants for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse communities with closing date in May

Support for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Fathers Funding Provider: Federal Government Amount: $500,000 over 2017-18 and 2018-19 Closing Date: 2:00pm 11 May 2017 The aim of the Support for CALD Fathers activity is to contribute to a reduction in violence against women and their children, by engaging CALD young men and fathers to: Better understand […]

Rakesh Maharaj creates Mukesh nostalgia in Sydney

By Manju Mittal The rhythms of the noted music composer and singer of Bollywood Mukesh songs mesmerised Sydneysiders in a memorable musical night. The concert, ‘Mukesh Ki Yadeein’ was organised on Saturday April 15, 2017. More than 700 people gathered at Bonnyrigg Sports Club for the concert, an evening of music and nostalgia for the […]

Indian flavour in Melbourne comedy festival brings plenty of laughter

By Anu Jose An Indian flavour was added to this year’s Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Opening with Sumit Anand making fun of Indian people always being late, and pointing out those particular latecomers. He then commented about Indian mother’s obsession with their children becoming doctors and engineers. He easily engaged with individuals in the audience […]

List of occupations removed from visa 457 list

By Yadu Singh 457 Visa will be replaced by two new temporary Visa classes, which will allow employers and businesses to hire a  skilled person from overseas provided they can’t find a suitably skilled local person. People who will get these visas must have relevant work experience of at least 2 years, have better English […]

Vice President Pence in Sydney on Saturday to meet Prime Minister Turnbull

Forging forward – Foreign Minister Julie Bishop met Vice President Pence in Washington earlier. Pence is now meeting Prime Minister Turnbull to reinforce ties with Australia By Rekha Bhattacharjee “The North Korea regime is a reckless and dangerous threat to peace and stability in our region and, indeed, in the world,” Turnbull told reporters in […]

Indian comedian Papa CJ to perform ‘Naked’ in Sydney and Perth

Comedian Papa CJ will debut his show ‘Naked’ at the Sydney and Perth Comedy Festivals in 2017. The Sydney show is on Saturday 29th April at 9.15pm at the Factory Theatre and the Perth show is on Friday 5th May at 9.15pm at the State Theatre (Heath Ledger Theatre). Tickets are priced at $35 and […]

Turnbull’s dramatic announcement of the abolishment of 457 Visas !

By Rekha Bhattacharjee April 18, 2017. This afternoon Prime Minister  announced to the media “We are an immigration nation, but the fact remains Australian workers must have priority for Australian jobs. We’re abolishing 457 visas, the visas which bring temporary foreign workers into our country.” It will be replaced by a new Visa program “ […]

India and Australia: Dynamic ties reach a new height

  By Rekha Bhattacharjee It was a 2008 review of the Indo-Australian bilateral relations by two University of Adelaide academics (Peter Mayer and Purnendra Jain) which gave us this apt descriptive phrase – silence punctuated by hiccups. If the media reports, and Australian government press releases, are to be believed, the hiccups would be soon […]

Bollywood lands in Sydney at IFFAA (International Film Festival and Awards of Australia 2017) on May 13, 2017

By Manju Mittal Sydney get ready! This is the biggest line-up of Bollywood stars who will be walking the red carpet and receiving awards for all the fine work Indian film industry has produced over the years. Not only Indians in India, Sydneysiders   and other places worldwide have equally enjoyed Bollywood cinema for over […]