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34,000 babies and their mums got baby bundle worth $300

Baby Isidora is one of 1156 babies born at Liverpool Hospital this year who have gone home with a special gift from the NSW Government – a Baby Bundle of essential items worth $300. Premier Gladys Berejiklian congratulated mum Rose and personally presented her with the Baby Bundle on Mother’s Day before Rose and Isidora […]

This elephant takes one to a ‘Journey of Wellbeing’

By Manju Mittal Tamil Woman’s Development Group ( TWDG ) in collaboration with ‘Haathi in the Room’ (HIR)  hosted a ‘Journey to Wellbeing’ afternoon tea at Parramatta RSL Club on Saturday May 4, 2019,  with a focus on mental health. While the winter sun was shining outside, inside the club all the ladies from TWDG […]

Labor locks in $5 million for SriOm Care for construction of respite centre once elected

A Shorten Labor Government will deliver $5 million in funding towards the construction of tailored, culturally appropriate respite centre for older migrants living in Western Sydney.   Labor knows that modern Australia and multicultural Australia are the same thing and this funding will support Sri Om Care Foundation’s respite centre project.  The Sri Om Care Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation specialising in personalisedcare services for […]

Labor to invest $3.5 million in WA’s Indian community when in government

A Shorten Labor Government will support Western Australia’s growing Indian population with a $3.5 million investment in community facilities.  Perth is home to almost 50,000 Indian migrants. Established in 1972, the Indian Society of WA (ISWA) seeks to foster the participation of Indian ethnic communities in the development of a cohesive, culturally pluralistic society to stimulate […]

Mumbai Indians in IPL Final

By Kersi Meher-Homji By defeating the star-studded Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by six wickets at Chennai on Tuesday the 7th May, Mumbai Indians (MI) entered the 2019 IPL final. This is the fifth time that they have made it to the IPL final. Why do I label CSK as star-studded? Just have a look at […]

India and U.S. Bilateral trade meeting

India and the United States held the India-U.S. Bilateral Trade meeting in New Delhi on May 6, 2019. Suresh Prabhu, Minister of Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, Government of India and Mr. Wilbur Ross, Secretary of Commerce, United States of America co-chaired the bilateral meeting. Both the co-chairs, Suresh Prabhu and Mr. Wilbur Ross […]

66th SFF 2019 Program and Indian films

May 8, 2019. The 66th Sydney Film Festival program was officially launched today by Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “This year celebrates a resurgent year of Australian cinema, with an exceptional selection of contemporary Australian stories including 23 World Premieres,” said Sydney Film Festival Director Nashen Moodley. “From Mirrah Foulkes’ feminist revenge tale Judy […]

Australia Votes: A Climate for Change

Australian politics has rarely been lacking in drama and intrigue and this election on May 18 will also be undoubtedly packed full of excitement when Australians vote to decide on which political party will run the country – the incumbent Liberal-National coalition, headed by recently catapulted Prime Minister Scott Morrison, or the opposition Labor Party […]

Brisbane’s Massive multicultural festival to give out free lunch to all attendees

The much lauded annual Hare Krishna Festival of Chariots is expected to set a new attendance record at this year’s event in Brisbane.    Last year the event attracted over 5,000 people and filled the streets of Brisbane city with families, festival goers, and vibrant dancers from all over South East Queensland, bringing with them a […]

Shankar Ehsan Loy live in Sydney, Sat July 27