By Kersi Meher-Homji After a roller-coaster ride, India won the Dharamsala Test and the series to put the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in their cabinet. Oh, so many ups and downs, highs and lows amidst lost wickets and lost tempers. Australia started off with a convincing 333 run victory in the first Test at Pune before […]
In 2011, The Perth Mint achieved an incredible triumph with the successful casting of the world’s largest gold bullion coin, the Australian Kangaroo One Tonne Gold Coin, inspired by the enduring popularity of the annual Australian Kangaroo Bullion coin Series. Tipping the scales at a massive one tonne of 99.99% pure gold, the colossal coin […]
The Australian Greens have held an urgent briefing for community leaders across Australia in the wake of the Turnbull Government proposing changes to Section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act. Leader of the Australian Greens, Senator Richard Di Natale and Australian Greens spokesperson for Justice, Senator Nick McKim, met with community leaders in Parliament […]
By Gaurav Joshi KL Rahul has a slight grin on his face even as he tries to explain his over ambitious pull stroke against Pat Cummins that resulted in his dismissal in Dharamsala. In his soft spoken voice he calls its ‘shocking execution’ but still believes the shot was on because there was no […]
Film Review by Neena Badhwar Gurinder Chadha’s latest film ‘Viceroy’s House’ dwells in a topic that’s close to her heart: India’s Partition. It made her family a refugee – her grandmother ending up in a camp with five children, one of whom died from starvation during the move, her grandfather looking for them for years […]
By Gaurav Joshi live from Dharamsala It is half way through the first session on the first day at Dharamsala, Steve Smith has already crossed fifty when a spectator from the crowd echoes thoughts of one billion people in India: ‘Aré yaar this guy [Smith] just doesn’t get out’. The spectator is spot on. […]
Indian participation in 2016 Piers Festival Multicultural Arts Victoria (MAV) is excited to announce the 6th Piers Festival on April 9, featuring a vibrant mix of artists and cultures; iconic sounds, new collaborations, music, dance and activities for all ages. Piers Festival celebrates and reflects on the collective historical and contemporary migration stories at its […]
Time is running out to register interest to attend a Census Data Seminar. Find out what the 2016 Census tells us about our communities and Australia from July 2017 when the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) holds a series of free Census data seminars in each state and territory. The seminars will follow the official […]
By Vijay Badhwar It’s a sign of a dysfunctional Government which distracts public attention from main issues, matters that matter, towards completely irrelevant issues, unimportant in the context of building a nation, its future and the society that can live in harmony. Rather, it indulges in things that polarise the society, highlight differences that separate […]
By Vijay Badhwar A marathon rain even could not dampen the spirit of Holi in Sydney as there were many coloured faces walking the CBD streets, thanks also for a respite in the afternoon with the weather clearing on March 19. Vijay Jogia spiritedly entertained the small crowd at Tumbalong Park at Darling Harbour with […]