Short+Sweet Turns “Sweet 16” in January 2017 All-new short, tasty theatre treats for Sydney Summer The biggest little theatre festival in the world, Short+Sweet, opens on Wed Jan 11 with the first of the summer’s selection of over 120 tasty, ten-minute bites. Short+Sweet has spread the popular 10-minute format in theatre, dance, cabaret & comedy […]
A push to remove the Medicare rebate for after-hours doctor home visits would impact at least 5,382 people in the federal electorate of Berowra* who have used the National Home Doctor Service in the past financial year. A decade after John Howard introduced after-hours doctor home visits to Medicare, the service is now being put […]
Wishing all our readers Happy New Year 2017 2016 is all set to leave with many experiences, achievements, sorrows, and more than everything, the challenges, and confidence to start yet another year…. Let us pray for peace, goodwill, a world devoid of war and suffering and wish for good health and happiness, be able to […]
The upcoming year is going to be a big one for Bollywood film releases in Australia, as Mind blowing films promise to bring a number of big and popular cinemas down under to Australia and New Zealand. January will feature a perfect blend of high entertaining, action, drama and masala films with Sarvann, Ok Jaanu […]
BOOK REVIEW By Kersi Meher-Homji Test of Character – Confessions of Cricket Legends by Jeremy Wilshire, Echo Publishing, Australia, $34.95, 384 pages. Many books on cricket are written these days, mostly by retired Test greats – often ghosted. But Test of Character is different. Honestly written, evocative and at times controversial, this book takes readers […]
By Manju Mittal Arushi is a Bhopal based NGO in India working with and for the people with disability to facilitate a just, humane and an equal-opportunity society. I have been associated with Arushi NGO for the past three years. Arushi is a place for physically and mentally challenged children with disabilities. Children are trained […]
Yash Arora did a study of the deterioration of drinking water quality in the Gold Coast region Interested in a report on the degradation of water quality in Tasmania’s supply, Yash turned his attention to water quality closer to home. He investigated two water treatment plants and conducted six trials of 14 different places for […]
“I am not in His shoes, I am at His Feet” – Swami Tejomayananda A historic occasion in Chinmaya Mission will be happening on 19th January 2017. Pujya Guruji, Swami Tejomayananda, the Head (and also the heart) of Chinmaya Mission will be handing over to his nominated successor, Swami Swaroopanandaji. Though it will be a […]
A new, more accurate blood test for bowel cancer developed by Australian scientists could lead to a reduction in the number of deaths from the disease. The innovation, known as Colvera, is the result of a collaboration between CSIRO, Flinders University and Clinical Genomics, who have today launched the product in the US. Bowel cancer, […]
The Indian (Sub-Cont) Crisis & Support Agency (ICSA), a volunteer rganisation, has decided to run a petition for Manmeet Alisher Sharma and his cruel death at the hands of Brisbane man. The petition has been organised to be sent to the attention of: Australian Government: The Hon Malcolm Turnbull Prime Minister, The Hon Peter Dutton […]