Category archives for: Community

Telstra wishes you a Happy Independence Day with a $200 Gift Card

For a limited time, new Telstra home broadband customers who take up a Telstra Global Bundle will now receive a $200 Gift Card via redemption. Telstra General Manager of Marketing, Alister Park, said “The $200 Gift Card is an added bonus for new home broadband customers getting connected to the Telstra Home Bundle – Global […]

“We should walk together’ – Says PM Modi in his 15th August speech

            Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing his first Independence Day speech from Delhi  Red Fort Much of the speech sounded extempore touching the chord with every Indian, politician, neighbouring nations without naming any names, the Prime Minister Modi seemed quite inclusive in his approach when he recognised the contribution made […]

Indian born population on the increase in Western Sydney

India (http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4102.0main+features102014#WHERE)Indian-born migrants were the third largest population group in Sydney (87,000 people in 2011 or 2.4% of Sydney’s total population).Suburbs where Indian-born migrants were most densely concentrated tend to be situated in the wider Parramatta area including Harris Park (43%), Westmead (32%), and Parramatta (24%). Nearby suburbs of Wentworthville (19%), Girraween (17%), and Rosehill […]

Parramasala returns to Western Sydney

NSW Premier Mike Baird and Minister for Citizenship and Communities Victor Dominello today announced Parramasala would return to Parramatta in October 2014. Mr Baird said the NSW Government was proud to support community events such as the Parramasala festival, which celebrate the contributions made by the State’s Indian and South Asian communities.       […]

UNSW joins national anti-racism campaign

                ABC TV Newsreader Jeremy Fernandez experienced  a ‘Rosa Parks’ moment while traveling on a Sydney bus in 2013 UNSW will join the Australian Human Rights Commission’s ‘Racism. It Stops With Me’ campaign with a launch celebrating the University’s diversity  next week (Wednesday, 20 August). The “Racism. It […]

25,000 survey results on the national average cost of labour

                ServiceSeeking.com.au  has released the average hourly  rate for various trade jobs, from a survey of 25,000 people. Consumers now know what they should be paying on average for a job around the house. Looking at labour costs nationally, house painters charge the least at  $39.92 per  hour […]

Asians under-represented in leadership roles in Australia

            Lindsay Fox of Linfox a Trucking company in Australia was appointed co-chair of the Australia-India CEO’s Forum formed in 2012  here shaking hands with Mr Naveen Jindal,  head of India’s Jindal Group and an Indian Member of Parliament People from Asian backgrounds are well represented in entry level and […]

Prime Minister Tony Abbott sends best wishes

              I send best wishes to everyone celebrating Indian  Independence Day. As the world’s largest democracy, this is an occasion to honour the contribution of India to the world. On the eve of  independence  in 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru said that “India will awake to life and freedom” and would […]

Work completed on M2 now with speed limit of 100Km/h for full 21km  stretch

Minister for Roads and Freight Duncan Gay on August 14 welcomed the completion of safety work requested by the NSW Government on the Hills M2 motorway to ensure consistent speed limits. “From today, motorists travelling westbound on the M2 will experience a 100km/h speed zone along the full 21 kilometre stretch, which extends from Delhi […]

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, […]