International students have greater chances to find employment under the federal government’s changes to the 485 Temporary Graduate visa. Under the changes to visa subclass 485, which took effect on March 23, foreign students who graduated with an Australian bachelor’s degree, masters or doctorate, can obtain a visa to remain and work in Australia […]
CHEMEXCIL, a basic chemicals, pharmaceuticals & cosmetics export promotion set up by the Ministry of Commerce & Industry Government of India, is organizing a Buyer Seller Meet in Sydney, Australia this September to showcase the capabilities of Indian Chemical Manufacturers to the Australian market. This event is offering a chance for both the countries to […]
Alex Broun By Neena Badhwar Alex Broun, director, actor and past director of Sydney’s ‘Short & Sweet’ Theatre festival is quite busy these days. He is directing a play on the life of Swami Vivekananda – an idea brought to him by Madhu Sen. Alex has written TV and film scripts and also about 70 […]
Tannishtha Chatterjee’s film ‘Dekh Indian Circus’, recently having won the ‘Audience Choice best popular film award’ at the 16th Busan International Film Festival held at Busan in Korea, is being screened at Riverside Theatre on Friday September 12 at 7pm. The film also stars Nawazuddin Siddiqui of “Peepli Live” fame. Says Tannishtha, “The film’s […]
Sahib Chatterjee as Swami Vivekananda with Dana Dajani as Sister Nivedita in ‘Oneness – Voice Without Form’ At Sydney Opera House Playhouse 17 and 18 September 2013 The story of one man’s search for enlightenment that changed the world”¦ On the 150th anniversary of Vivekananda’s birth Swami Vivekananda and his extraordinary life becomes alive […]
Arrival of Air India Dreamliner 787 flight 312 at Sydney airport – Pic by James Morgan Excitement was in the air as everyone anxiously gathered at the tarmac to witness the touch down of Air India’s Dreamliner flight 312 at Sydney’s Kingsford Smith Airport today on August 30, 2013. Invited Media, anxious staff of Air […]
Neni Tiwary with wife Gargi Tripathi at UIA fair With the sounds of drums, the exotic smells of spices and the laughter of children emanating from the Athletics Centre in Homebush one knew it could only be one annual event, the India Australia Friendship Fair. Once again UIA hosted the India Australia Friendship Fair on […]
NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell says more customers accessing NSW Government services through the new 24 hour, 7 day a week telephone service – 13 77 88 – will be able to receive assistance in their native language. Mr O’Farrell says more than half of staff employed at the Service NSW Contact Centre in Parramatta […]
Its Lord Sri Krishna’s birthday today which is celebrated worldwide and in Sydney too. Every Hindu home proudly follows the holy book ‘Srimad Bhagwat Gita’ – a 700-verse scripture that is greatly revered by all the Hindusand was compiled by Adi Shankara in eighth century to begin with. Referred to as the ‘Song of […]
Sunny Leone at the UIA Mela! Sydney community was angry that a former porn star and now actress in her own right Sunny Leone, of Indian Punjabi heritage from Canada, was advertised as the star attraction on UIA Mela’s Australia-India Friendship Fair at Olympic Park on August 25. Sunny was here in Sydney to check […]