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Nude: art from the Tate collection from November to February 5 at Art Gallery of NSW

Auguste Rodin: ‘the Kiss’ (1901-4) It is one of art’s oldest subjects – and often its most controversial. In a partnership between Tate, London and the Art Gallery of NSW in Sydney, Nude: art from the Tate collection presents over 100 major representations of the nude, including paintings, sculptures, photographs and prints by renowned artists […]

Australian scientists head to India

Four Australian scientists will travel to India in 2017 to undertake ground-breaking research at some of India’s leading research institutions. The researchers will investigate new superconductors for use in experimental fusion power generators, new ways of identifying bacteria developing resistance to antibiotic medications, the way in which black rats spread disease in different parts of […]

An ATAR of 99.95 places Rohan in the top 30 students in NSW HSC

Rohan with Education Minister Adrian Piccoli By Neena Badhwar Rohan Krishnaswamy is on cloud nine being one of the top thirty students from over 65,000 who attempted HSC 2016 in NSW. He has scored an ATAR rank of 99.95, says he, “This is it. This is the top most score and I was pleasantly surprised […]

Sydney in splits with Sunil Grover and Kiku Sharda

By Manju Mittal TV Actors Sunil Grover and Kiku Sharda have become household names in India, thanks to TV reality shows. Sunil & Kiku known for their popular former female comic characters ‘Gutthi’ and ‘Palak’ on a television show Comedy Nights hosted by well known comedian Kapil Sharma, the show started on Colors TV 2013, […]

Rishabh Malhotra did his HSC in one year and achieved distinguished results

Rishabh Malhotra (extreme right) with his Hindi buddies at IABBV Hindi school By Neena Badhwar Rishabh Malhotra only came a year ago from India before he got admitted into year 12. He joined Epping Boys High where the school told him that there was a whole lot of syllabus he had to cover from year […]

Indians top in Biology, Chemistry, Hindi, Tamil, Punjabi and wait…in Italian and Indonesian too

Rishab Malhotra first in state in Hindi and is honoured by Education Minister Adrian Piccoli at the First in State ceremony Students in NSW public schools have excelled in the Higher School Certificate, placing first in more than 40 courses. Indian students have done extremely well in this year’s HSC with IABBV’s Rishab Malhotra topping […]

Christmas 2016 message to TIDU readers from Premier Baird

  As we come together to spend quality time with family and friends this holiday season, it is my great pleasure to wish readers of The Indian Down Under a Merry Christmas. Millions of people in NSW will celebrate Christmas and the festive season in their own special way, in the safety and security of […]

Mandatory life jacket from December 1 to increase safety on the coast

A  man believed to be from Afghanistan sadly drowned on Saturday while rock fishing at Malabar.  Sadly the man wasn’t wearing a life jacket. Link:  http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/missing-fisherman-wasnt-wearing-life-jacket/news-story/6e532351c18ac136e7a9cfdd5a82661a   Issued: Thursday, 1 December 2016 Rock fishers in the Randwick Local Government Area will be required to wear a life jacket from December 1, 2016  as part of […]

New social housing for vulnerable older women

The NSW Government has commenced construction on a $7.4 million social housing complex for single older women in Woolloomooloo in inner Sydney. Minister for Family and Community Services and Minister for Social Housing, Brad Hazzard MP said the 20 apartments being built by the NSW Government’s Land and Housing Corporation will be managed by the […]

NSW economy leading the nation

With the Budget firmly in the black and net debt at historically low levels, the NSW Government has moved to bring forward a number of infrastructure projects across the State as part of its Budget Half-Yearly Review. Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian on December 13, 2016 released the Budget update, which shows surpluses averaging $1.8 billion a […]