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Message from Bill Shorten on India’s Independence Day

                On behalf of the Federal Labor Party, it gives us great pleasure to send our best wishes on the auspicious occasion of India’s 69th  Independence Day. On August 15  we acknowledge one of history’s greatest struggles and give thanks for the sacrifices made by individuals for independence […]

Quality teaching in spotlight at Chipping Nortan

                  Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli has praised  Chipping Norton Public School  for taking advantage of a major NSW Government investment, which will enable more than 1,000 of the best teachers to mentor and coach other teachers. Mr Piccoli today visited the school with  Member for Holsworthy […]

Bill Shorten at the annual dinner hosted by Subcontinent Friends of Labor

                      Subcontinent Friends of Labor in New South Wales hosted its annual dinner on 7th August with the Leader of Opposition, The Hon Bill Shorten. The evening was well attended by many community groups, individuals, state and federal MP’s In the opening remarks Ms Kaila […]

Message from the Premier

                      It is an honour to send my warmest greetings to readers of The Indian Down Under on the occasion of Indian Independence Day. 5 August presents a wonderful opportunity to celebrate India’s history and development since gaining independence in 1947. NSW has strong diplomatic, […]

60th birthday concert for Opera House to take place on its steps

                A City of Sydney grant will help Australia’s leading opera company present concerts on the Sydney Opera House steps, marking the organisation’s 60th anniversary and making opera accessible to more people. With reduced ticket prices and accessible facilities, the five-concert series by Opera Australia is expected to […]

The new actor on the block – Deep Sidhu

                By Neeru Saluja   Actor Deep Sidhu is waiting eagerly for the Independence Day weekend. His debut film ‘Ramta Jogi’ is releasing on August 14 under the big production house Vijayta Films. With the Deol family’s support, this model turned actor can’t ask for more. Friends India […]

Australian PM’s Adani defence triggers mega controversy

                By Rekha Bhattacharjee Sydney, August 8 (IANS): Even though the mining pundits are convinced that India’s Adani Group is all set to quit Australia because of a chain of delays, PM Tony Abbott has come out openly to support the proposed mega coal mine project owned by […]

Remembering Tagore !

              On Gurudev’s  74th death anniversary… Writes India Today: Rabindranath Tagore attended Presidency College for only one day and left law school after attending it for only few months. He can perhaps be called the most successful and famous college dropout who went on write many short stories, poetry, […]

Adani to withdraw from mining coal in Australia?

                      By Rekha Bhattacharjee     Sydney, August 6 (IANS).  With the Federal Court declaring the approval of $16 billion coal mine in Central Queensland as “invalid”, there are speculations that Gautam Adani led Indian conglomerate may decide to walk away from the controversial project. […]

Sydney meets and greets Bobby Deol and Deep Sidhu

            Deep Sidhu and Bobby Deol with the Bhangra group By Manju Mittal Seven colours Friends India Entertaainment organised a great Friday evening on July 31, 2015. The Meet & Greet event was held at the Dezire Function Centre Blacktown in the presence of organiser Vikas Paul, major sponsor Billu […]