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‘Low level of mammogram radiation is safe’ : Chief Cancer Officer

  Professor Nirmala Pathmanathan with breast cancer survivor Maina Gordon at the Pink Sari event held in Pennant Hills community Centre New research has shown that a misunderstanding about the safety of breast screening mammograms is making women from Indian and Sri Lankan communities afraid of having lifesaving breast screens. Chief Cancer Officer and CEO […]

A request for help for Nepal Earthquake victims

Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal and the whole country at large has been subjected to total desolation and destruction as a result of a massive earth quake (7.9), and the subsequent after-shocks of equal strength.   Boondall Lions Club, in Brisbane, is appealing to you all for the immediate rehabilitation work in Nepal where more […]

Franchise planning is the name of the game in IPL

    By Gaurav Joshi The IPL might occupy only two months of the year but it is clear from the strategies of various franchises that the planning starts a good three or four months before the start of the league. One of the main components of having a strong team is having a flexible […]

Talents galore but blunders have let Sunrisers down

  By Gaurav Joshi A team compromising of world’s premium fast bowler Dale Stein, two of the top emerging young batsmen Kane Williamson and KL Rahul, the new sultan of swing Trent Boult and the dynamic leader David Warner Sunrisers is expected to be one of the top notches in the IPL. Add to it […]

Prime Minister Abbott’s speech   remembering Gallipoli

    As someone who has never served in the armed forces, never faced a shot fired in anger, and never lost close family members in war, I am in awe of the ANZAC generation who were tested almost beyond endurance. Today, we remember the Gallipoli landing. Yet this was just one day and Gallipoli […]

Three Gurkha Divisions and one Sikh division also fought in Gallipoli alongside Australians

Two soldiers, one of them an Indian wearing a turban, on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915  (Pic. Australian War Memorial) As we approach Anzac Day and commemorate Australians fighting in Gallipoli where they lost 9,000 soldiers, up to 15,000 Indians also fought with the allied troops at Gallipoli, but their contribution remains relatively unknown and […]

Saina Nehwal the star attraction in Star Australian  Badminton  Open – May 26-31, 2015

  A stellar line-up of the world’s best  badminton  players will compete in the Star Australian  Badminton  Open at Sydney Olympic Park next month. Current world No.1 Saina Nehwal (India, ) Lin Dan (China), currently two time Olympic Gold medallist and five time World Champion, Chen Long (China) and Australian Open Superseries defending women’s singles […]

Ornaments and Attire – Pride of Kashmir

  By Sunil Koul The valley of Kashmir in addition to its natural and beautiful munificence has been narrated abundantly by its poets and singers finding its place as a happy amalgamation of various attitudes, ways of life and culture. The assimilative propensities of the land and the people have evolved towards a unique philosophy […]

This  Anzac Day  we commemorate not the war but the sacrifices

  By Rekha Bhatta This Year is the most important commemoration – Centenary Year of the Gallipoli campaign during World War 1. ANZAC Day – 25 April – is probably  Australia’s most important national occasion. It marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and  New Zealand  forces during the First […]

Rohini Hattangadi lives a parallel life in the play Samantar

  By Manju Mittal Rohini Hattandadi a respected Indian theatre film and television actress. She has portrayed Kasturba in the Oscar-winning film Gandhi and she has won several National Awards. Rohini Hattangadi is also known for her powerful performances in films like Arth, Party, Saaransh. She has appeared in over 80 films, and is active […]