AMIT SARWAL

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Amit Sarwal is Melbourne-based academic, writer, translator, and former radio broadcaster. He is the Founding Convenor of Australia-India Interdisciplinary Research Network (AIIRN), Co-founder of the Australia Today news network and Founder of Kula Press.

BUSINESS

Victoria University to open Delhi NCR campus by 2026, offering Aussie-style degrees in India

India campus will deliver courses in business, IT, sports management and research.

IMMIGRATION

Victorian multicultural champions Ruchi, Dr Anindita, Sukhvinder, Nilaufer, Dr Harpreet, Sergeant Rajesh and Bhakta Das honoured at 2025 excellence awards

Fourteen award categories were open for nomination this year, reflecting the many ways multicultural communities enrich the state.

IMMIGRATION

Liberal Senator urges careful debate on immigration as net overseas intake falls below forecasts

“We are now 17,000 people lower than the Treasury forecast for net overseas migration and 40% below the peak that we saw in that overseas migration following Covid.”

BUSINESS

All is (not) well: Minister under pressure to justify nearly $100k New York trip

Under parliamentary travel rules, ministers must ensure value for money, accept personal accountability for international travel decisions, and take every step possible to minimise costs.

IMMIGRATION

New handbook launched to support South Asian women experiencing domestic violence in Australia

“The book is underpinned by storytelling — a fictional story of a woman recognising and acting on her situation. This is not easy, and we have tried to capture that struggle through conversations with women with lived experiences.”

POLITICS

Australia takes ‘world-leading’ step to shield children from social media harm

Prime Minister said the reform was driven “from the grassroots”, shaped by grieving parents who told him they were blindsided by the extent of their children’s online distress.

IMMIGRATION

India’s High Commissioner honours Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s legacy at 350th Shaheedi Diwas commemoration in Canberra

Speakers revisited the events of November 1675, when Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and his close associates were publicly executed in Delhi for refusing to submit to the Mughal Empire

SPORTS

Molina Asthana elected to Vicsport board, strengthening multicultural voice in Victorian sport

“Sport can be used to address social issues such as family violence, discrimination and social cohesion,” particularly for diverse communities.

BUSINESS

Victoria launches new early intervention program to keep at-risk students away from crime

Premier Jacinta Allan said the Early Intervention Sports and Activities Menu, part of the state’s Violence Reduction Unit (VRU), will offer young people alternatives that could be life-changing.

BUSINESS

Four Indian subcontinent origin Station Masters to lead Melbourne’s new underground stations

Christopher Rosario, Kasturi Jathar, Ajit Walia, Khon Hossain, and Eva Loader have been appointed to lead day-to-day operations across the Arden, Parkville, State Library, Town Hall and Anzac stations.

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Pakistani international student assaulted, allegedly racially abused in attack caught on camera outside Melbourne 7-Eleven

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Record $540,000 fine over alleged ‘modern slavery’ migrant labour racket in NSW

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IMMIGRATION

International student drowns at Sydney beach while testing new diving mask

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