AMIT SARWAL

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Dr Amit Sarwal is the Co-Founder and Editor of The Australia Today, with a career spanning broadcast media and academic leadership. He brings strategic vision, cross-cultural expertise, and editorial innovation to storytelling that connects communities and amplifies diverse voices.

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Indian-Australian innovators drive AI projects in national science program

The projects form the newest cohort of ON Accelerate, a commercialisation program run by CSIRO to help researchers move scientific discoveries beyond the laboratory and into practical use.

POLITICS

“4.8 million visas and 1.7 million citizenships” – Pauline Hanson warns Australia faces cultural pressures

“That’s millions of homes, plus hospital beds and school places being taken up by people who aren’t Australian citizens.”

NEWS

WA launches sweeping workforce strategy to power clean energy and defence growth

Industry leaders will provide feedback on the challenges and opportunities facing their sectors, as well as on practical actions to build a stronger, more resilient workforce across Western Australia.

POLITICS

Premier Allan doubles down on high-visibility policing as critics question long-term impact

In January alone, stock loss fell by 73 per cent, while serious incidents involving violence, aggression and weapons halved in December.

NEWS

Inaugural Pacific Academy Congress unites region to harness indigenous and scientific knowledge

Blending scientific approaches with indigenous knowledge could generate new insights and deliver tangible benefits for people, communities and the planet.

POLITICS

PM Albanese says safety of Australians in Iran paramount as middle-east conflict escalates

"My Government will do all we can to keep Australians safe and protect our personnel who are there in the region as well.”

INNOVATION

Dr Yashutosh Joshi wins Ministerial Rising Star award for breakthrough heart transplant research

Now a cardiothoracic surgery trainee at Westmead Hospital, Dr Joshi’s passion for heart surgery can be traced back to childhood.

NEWS

Australian leaders signal no sympathy for ‘abhorrent’ Iranian regime, back US move to stop nuclear threat

More than 200 Iranian-linked individuals have been sanctioned by Australia, including over 100 connected to the IRGC.

POLITICS

Pauline Hanson calls Farrer by-election “tremendous” as locals line for One Nation’s battle

The poll, expected before June, will see residents in Griffith, Albury and surrounding towns choose former federal MP Sussan Ley’s successor.

NEWS

Fiji urges diaspora in New Zealand and Australia to invest in agriculture and boost rural livelihoods

Fiji is calling on its diaspora to invest in the nation’s agricultural sector, with Minister for Agriculture, Waterways, and Sugar Industry, Tomasi Tunabuna, highlighting...

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Sydney couple gets 10 years jail over failed $12 million meth import from Iran

The court heard the couple used fraudulent consignee details and repeatedly redirected the shipment to different locations in an attempt to avoid detection by law enforcement.

INNOVATION

Indian scientists identify antiviral compounds in cow urine, effective against Chikungunya virus

Researchers reported even stronger results when the distillate was combined with thymoquinone, a compound derived from Nigella sativa, and piperine from black pepper.

NEWS

Indian-Australian scientist Prof. Rajeev Varshney named among world’s top agri-food pioneers

Prof. Varshney, Director of the Centre for Crop and Food Innovation (CCFI), the WA State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, and Murdoch University’s International Chair in Agriculture and Food Security, is one of only four Australians to have received the honour since the list was launched in 2024.