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.

INNOVATION

27-year-old Indian international student Prabhjot Singh killed in Melbourne recycling plant accident

27-year-old Prabhjot Singh tragically died at the scene after being struck and trapped by a reversing loader at a Melbourne workplace.

INFOTAINMENT

Young Farmer of the Year Iqbal inspires Fijian youth to take up agriculture

Iqbal, who grows watermelon, cucumber, pumpkin, maize, cabbage, and dhania, dedicated the award to the memory of his late father, crediting him as the inspiration behind his farming journey.

POLITICS

NYC Mayor Eric Adams blasts Zohran Mamdani as ‘divisive, dangerous, and anti-Hindu’

Zohran Mamdani has faced mounting criticism from sections of the Indian-American community for what they describe as “open bigotry” towards Hindus.

INNOVATION

Fiji’s Prime Minister Rabuka in New York for UNGA80 to promote Pacific as Ocean of Peace

First introduced by Rabuka at UNGA78 in 2023, the Ocean of Peace initiative seeks to strengthen regional unity and encourage international partners to collaborate in resolving issues peacefully through the Pacific Way.

INNOVATION

Community blood donation and Aboriginal charity drives in Adelaide mark Indian PM Modi’s 75th birthday

Indian-Australians in Adelaide have celebrated Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday with two community initiatives — a blood donation drive and an Aboriginal charity donation.

INNOVATION

India and Canada mend security ties, pledge counter-terror cooperation on Khalistan

"we are advancing a relationship based on mutual respect, the rule of law, and a commitment to sovereignty and territorial integrity,”

SPORTS

Australia beat India in high-octane third ODI, Smriti Mandhana records second-fastest century in Women’s cricket

In Women's ODIs, Smriti Mandhana is behind the record effort of Australian Meg Lanning, who got there in 45 balls against New Zealand in 2012.

IMMIGRATION

34-year-old international student allegedly duped of $42k in Australian visa scam

A 51-year-old man reportedly offered to help an international student obtain a Sponsored Investor Visa, a pathway that allows foreign nationals to gain permanent residency in Australia by making significant investments.

INNOVATION

Australian universities vice-chancellors’ million-dollar salaries under fire as inquiry finds ‘rotten failure’

The report found that 21 vice-chancellors were paid more than $1 million in 2023—exceeding the salaries of state premiers and the prime minister.

IMMIGRATION

Trump’s H-1B changes could shift global talent towards India and Australia

Australia is also well-positioned to benefit, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese noting that "intelligence, imagination, and drive will be the forces behind a future made in Australia."

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Knife rampage ends in fatal police shooting after woman stabbed and officers attacked in NSW

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IMMIGRATION

“All of you are putrid f…ing dogs”: Alleged racist slurs and spitting at Uber Eats driver by teenage girls at Sydney supermarket as police...

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POLITICS

Open Mosque Day turns into political flashpoint as Islamic Council of Victoria accused of selective exclusion despite $400,000 taxpayer funding

“Victoria is a place where people of all faiths can and do worship freely. But incitement to harm is not worship, it is hate speech,” he said.