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.

“Time for politics to stop”: Albanese calls for Parliament to act in national interest

“The Opposition are so obsessed with opposing things, they’ve now begun to oppose themselves.”

Over 4.7 million under-16 social media accounts deactivated under Australia’s minimum age law

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the early results were “encouraging,” adding that “our Government has acted to help keep kids safe online.

Two Indian international students’ alleged detention sparks controversy amid Minnesota protests

Visuals shared online appear to show officers handcuffing and escorting the men from the premises after questioning staff.

‘City of aspiration’: Modi credits Mumbai voters as NDA storms civic polls

Overall, the BJP and its allies were on course to win 24 of Maharashtra’s 29 municipal corporations, marking a significant expansion from the 2015 civic polls.

“Can men get pregnant?” debate sparks calls to revoke Indian-American doctor Nisha Verma’s medical licence

Indian-American Dr Nisha Verma declined to give a direct answer, saying she treated patients with diverse gender identities and arguing that such yes-or-no questions were often used as political tools.

Vikrant Thakur pleads guilty to manslaughter of wife Supriya Thakur, denies murder in Adelaide court

Officers found 36-year-old Supriya Thakur unconscious and attempted CPR, but she could not be revived.

Nation divided as Albanese gears up to debate controversial hate speech bill

The legislation, which aims to create new federal offences for promoting racial hatred, increase penalties for hate crimes, and target radicalising preachers, has sparked backlash from multiple quarters, including the Coalition, One Nation, and Jewish and Muslim community groups.

Running a red light lands Indian truck driver Sukhdeep Singh in US deportation net

Authorities determined that Sukhdeep Singh is an Indian national who is unlawfully present in the United States, despite being in possession of a California commercial driver’s license.

Fiji explores tech-driven smart agriculture ties with India

Fiji also signalled interest in practical partnerships covering digital farm and livestock registries, value-added processing, sugar bio-industries, food waste management and the use of agricultural by-products for animal feed.

New recovery funding announced as Queensland rebuilds after floods

Flood-affected small businesses can check their eligibility for disaster recovery grants through the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority.

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Mahatma Gandhi statue cut into pieces, stolen in Melbourne’s Rowville, reviving memories of past extremist vandalism

“Crimes like this are an attack on all Victorians who value respect, inclusion and the strength of our diverse society”

RBA lifts rates to 3.85% as inflation rebounds, exposing federal failure to rein in demand

Capacity constraints remain binding. Demand is too strong. And without changes to fiscal and structural policy, interest rates will remain the primary lever — regardless of the political cost.

Three young men from Punjab charged over alleged extortion-related shooting in Canada

Harjot Singh, 21, Taranveer Singh, 19, and Dayajeet Singh Billing, 21, have each been charged with one count of discharging a firearm into a place, a serious offence under Canada’s Criminal Code that carries lengthy prison terms.
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