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.

IMMIGRATION

Is a ‘broken’ visa system fuelling anti-Indian sentiment?

Back in April, Australian authorities raised the alarm over a surge in “non-genuine” student applications, cases in which education was not the primary intent but a façade for residency ambitions or unauthorised employment.

INNOVATION

Fiji government reaffirms support for truth and reconciliation process addressing coup years

Established by Parliament in December 2024, the FTRC is tasked with facilitating open, safe and inclusive truth-telling around Fiji’s coup years of 1987, 2000 and 2006.

INNOVATION

Khalistani Inderjit Singh Gosal and two others linked to Gurpatwant Singh Pannun arrested in Canada

Inderjit Singh Gosal, along with Arman Singh and Jagdeep Singh, was arrested on multiple firearms-related charges in Canada just days after India’s NSA Ajit Doval met his Canadian counterpart Nathalie G. Drouin in New Delhi.

INNOVATION

Albanese defends Palestine recognition as opposition accuse him of ‘rewarding terrorists’

The move, praised by some Middle East observers as a diplomatic breakthrough, has drawn sharp condemnation from Israel, the United States, and Australia’s conservative opposition.

INNOVATION

Wealth creation in India spreads fast, millionaires double in half a decade

With the economy projected to double in the next decade, Hurun expects India’s millionaire households to also double, reaching between 1.7 to 2 million by 2035.

IMMIGRATION

Can Australia meet its Asian Century goals? Inquiry launched into regional capability

Tim Watts MP observed in an oped that despite this, Australia’s Asia capability has been in decline for decades, particularly in language learning.

INNOVATION

Two Indian researchers win Ig Nobel Prize for tackling smelly shoe problem

Vikash Kumar and Sarthak Mittal's study, conducted with 149 first-year SNU students, found that shoe odour is a common problem in India, exacerbated by heat, humidity, and lack of proper ventilation.

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.

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