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.

Indo-Fijian women break barriers in sport through art and activism in powerful new book

“This autoethnography is not just a personal story—it’s a call to recognise the complex, intersectional realities that shape Indo-Fijian women’s relationships with sport."

“Indian boy or girl” job ad ignites racism row in regional Australian town

The controversy comes shortly after a roundabout in Griffith was renamed in Punjabi following lobbying from the town’s growing Sikh community.

Forbes names Australian and Indian-origin billionaires among America’s richest immigrants

Cybersecurity magnate and Zscaler CEO Jay Chaudhry is the richest Indian-American on the list, with a net worth of over $17.9 billion.

Fears grow for missing German backpacker last seen in WA Wheat-belt

Carolina was last believed to be in the Wialki area near Beacon in Western Australia’s remote Wheatbelt region.

‘Their voices deserve to be heard’: NSW funds multicultural media revival with $100k funding

IMMA represents more than 45 multicultural media outlets, with a collective monthly reach of up to five million people.

Australia to perform at first-ever Pacific Police Band Tattoo in PNG

The Tattoo aims to celebrate police discipline, tradition and regional unity through music.

Young Indian-Australian leaders embrace Hinduism’s ‘sewa’ spirit at Lakshya workshop

The initiative aimed to nurture a Sewa Manobhav—a spirit of selfless service—among young participants, encouraging them to contribute meaningfully to their families, communities, and Dharma.

Fiji safely repatriates 13 agriculture students from Israel amid Middle East conflict

The students were warmly welcomed at Nadi International Airport by relieved family members, friends, and officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Navuso Agriculture Technical Institute.

Trump slaps BRICS nations with fresh tariffs, warning allies: ‘no exceptions’

The move comes as leaders from the now 11-member BRICS bloc wrapped up a tense summit in Rio de Janeiro, which included scathing criticism of Trump’s expanding trade war.

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School breaks make up more than an hour of the day. Should they be considered part of learning?

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