JITARTH JAI BHARADWAJ

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Jai Bharadwaj, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Australia Today, is an award-winning journalist with a proven track record in international media. Renowned for his expertise in broadcasting, storytelling, and investigative reporting, he combines rigorous fact-checking with data-driven insights to deliver impactful journalism.

INFOTAINMENT

Acclaimed Bollywood actor Vidya Balan to open inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth in January 2027

Balan, one of Indian cinema’s most acclaimed actors, is known for championing distinctive storytelling and female-led narratives through films that have challenged conventional portrayals of women on screen.

NEWS

Diwali signs vandalised in Melbourne — Hindu community asks: why are our festivals being racially targeted?

“May light always triumph over darkness.”

NEWS

Community leader Rakesh Raizada announces independent bid for Victoria’s Western Metropolitan upper-house seats

Community advocate Rakesh Raizada has announced he intends to contest Victoria’s November state election as an independent candidate for the Legislative Council’s Western Metropolitan...

OPINION

Victoria state election: Coalition victory or hung parliament? What conflicting polls really reveal

Candidate recognition, local campaigning, incumbency, competing candidates and preference flows can affect the result.

NEWS

Hanson demands investigation into Home Affairs grant funding for Melbourne Islamic centre named in Flydubai investigation

Burke said on Sunday that he did not have further information immediately available about the MyCentre grants and would seek details

NEWS

Behind Air India’s Australian expansion: engineering faults, refund delays and missed connections

Air India’s ProductReview.com.au listing showed a rating of 1.5 out of five from 235 reviews, with 90 per cent classified as negative.

POLITICS

Ben Carroll’s One Nation attack on Jess Wilson collides with what she actually told him three metres away

Before I finish, I want to leave you with one final thing,” Wilson told the gathering.

INFOTAINMENT

Veteran actor Nana Patekar dies at 75 after severe cardiac arrest in Goa

Patekar was found unconscious at his residence in Dona Paula on Thursday morning and was rushed to hospital.

NEWS

Former Labor figure Raj Saini registers political party ‘The Republican’ ahead of 2026 Victorian state election

The party is campaigning under the message “A Safer, Stronger and Fairer Victoria” and has nominated cost-of-living pressures, community safety and housing as its main areas of focus.

POLITICS

‘They’re not on your side’: Labor-linked union targets Jess Wilson in Victorian election ad blitz

But the union webpage does not identify the poll, provide field dates, publish a seat projection or explain the modelling behind that claim.

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Melbourne mum’s warning after needles allegedly found in son’s Cherry Ripe during Halloween trick-or-treating

Several expressed outrage at the possibility of someone deliberately placing a sharp object in children’s treats.

NEWS

One Nation’s Seva Melnikov seeks blessings at Hindu temples ahead of Kororoit contest

The visits come amid debate about One Nation’s call for a “monocultural” Australia and what that would mean for communities maintaining their religious and cultural traditions.

IMMIGRATION

Indian couple’s asylum claim rejected by immigration tribunal; sought protection from alleged threats by Punjab-based moneylender

Tribunal observed that migrants who borrow heavily to fund overseas education or employment were increasingly bringing similar protection claims before the tribunal.