Indian-Australian author Saima Beg’s new children’s book, Home Down Under: Mumbai to Perth, follows young Mira as she navigates the move from the bustling streets of Mumbai to the wide open spaces of Perth.

The 35-year-old artist, who had performed across Australia and New Zealand in 2018, sustained severe head and spinal injuries when his motorcycle reportedly collided with stray cattle on 27 September.

The evening featured inspiring addresses from WA Premier Roger Cook, Consul General of India Kajari Biswas, and other community leaders who lauded the Indian diaspora’s contribution to Western Australia’s multicultural fabric.

India banned extremist organisation Sikhs For Justice (SFJ) has called for all “Made in India” films to be banned in Canada.

Maya’s design, selected from more than 100 entries, will now feature on fishing licence cards carried by thousands of fishers across the state.

The record-breaking Mysuru Dasara drone show dazzled spectators with a tiger artwork and a series of colourful images, including the solar system, Indian soldier, peacock, dolphin, Lord Krishna, Ambari elephant, and Goddess Chamundeshwari.

Michelle de Kretser has won the fiction prize in the 2025 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards.

This is reinforced by the Booker Prize website, which highlights the previous winner (Kiran Desai) and two previously shortlisted authors (Andrew Miller and David Szalay) on the list, while noting that all six authors have long-established literary careers.

Writers bend and fracture time in their stories, creating structures that feel closer to the workings of memory than to the ticking of a clock.

Alongside Miss Hibiscus 2025 Rhyelle Aisea (Miss National Fire Authority), Miss Unique Rubber Stamps Temalesi Tuiwalese was named first runner-up, and Miss Leleuvia Resort Tiare Colavoli took second runner-up.