Nearly half of Muslim respondents say partition of India hurt communal relations with Hindus (48%), while fewer say it was a good thing for Hindu-Muslim relations (30%). While two-thirds of Sikhs (66%) say partition was a bad thing for Hindu-Muslim relations.

“It is a massive honour to be selected for these positions and to be the only person from Australia or New Zealand to represent our region.”

“Proud of my tenacious team who mined Carmichael’s ‘first coal’ in the face of heavy odds... Thank you, Queensland and Australia.”

"I get chills and tears in my eyes when I think of those times. I have nightmares and have been seeking counselling from my university.”

Judge Pardeep Singh Tiwana's family originally hail from Kot Kalan village in the Indian state of Punjab.

The man showed an explicit pornographic video on his mobile phone to a 13-year-old girl.

Some of the family members of the deceased in that ill-fated flight live in Australia and still fighting for justice.

Six in ten Australians (61%) say they trust India

"Well, my question is tomorrow if they want to get a packed butter chicken what will they name it?"

In Australia, Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide and even smaller towns like Ballarat and New Castle saw multiple programs organised on the occasion.