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Victoria University to open Delhi NCR campus by 2026, offering Aussie-style degrees in India

India campus will deliver courses in business, IT, sports management and research.

Victorian multicultural champions Ruchi, Dr Anindita, Sukhvinder, Nilaufer, Dr Harpreet, Sergeant Rajesh and Bhakta Das honoured at 2025 excellence awards

Fourteen award categories were open for nomination this year, reflecting the many ways multicultural communities enrich the state.

Liberal Senator urges careful debate on immigration as net overseas intake falls below forecasts

“We are now 17,000 people lower than the Treasury forecast for net overseas migration and 40% below the peak that we saw in that overseas migration following Covid.”

Uber driver Satwinder Singh jailed 7 years for rape of teenage passenger in New Zealand

“He, as you will see, is a follower of the Sikh religion, so prison would place a hardship on him as opposed to someone who was born and raised in New Zealand.”

New handbook launched to support South Asian women experiencing domestic violence in Australia

“The book is underpinned by storytelling — a fictional story of a woman recognising and acting on her situation. This is not easy, and we have tried to capture that struggle through conversations with women with lived experiences.”

Man who raped and assaulted wife after honeymoon to be deported to India from New Zealand

The tribunal removed the usual prohibition on re-entry, meaning he may apply for a visa to visit his father and sister in the future, subject to Immigration NZ approval.

Indian astronomers discover colossal quasars blasting jets 50 times wider than the Milky Way

The findings emerged from the TIFR GMRT Sky Survey (TGSS), which mapped about 90% of the sky and proved ideal for spotting vast radio-emitting structures billions of light-years away.

India’s High Commissioner honours Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji’s legacy at 350th Shaheedi Diwas commemoration in Canberra

Speakers revisited the events of November 1675, when Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji and his close associates were publicly executed in Delhi for refusing to submit to the Mughal Empire

Molina Asthana elected to Vicsport board, strengthening multicultural voice in Victorian sport

“Sport can be used to address social issues such as family violence, discrimination and social cohesion,” particularly for diverse communities.

Illegal Indian migrant truck driver charged over crash that killed newlywed couple in Oregon

Rajinder Kumar, 32, was arrested after the 24 November crash on US Highway 20 near Bend, where his semi-truck and trailer folded across both lanes.

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Three-year-old Esha killed in Brisbane crash remembered as loving, joyful child

CCTV footage from a nearby home captured the family walking along the road just moments before the tragedy unfolded.

Queensland Premier backs outback oil push as ‘Kuwait of Australia’ eyes fuel future

Premier is also looking to expand refining capacity, including upgrades to the Lytton refinery to produce renewable diesel

Know an Indian-origin senior making a difference? Nominations open for Victoria’s top honour

Nominations close on 19 May 2026, with communities encouraged to put forward seniors who go above and beyond.
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