"The themes in both the films are fairly common stories of several Indian women living in Australia. Showing these stories to the wider audience in Australia, and then taking them to the global audience was the goal.
This year, the Brisbane Dhol Tasha Mandal took it upon themselves to mark the occasion grandly, bringing together members of the Indian diaspora and locals to participate in the festivities.
Overall offending is rising, youth offenders remain heavily over-represented in serious street crimes, and car theft has reached its highest level in more than two decades.
Arshdeep Singh, who entered Canada on a study permit in 2022, and Sukhnaaz Singh Sandhu, a temporary resident since 2016 and suspected member of the Ruffians gang, were both linked to criminal networks with connections in India.
