“Our High Commissioner and Consulates General in Australia were in regular touch with both the Australian government and community members before and during the protests.”

Families are still under pressure, yet the rise in spending suggests confidence is returning and lower interest rates are starting to help.

I feel terrible that Indian Australians are receiving such a damaging message.

Senator Penny Wong said that the nation’s strength lies in its multiculturalism, with more than 300 ancestries represented and nearly half of Australians either born overseas or with a parent born overseas.

"In a flyer that singled out Indian immigrants, claiming that the reason for increased Indian migration to Australia is “replacement, plain and simple”.

While the Government has not altered the top-line cap, the under-the-hood settings matter for employers, states and families.

The report suggests existing age assurance technology can be used to determine whether social media users are over 16.

Manufacturers play on convenience and use marketing to badge foods that don’t support good health as “nutritious”.

“From fake investments to online deals, scammers are constantly adapting and using emotional triggers to exploit Australians.”

“I have seen first-hand the toll that extreme weather events like drought take on regional communities”