The horrible killing of Manmeet Alisher, the bus driver who was burned alive in his driver’s seat last month, has shaken the Indian community in Brisbane and the wider Indian community in Australia. Race relations between the two countries, on the mend for a while now, have received another jolt. Manmeet Alisher was twenty...Read More
Indian Film Festival of Melbourne wins the Melbourne Award
Mind Blowing Films is delighted to announce that the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne is the winner of the 2016 Melbourne Award, under the category Contribution to Multiculturalism by a Corporation. Now in its 14th year, the Melbourne Awards program recognises significant contributions to the city and highlights the inspirational stories and achievements of Melburnians...Read More
Bringing parents from India to live in Australia has always been problematic. The current options take too much time and are too expensive. In this article, we look at the new temporary parent visa and summarise the main rules as they apply to applicants from Australia who wish to bring their parents over from India....Read More
In India, sport is often considered a ‘waste of time’, and sports administration – as evidenced by the Commonwealth Games scam – has been the bastion of greedy politicians and uninterested wastrels. Now, starting with a workshop on the subject, Australia is collaborating with India to create a sporting ecosystem. Ever since India’s disastrous run...Read More
Australia has grappled with the issue of marriage equality and same-sex marriage laws for years now. In February 2017, it looks like the issue might finally come to a head, because a plebiscite is being launched asking for the people to vote either yes or no. We have a quick summary of the whole...Read More
Australia holds 40% of the world’s Uranium supplies, and India needs a bit of it every year in order to fuel its energy independence plans. The treaty has been signed between the two countries, but a year on, the importing of the radioactive metal has not even begun. We look at why this might be....Read More
When an Australian looks at it, their heart is filled with pride. When an outsider lays eyes on it, the word changes to awestruck! That is the appeal of the Sydney Opera House. A major tourist spot, a UNESCO world heritage site that boasts of a rich cultural history, the 1973 building needs no...Read More
The University of New South Wales and the ONGC are coming together in the latest project aimed at generating more methane from existing coal blocks. Armed with positive results from recent research, the joint project hopes to solve larger problems like the world’s energy crisis and its air polluting ways in one swipe. In the...Read More
Telstra launches iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus – Great Value offers including Entertainment and International Calling
The brand new iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus went on sale at Telstra stores across the country on Friday with more than one hundred stores opening early at 8.00am to provide customers access to the popular new phones. Vicki Brady, Group Managing Director, Telstra Consumer, said that Telstra customers were treated to a...Read More
Indian- Australian woman faces racist remarks on social media
Just a few days ago, a young Indian- Australian in her twenties, has been a victim of racism on the social media network. Roshni Dennis, a resident of Sydney had to face some racist comment in her Facebook account. She was born in Australia and her parents migrated from India during the 1970s. The comment...Read More