Amid speculations that he might be summoned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) for questioning in the investigation over Bollywood-drugs links, filmmaker Karan Johar on Friday released a statement saying all allegations against him are false. The Dharma Productions owner in his statement also claimed that he neither consumes narcotics nor promotes or encourages consumption […]
CALD Communities Taskforce – set up last month – has already helped thousands of individuals and families get the support they need, including targeted assistance for Indian communities. The Taskforce is partnering with community organisations and local government to develop community specific, locally delivered solutions that will help slow the spread of coronavirus. Since the […]
Harishivashanker Reddy Nagaram, an Indian postgraduate information technology student has died unexpectedly. Southern Cross University extends its deepest sympathy to the family. Mr Nagaram was at home with friends last week when he became unwell. He was treated at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital for a massive subarachnoid haemorrhage. Through the hospital’s social worker team and […]
Australia-India bilateral awards initiative coming to Sydney in 2021 under a three-year partnership with the NSW Government. “India Australia Business and Community Awards (IABCA) would complement other activities designed to promote greater links with the Asia-Pacific giant”, said Minister for Jobs, Investment, Tourism and Western Sydney Stuart Ayres. IABCA founder Sonia Sadiq Gandhi said the […]
A new plan by NSW Government to ensure NSW residents can get out and about this summer in a COVIDsafe way, while keeping the economy moving. The new COVID Safe Summer Plan supports local businesses by encouraging more outdoor dining in the lead up to the Christmas-New Year period and throughout the summer months. It […]
The NSW Government is calling on all Sydneysiders and NSW residents to be a COVID safe tourist in their own backyard and support local businesses by booking tours and visiting attractions. “NSW residents could help reboot the state’s visitor economy by hitting the road for a shortbreak, taking a Sydney ‘playcation’, or even making the […]
Important elective surgeries will resume across Victoria’s regional public and private hospitals as soon as today and in metropolitan Melbourne from the end of September. Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos today unveiled the way forward for the state’s safe and staged resumption of elective surgery, in line with the Victorian Government’s […]
A new taskforce is bringing NSW government agencies together to activate the State’s outdoor hospitality spaces, making approvals for alfresco dining and drinking easier and faster to get. Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello said the NSW Government is keen to work with venues to better use open spaces to help generate business and create […]
From 15 November 2020, there will be an updated Australian Citizenship Test with a clear focus on Australian values. The test would be updated for the first time in more than a decade to include a dedicated section on Australian values. “Our Australian values are important. They have helped shape our country and they are […]
By: Raj Natarajan Many travellers to India, from Sydney in particular and NSW in general, might have alreadynoticed that the supporting documents to the visa application made to VFS, Sydney office for visa to India or OCI card or any other consular services are now required to be ‘Notarised’ which means the supporting documents have […]