Melbourne, May 22 (IANS) Just hours before Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s touch down in Australia, the City of Parramatta in western Sydney elected its first Indian-origin Lord Mayor on Monday. Councillor… Continue reading Aus city’s newly-elected Indian-origin Mayor to meet PM Modi: Report
Sydney, May 22 (IANS) Amid chants of ‘Hail Modi’, ‘Vanakkam Modi’, ‘Namaste Modi’ and ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’, the Indian community welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi as he arrived in Sydney… Continue reading ‘Modi ji we have great hopes from you’, Indians welcome PM Modi in Australia
Melbourne, May 20 (IANS) An 18-year-old Indian student has been granted bail by an Australian court after allegedly hitting three schoolboys at a crossing and driving away from the crash scene… Continue reading Indian student gets bail in alleged hit-and-run case in Australia
Canberra, May 19 (IANS) A 95-year-old woman with dementia is currently hospitalised with life-threatening head injuries after she was tasered by police at her aged care home in Australia’s New South… Continue reading Aus police taser 95-year-old woman
Canberra, May 19 (IANS) Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) on Friday announced that a tsunami warning is currently in place for Lord Howe Island, after a 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck southeast of… Continue reading Tsunami warning issued for Lord Howe Island after 7.7-magnitude quake: Aus Met Bureau
Canberra, May 19 (IANS) Micro and nanoplastics are “pervasive” in Australia’s food supply, a new study revealed on Friday. The study, which was published by national science agency the Commonwealth Scientific… Continue reading Plastics pervasive in food supply: Australian study
Canberra, May 18 (IANS) Australian authorities have identified a large area in the Indian Ocean where they will focus the search for a capsized Chinese fishing vessel. A spokesperson for the… Continue reading Aus authorities coordinate multinational search for capsized Chinese fishing vessel
Sydney, May 17 (IANS) Confirming the cancellation of next week’s Quad meeting, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Wednesday said that it is still possible that his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi… Continue reading Quad meet cancelled, PM Modi may still visit Australia: Albanese
Melbourne, May 17 (IANS) The Australian government is set to scrap the Subclass 408 or Covid work visa in a move that could see a sizable number of Indian students and… Continue reading Indian temporary workers, students to be hit as Aus set to scrap Covid visa: Report
Canberra, May 17 (IANS) A new survey by the Australian Associated Press (AAP) on Wednesday revealed that 93 per cent of people who used a charity’s services in the past 12… Continue reading Survey finds surge in Australians living in poverty amid cost-of-living crisis
Canberra, May 16 (IANS) A new report released on Tuesday confirmed that the Australian consumer confidence index decreased by 1.8 points to 75.9 over the week ending on Sunday, which is… Continue reading Australian consumer confidence hits lowest since April 2020: Report
Canberra, May 16 (IANS) Australia’s banks have joined forces to launch a new tool to prevent fraudulent transactions. The Australian Banking Association (ABA), whose membership includes 20 of the country’s biggest… Continue reading Australian banks launch digital platform to help halt payments to scammers
