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Every three minutes someone gains permanent residency in Australia but every year more than 40,000 are rejected. What are the top reasons for rejection? SBS Hindi finds out. Mr Singh*… Continue reading The most common reasons for Australian permanent residency rejection
Two people have been charged in relation to an assault that occurred in Melbourne about a month ago. The victim who is an Indian international student had earlier described this… Continue reading Two charged over alleged assault of Indian international student in Melbourne
After a tumultuous year of immigration policy changes enforced by the COVID-19 pandemic, international students, skilled migrants, partners and aged parents seeking to visit or to permanently migrate are heading… Continue reading Australian visas: What’s changing from July 1 and impact on international students and skilled migrants
Supermarkets in Australia have reintroduced limits on purchasing toilet roll amid a rise in panic-buying. On Friday, Coles imposed a one-pack limit on toilet roll and paper towels nationwide, while… Continue reading Australia caps toilet roll sales after panic-buying
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised down its forecast for the global economy amid mounting COVID-19 fallout, warning of record debt levels in both advanced and emerging markets and… Continue reading IMF revises down global economy forecast
US President Donald Trump has suspended till the end of the year the H-1B visas prized by Indian professionals and announced a far-reaching reform plan that could deal a blow… Continue reading Trump freezes H-1B visas; revamp plans may hit Indian outplacement firms (Ld)
Acknowledging the “selfless” efforts of the Sikh community, Senator Paul Scarr thanked the members of the Brisbane Sikh Gurudwara for providing free meals and groceries to people affected by the… Continue reading ‘Sikhs represent best of Australian values’: Queensland Senator thanks community in Parliament for COVID aid
After Facebook rejecting a call from the Australian government to pay media companies for using their content, public broadcasters ABC and SBS have sought direct payments from Google and Facebook… Continue reading ABC, SBS want Google, Facebook to directly pay for using their content
The June 4 virtual meet between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi has laid the foundation for promising diplomatic, defence and strategic ties which would be… Continue reading Following Modi-Morrison virtual summit, Australian-Indian camaraderie reaches a new high
Scripting a historic chapter for the US space programme, Elon Musk-run SpaceX on Saturday sent two NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) onboard the reusable Falcon 9 rocket.… Continue reading SpaceX sends 2 NASA astronauts to ISS in historic mission
Ridden by financial hardship, Indian student Dhruv Dwivedi reached out to a gurdwara (Sikh temple) in Melbourne for help. Almost immediately, he says he received food, mentoring and immense love… Continue reading International student who received help from Melbourne Sikh temple says it ‘changed my life’
Australian customers of Air India say they find its refund policy “unfair” and “discriminatory”, adding that it doesn’t align with the COVID-19 advisory from India’s Ministry of Civil Aviation. Australian… Continue reading COVID-19 air travel: Air India’s refund policy leaves Australian customers disgruntled
