A City of Sydney grant will help Australia’s leading opera company present concerts on the Sydney Opera House steps, marking the organisation’s 60th anniversary and making opera accessible to more people. With reduced ticket prices and accessible facilities, the five-concert series by Opera Australia is expected to […]
Forced marriage is an insidious and hidden crime. It is illegal and there is no place for it in Australia. On august 12, 2015 new laws passed the House of Representatives to clarify what constitutes forced marriage, and to introduce tough new penalties for conduct that causes a person to enter into a […]
A marriage alliance conference was held in Sydney attended by representatives of Muslim and Christian communities. Here is a joint statement released by them on the issue of same sex marriage: Religious leaders with Tio Faulkner of Marriage Alliance and Greg Smith at the conference August, 12, 2015. On behalf of those […]
By Neeru Saluja Actor Deep Sidhu is waiting eagerly for the Independence Day weekend. His debut film ‘Ramta Jogi’ is releasing on August 14 under the big production house Vijayta Films. With the Deol family’s support, this model turned actor can’t ask for more. Friends India […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee Sydney, August 8 (IANS): Even though the mining pundits are convinced that India’s Adani Group is all set to quit Australia because of a chain of delays, PM Tony Abbott has come out openly to support the proposed mega coal mine project owned by […]
Parramatta City Council is calling on local food vendors to rethink how they dispose of their unwanted food scraps and get involved in the Plate Back to Paddock food waste recycling trial. Twelve food businesses have so far signed up to take part in the initiative and eight more are required to complete […]
The state’s top honour for cancer research was tonight awarded to Professor John Forbes AM, a pioneer in breast cancer research. Professor Forbes, from the Newcastle-based Australian and New Zealand Breast Cancer Trials Group, received the 2015 Premier’s Award for Outstanding Cancer Research. “Breast cancer is the most common cancer among NSW women, […]
On Gurudev’s 74th death anniversary… Writes India Today: Rabindranath Tagore attended Presidency College for only one day and left law school after attending it for only few months. He can perhaps be called the most successful and famous college dropout who went on write many short stories, poetry, […]
By Rekha Bhattacharjee Sydney, August 6 (IANS). With the Federal Court declaring the approval of $16 billion coal mine in Central Queensland as “invalid”, there are speculations that Gautam Adani led Indian conglomerate may decide to walk away from the controversial project. […]
Parramatta City Council is calling on local food vendors to rethink how they dispose of their unwanted food scraps and get involved in the Plate Back to Paddock food waste recycling trial. Twelve food businesses have so far signed up to take part in the initiative and eight more are required to complete the […]