At the invitation of Asia TOPA, Melbourne Writers Festival has joined forces with Jaipur Literature Festival to present JLF Melbourne, a brand new summer festival celebrating the best of South Asian and Australian writing and ideas. MWF Festival Director Lisa Dempster said JLF Melbourne would transport the magic, colour and excitement of one of […]
As we come together to spend quality time with family and friends this holiday season, it is my great pleasure to wish readers of The Indian Down Under a Merry Christmas. Millions of people in NSW will celebrate Christmas and the festive season in their own special way, in the safety and security of […]
A man believed to be from Afghanistan sadly drowned on Saturday while rock fishing at Malabar. Sadly the man wasn’t wearing a life jacket. Link: http://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/missing-fisherman-wasnt-wearing-life-jacket/news-story/6e532351c18ac136e7a9cfdd5a82661a Issued: Thursday, 1 December 2016 Rock fishers in the Randwick Local Government Area will be required to wear a life jacket from December 1, 2016 as part of […]
The NSW Government has commenced construction on a $7.4 million social housing complex for single older women in Woolloomooloo in inner Sydney. Minister for Family and Community Services and Minister for Social Housing, Brad Hazzard MP said the 20 apartments being built by the NSW Government’s Land and Housing Corporation will be managed by the […]
With the Budget firmly in the black and net debt at historically low levels, the NSW Government has moved to bring forward a number of infrastructure projects across the State as part of its Budget Half-Yearly Review. Treasurer Gladys Berejiklian on December 13, 2016 released the Budget update, which shows surpluses averaging $1.8 billion a […]
Sydney is set for a thrilling new outdoor adventure in time for the school holidays with TreeTops Sydney – The Hills (www.treetops.com.au) opening at the stunning Cumberland State Forest, West Pennant Hills. Boasting one of Australia’s biggest high-ropes course with 126 challenges among the forest’s soaring 40 metre high Bunya pines, TreeTops Sydney ”“ […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Accompanied by deafening cheers India convincingly defeated England by an innings to pocket the series 3-0 with the final Test to be played in Chennai. The heroes of this facile victory were skipper Virat Kohli and spinning all-rounder Ravichandran Ashwin, After the first Test in Rajkot was drawn, India won the next […]
By Manju Mittal Amar Arshi of ”˜Kala Chashma’ fame, the Indian Punjabi Folk singer, came to Sydney to perform live in Sydney Parramatta RSL Club on Friday December 2, 2016. Amar is an amazing and a consummate performer and his charm and powerful vocal chords have enthralled his fans of all ages throughout the world. […]
FRAGILE NATION VULNERABILITY, RESILIENCE AND VICTIMHOOD Tanveer Ahmed ____________________________________ Paperback, 220 pages ISBN: 9781925501346 Retail Price: $24.95 PUBLISHED DECEMBER 2016 ____________________________________ A glimpse into the inner lives of psychiatrist Dr Ahmed’s patients in the melting pot of outer Sydney. The stories vary from closet gay Muslims, to health food fundamentalists. It is an account of […]
This December thousands of migrants and students will celebrate their graduation from two long standing English language, literacy, numeracy and workplace skills programs. Assistant Minister for Vocational Education and Skills Karen Andrews on December 6, 2016 congratulated students at a TAFE Queensland graduation ceremony for the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP) and the Skills for […]