This January, Batting for Change will be calling on Australian families and cricket fans to play a game of backyard cricket and raise much-needed funds to support education projects in Australia and in cricket-playing nations overseas. The fun and games are all part of National Backyard Cricket Day, launching on Sunday 31 January 2021. […]
The Governor-General Hon David Hurley has agreed to the Commonwealth Government’s recommendation to make an amendment to Australia’s National Anthem, Advance Australia Fair. The second line of Advance Australia Fair will change from ”˜For we are young and free’ to ”˜For we are one and free.” The new Anthem will take effect from 1 January […]
By Neeru Saluja Veteran actor Supriya Pathak is interested in telling influential stories of different women characters. The role maybe small or centric, it has to impact the audience and the story. And that is why we love her versatile characters. Be it the elegant ”˜Shabnam’ in Bazaar, the hilarious Hansa in ”˜Khichdi’, the egoistic […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji I can hardly wait. Can you? The first ever day-night pink ball Test between India and Australia starts on Thursday. As the Australian team is weakened by the absence of experienced opening batsman David Warne with no in-form opener in sight, the Indian XI is almost at full strength with only Rohit […]
A new study from Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the University of Queensland provides further evidence that wastewater (untreated sewage) testing can detect COVID-19 in communities weeks before people display symptoms, suggesting this testing could provide a targeted early detection system as economies re-open and people become more mobile. This retrospective study looked back […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji The T20 series between India and Australia followed the One Day International (ODI) pattern. Just as India had won the final match of the ODI series last week at Canberra after losing the series 0-2, Australia won the final match of the T20 series at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) last night […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Cheered on by a full house at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG), Man of the Match Hardik Pandya hit two sixes in the final over as India won an exciting match to clinch the T20 series 2-0. The match fluctuated in the final four overs as India needed 46 runs to win […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji What drama! What a concussion controversy! And what a thrilling ending as a substitute player won a match for India and voted Man of the Match! Wonders will never cease. The first T20 International at Canberra was a match to remember for the winners India and a match to forget for the […]
NSW vehicle owners continue to reap the benefits of the State Government’s overhauled CTP Green Slip scheme, with new data revealing Green Slips are at a decade low. Minister for Customer Service Victor Dominello said the new scheme, which came into effect on 1 December 2017, has delivered cheaper Green Slips, faster benefits to […]
The Asia Pacific Screen Academy (APSA) last night honoured filmmakers of the region at special Award Presentation on Australia’s Gold Coast. The moving presentation, held at Home of The Arts, was a celebration of cultural diversity through the region’s cinema as well as a powerful show of support for its future. The Young Cinema Award […]