The Hon. Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister MESSAGE FROM THE PRIME MINISTER CHRISTMAS 2020 If there’s one overwhelming feeling we have this Christmas, it’s one of thankfulness. This year has not been easy for any of us. Some of us have faced the loss of loved ones. Others, the loss of jobs and their livelihoods. […]
By Kersi Meher-Homji Is this real or am I having a nightmare? I kept asking myself as India with master batsmen Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane was bundled out for 36 in the second innings of the Adelaide day-night pink ball Test disaster. I would any day prefer COVID-19 to INDIA-36 all out! […]
Kokil Parikh singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with Tony and Calvin By Neena Badhwar ABC Television’s program The Nannas and the Poppas, a kids multicultural program with grandparents entertaining today’s kids is the talk of the town. The channel has been working with grandparents and grand kids from different multicultural communities with five episodes that […]
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 […]
Phillip Lane in the Parramatta CBD has been transformed into a welcoming shared public space with art, street dining and creative lighting thanks to $100,000 in funding from the NSW Government. City of Parramatta Council has temporarily turned the service lane into an inviting and vibrant entertainment strip to help support local businesses and kickstart […]
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 Neena Badhwar In NSW, Covid-19 restrictions have just been lifted. Inside the Madison Function Lounge on December 6 it seems restrictions never existed. It was as if a nightmare had finally ended as the function centre buzzed with energy, singers Rachna Bhatnagar and Suhas Mahajan taking the centre stage. Sarshar playing Sarod, on the […]
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 […]