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Indians, settled and unsettled…

The bringing into the country of labour, aka international students: how else could we start talking about Indians, at this place and at this...

Race and rudeness

Never mind who exactly it was, but around 15 or so years ago, a president claimed that his best friend was a black man....

Democracy? Or dictatorship?

Is Australia democratic? We normally would not even pose the question in this manner. Because we have it ingrained in us, that standard sophisticated...

Selling Multiculturalism

Multicultural Australia means many things to many people. To Sheba N it was a business opportunity. Many years ago, she saw that companies were...

Racism or urban crime?

Two new incidents of racially motivated attacks and abuse have come to light. Rashpal Singh was out with his friends picnicking in Mount...

STORM for education

Vamsi Parvataneni came to Australia 10 years ago as a student and has memories of being attacked one night when he was in university—the...

International student of the year

Amandeep Singh Bhinder has been awarded international student of the year by the Holmesglen TAFE. Bhinder did his diploma in horticulture, a two-and-a-half year...

The Cloaked Beat

There is something about Pataphysics that is a sign of the times, a voice from within the many winds of change sweeping through our...

More than just cosmetics

Saira Jamil is the new kid on the block: she is the face of the new South Asian entrepreneur in Australia. Young, ambitious and...