Awareness crucial as India tops protection visa applications
As part of a campaign to raise awareness about the purpose of the Protection (subclass 866) visa, the Australian Government is urging Indian nationals...
‘Honour for the community’: Sunila Shrivastava on OAM
From her home in Wheelers Hill, Melbourne, Dr Sunila Shrivastava, who was honoured with the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on January...
How one dinner celebrated women, diversity, and hope
It was a dinner with a difference. On a warm autumn Wednesday evening, the Millennium House Community Centre in Seddon hosted a gathering where...
Breaking the silence among Indian men in Melbourne
In Melbourne, a quiet yet pressing issue is emerging among its Indian male residents: isolation. Often hidden beneath cultural expectations of stoicism and self-reliance,...
Does My Vote Matter? Indian-Australians weigh in as election campaign heats up
The federal election has just been called—and with it, a scramble for the Indian diaspora’s vote. "Ask me again in 15 days," laughs a...
From Wool to Wow: The man who raised two flags & countless spirits
You might think age and digital savviness don’t go together. But last week, when the Victorian Multicultural Commission announced its winner for the Cultural...
Your Story Matters: Share your experience, win a gift card
“I don’t feel heard,” “I don’t think they understand me,” “they gave me advice on trying something, but that doesn’t fit with my values”—these...
Indian community groups invited to take part in media training project
Victoria’s growing Indian diaspora will be the focus of a new free media training project rolling out over the next five months, with workshops...
Meet Chanchal Kumavat, the 2025 Casey Woman of the Year
It has been almost 22 years since Chanchal Rajnish Kumavat left India—and her hometown of Indore, which she proudly describes as one of the...
How Umeed became a mental health safe pace for South Asians
In 2021, when the world was in the thick of COVID, Anushka Phal was fresh out of university and working as a school psychologist...