How organisations in Australia are reaching out to India
As India grapples with its worst outbreak of coronavirus there has been an outpouring of support flowing from Australia. The country's worst health emergency...
Jaya Manchikanti: Making her mark
It was in the 1970s that Jaya Manchikanti came to Australia along with her parents as an eight-year-old from India. The family settled in...
Visually impaired tabla student Nathaniel Schmidt’s journey
Melbourne resident Nathaniel Schmidt’s fascination for the tabla (the principal percussion instrument in Hindustani classical music) began one weekend in 2009. He was watching...
Forks to friendships: How a small passionate team is helping refugees
It is the first day of Melbourne’s chilly winter and a small team at South of Johnston Café at Collingwood is keeping the evening...
The year that was. What happened. What next.
As 2022 comes to a close, this is not the type of story I usually write. But we all know what this year has...
Pandemic conversation: How can we stay relatively safe?
With a highly infectious Omicron third wave, the pandemic conversation is now shifting to how communities and individuals can keep themselves safe.
On an average,...
Pandemic still posing a challenge for overseas students
The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted life on every front. The Australian education sector, which has been badly impacted, is still facing challenges especially when...
The pandemic & mental health: Two lived experiences
Kalpana* is a student on a bridging visa. When the pandemic struck, she was living with an old couple for almost two years in...
From Gurdwara to Greenery: Officer blossoms into an eco oasis
At Melbourne’s satellite suburb of Officer, a vibrant community is actively engaged in efforts to create a greener environment.
The extent of their endeavours was...
How Diwali has now become a rich Australian story
Diwali, the festival of lights, is a now rich Australian story involving culture, migration and multiculturalism
Arvind Shrivastava came to Australia in 1968. And for...