The hostility confronting Australians of Indian heritage
When the Queensland Government announced a $500,000 grant to help build a Hindu cultural precinct on the Gold Coast, it appeared to be a...
He was a 1970s pop star. Then an Indian neighbour changed his life
At the height of his success in the 1970s, John Richardson had everything he thought he wanted.
The British drummer, best known as a founding...
From church pews to temple stages: Christina Prakanthan’s unlikely journey
Christina Prakanthan grew up Christian in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Her family went to church. They celebrated Christian holidays. But somehow, without any friction or...
When Indians try to decode Australia: A viral hit becomes a movie
When Robert Santiago first walked into an audition, he wasn't looking for an acting career. More than 30 years after migrating from Pune to...
Indian astrophysicist names galaxy cluster after Manipur’s Loktak Lake
Tokyo-based astrophysicist Ronaldo Laishram has helped uncover one of the earliest known giant structures in the Universe and named it after a lake from...
Census 2026: It’s about being seen, not just a headcount
In a packed community room in Melbourne, a panel of experts had a direct message for multicultural Australia: the upcoming 2026 Census is not...
How Melbourne’s Mumbai Cutting Chai is brewing a taste of home
Ahead of International Chai Day on 21 May, we meet the Melbourne entrepreneurs Bina and Raj Shah turning a migrant's craving into a booming...
Sex, Family & Suburbia: Inside Bina Bhattacharya’s “From All Sides”
When Bina Bhattacharya set out to make her first feature film, she wasn’t trying to shock audiences. She was trying to tell the truth...
Meet the Indian-Australian teen shaking up squash
In many Indian-Australian families, success is still most commonly imagined through academics, medicine, engineering or law. Elite sport, especially in a niche game like...
Jai Singh: Migrant, nurse, now Ben & Jerry’s owner at 25
When Jai Singh arrived in Australia from Amritsar in 2019, he had $2,000 in his bank account and no connections, just a spot in...