How this scientist played a key role in three Covid vaccines
When a gentleman flew to Melbourne from Guandong on 19 January last year, he was not just the first confirmed case of the novel...
Melbourne’s Jain community has much to cheer for
In the early 2000s, the Jain community in Melbourne was still a fledgling one. Yet they were able to knit together as a group...
How a dream became a reality for this Aussie startup
The pandemic, not surprisingly, has disturbed the old economic order and destabilised stable careers of many. But for new Aussie startup company Splashup, the...
Having fought all odds, now a champion of youth causes
When Elvis Martin came to Australia, he wanted to study medicine and become a cardiologist. It was not viewed as a ‘masculine subject’ by...
The exuberance of Indian origin singer Jessie Hillel
If the lockdowns have allowed people to take a pause to whatever they are doing, for Jessie Hillel, 20, born to Malayalee parents and...
Why the lack of diversity in Australian politics
Few weeks ago, the proposed parachuting of Labor Senator Kristina Keneally into the federal seat of Fowler in New South Wales, one of Australia’s...
How Liza Pavlakos turned her life into a success story
Liza Pavlakos’s life story is the stuff films are made of. Raped and abused as a young adult, single mother at 21, kidnapped and...
Of an Indian prisoner of war, his Australian liberators & friendship
As a child in India, Narinder Singh Parmar remembers collecting Australian stamps from the many Christmas cards sent to his father Chint Singh from...
How dance entrepreneur Jaya Karan took on the pandemic
One of the absurdities of teaching dance is giving classes online and embracing technology, reflects Jaya Karan, a dancer, and founder of Sapphire and...
Rashida Tayabali on her debut novel & tackling stereotypes
Rashida Tayabali is a fourth generation Indian who has lived in different continents. Born in Kenya and settled in Australia now, Tayabali admits to...