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‘The lockdown has left me with no future’

No assistance with employment, no assistance to my mental state, no assurance I can stay in this country or to make a decent livelihood…...

A watershed moment for the Hindu community in Victoria

(PUNARAVARTHANA UTHAMA PAKSHA PRATISHTA MAHA KUMBABHISHEKHAM) After undergoing a historic transformation, the largest granite Hindu temple in the Southern Hemisphere had its formal opening today. The...

Tackling racism: Backing communities and driving respect

The Victorian Government is supporting multicultural and multifaith communities to tackle racism through funding for local anti-racism initiatives and the establishment of a landmark...

Sri Lankans in Melbourne on the political disenchantment

On 21 April 2019, in what is now infamously known as the Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka, Monash University’s Mathematics Lecturer Dr Ranjith...

India lose T20 series, but head home with positives

Hamilton: India failed to chase down a target of 213 set by New Zealand in the final T20I at Hamilton to lose the series. This...

After success in ‘flattening the curve’, govt makes plan to ease restrictions

With the number of new COVID-19 cases in Australia each day reducing, the government as announced it is now possible to ease some of...

Material shock to continue inflating building costs in Australia

Supply chain bottleneck and geopolitical tensions to push costs of construction to new highs Rising costs of construction due to an increase in steel and...

A voice seeks inner peace; a report highlights social inclusion

A few years ago, Menaka Thomas almost lost her eyesight. But it was that episode in her life that gave her new vision. “When...

GDP figures haven’t accounted for informal sector, says former RBI Governor

The sector was worst-hit by pandemic, explains Raghuram Rajan Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Raghuram Rajan has for the first time cast doubt on...

Bloom and gloom in citrus market as pandemic plays havoc with exports

The pandemic is peeling away at the profits of citrus growers. For one, due to the shortage of labour and production, the exports have...