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    Both Parties Backed the Indian Film Festival on the Same Day. The Funding Gap Was Huge.
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    Both Parties Backed the Indian Film Festival on the Same Day. The Funding Gap Was Huge.

    Tina Dayal 4 September 2026

    Labor pledged $600,000 over two years to the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne on 13 August. Later that same day, the Liberal-Nationals pledged $2.8 million over four years. The competing commitments put the festival directly into Victoria’s election campaign. On 13 August, the Victorian Government announced $600,000 to support two additional years of the Indian […]Read More

    Learning That Cannot Be Googled: An Australian Student’s Experiences in India
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    Learning That Cannot Be Googled: An Australian Student’s Experiences in India

    Tina Dayal 31 August 2026

    For Melbourne-based Deakin University student Indiana Marriott, studying in India offered something a lecture theatre could not: the chance to learn about wilderness medicine, healthcare and culture by experiencing them first-hand. When Indiana Marriott began looking at international study opportunities through Deakin University, she was not searching for another subject to simply add to her […]Read More

    Australia Is Arguing About Migration. Melbourne’s West Shows What the Numbers Actually Mean
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    Australia Is Arguing About Migration. Melbourne’s West Shows What the Numbers Actually Mean

    Mitali Sardesai 25 August 2026

    The Australia migration debate is usually conducted at national scale: targets, visa numbers and annual population growth. But migration does not happen in spreadsheets. It happens in suburbs. Few places show that more clearly than Melbourne’s west, where some of Australia’s fastest-growing communities are also home to large populations with roots in India and across […]Read More

    March for Australia Returns This Sunday With a New ‘Free Speech’ Message, but Immigration Agenda Remains
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    March for Australia Returns This Sunday With a New ‘Free Speech’ Message, but Immigration Agenda Remains

    Tina Dayal 24 August 2026

    National “March for Australia” rallies will return to Australian capital cities this Sunday, 30 August, almost exactly one year after the movement first brought thousands of anti-immigration protesters onto streets across the country. This time, however, the message being presented to the public is different. Rather than putting “mass immigration” at the centre of its […]Read More

    Australia’s Proposed Migration Overhaul Could Strip Work Rights After Protection Visa Refusals
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    Australia’s Proposed Migration Overhaul Could Strip Work Rights After Protection Visa Refusals

    Himanshu Yadav 21 August 2026

    A major overhaul of Australia’s migration system that was expected to be announced earlier this month remains unfinished, but one proposal emerging from the government’s deliberations could have significant consequences for thousands of temporary migrants — including Indian nationals. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke had been scheduled to address the National Press Club on 6 […]Read More

    Australia Cracks Down on ‘Front Agents’ After Hundreds of Visa Applications Linked to Unregistered Assistance
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    Australia Cracks Down on ‘Front Agents’ After Hundreds of Visa Applications Linked to Unregistered Assistance

    Sneha Smriti 20 August 2026

    Australia’s migration regulator has sanctioned three registered migration agents/front agents after finding they allowed unregistered people to provide immigration assistance using their professional registration numbers, exposing a practice authorities describe as “front agent” activity. The action by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) includes one cancellation and two suspensions. In the most […]Read More

    Beyond curry: Melbourne chef couple win Gourmet Traveller’s Best New Talent
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    Beyond curry: Melbourne chef couple win Gourmet Traveller’s Best New Talent

    Saad Kapoor 19 August 2026

    Indian-Australian chef couple Saavni Krishnan and Aditya Suresh have been named Best New Talent at the 2026 Gourmet Traveller Restaurant Awards, earning national recognition for their contemporary approach to Indian food at Melbourne restaurant Saadi. The pair, who are partners in life and in the kitchen, run Saadi in Melbourne’s CBD. Gourmet Traveller announced them […]Read More

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