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Indians in Australia Spirituality

Hindu temple etiquette: what Australia’s temples themselves ask of first-time visitors

Ramesh Gowri Raghvan 6 October 2026

On its etiquette page, the Sri Venkateswara Temple at Helensburgh, NSW, tells visitors: "You do not have to practice the Hindu religion to visit the Temple." The same page says the sanctum sanctorum, "where the idol of the deity resides", is closed to all but the priests. Helensburgh is one of…Read More

Immigration Indians in Australia

The ICAI CPA Australia pathway: one course, one exam and the visa test it does not cover

Gaurav Malhotra 6 October 2026

An Indian chartered accountant in good standing with the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) who meets the conditions can join CPA Australia as an Associate member, finish one online course and one exam subject, and start writing CPA after their name. That is the entire study…Read More

Health and Wellness Indians in Australia

The thalassaemia carrier test: what Australian guidelines say for South Asian couples planning a pregnancy

Mahesh Mohan 6 October 2026

People born in India became Australia's largest overseas-born group for the first time on record at 30 June 2025, 971,020 of them by the Australian Bureau of Statistics count. India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, in a 2016 National Health Mission guideline, puts the average carrier…Read More

Health & Fitness Indians in Australia

Vitamin D deficiency in South Asians: why brown skin runs short in a sunny country

Ritesh Saxena 6 October 2026

Two in three. That is the share of adults born in Southern and Central Asia, the Australian Bureau of Statistics grouping that includes India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka, whose blood tests showed vitamin D deficiency in the ABS's 2011-12 Australian Health Survey: 67.4 per cent,…Read More

Indians in Australia Legal Affairs

Bringing medicine into Australia from India: the three-month rule, the written authority and the ones that need a permit

Amit Batra 6 October 2026

The first question on Australia's Incoming Passenger Card asks whether you are carrying "goods that may be prohibited or subject to restrictions, such as medicines, steroids, illegal pornography, firearms, weapons or illicit drugs". Many common medicines, from antibiotics to sleeping tablets, are…Read More

Food Indians in Australia

Bringing Indian sweets into Australia: the rules on mithai, spices and rakhi threads

Kanishtha Thapa 6 October 2026

The khapra beetle is native to India. It is a serious pest of stored grains, rice and oilseeds, and the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry ranks it as Australia's number two National Priority Plant Pest and the number one plant priority pest for grains. The department's rules for…Read More

Immigration Indians in Australia

OCI card spouse route: the two-year rule and what the card does not give

Rakhi Malhotra 6 October 2026

India's Citizenship Act 1955 lets the central government cancel an Overseas Citizen of India registration on a short list of grounds, among them fraud and disaffection towards the Constitution. For one category of cardholder the list carries an extra entry: the end of a marriage. That category is…Read More

Indians in Australia Legal Affairs

How to marry in India as an Australian citizen: the certificate, the 30-day notice and the paperwork

Divya Mangal 6 October 2026

The Australian High Commission in New Delhi cannot marry you. Its older guidance page states that it "does not have the authority to conduct marriages in India", and the Consulate-General in Mumbai says its certificate states that the post is "unable to confirm whether the person named is actually…Read More

Immigration Indians in Australia

Indian citizenship for a child born in Australia: the one-year clock and the one-passport rule

Tina Dayal 6 October 2026

A baby born in Australia to two Indian citizens who hold temporary visas is not automatically a citizen of either country. The Australian Citizenship Act 2007 makes a child born here a citizen at birth only if a parent is an Australian citizen or permanent resident on that day. India's Citizenship…Read More

Indians in Australia Legal Affairs

Power of attorney India from Australia: the three-month clock that starts when the document lands

Indrasish Banerjee 6 October 2026

A general power of attorney signed in Canada on 10 February 2020 reached its recipient in India on 6 March 2020. The District Registrar (East) at Vijayawada recorded it as presented on 21 December 2021 and refused it. Section 18 of the Indian Stamp Act 1899 allows three months from receipt in India…Read More

Category : Indians in Australia

Hindu temple etiquette: what Australia’s temples themselves ask of first-time visitors

The ICAI CPA Australia pathway: one course, one exam and the visa test it does not cover

The thalassaemia carrier test: what Australian guidelines say for South Asian couples planning a pregnancy

Vitamin D deficiency in South Asians: why brown skin runs short in a sunny country

Bringing medicine into Australia from India: the three-month rule, the written authority and the ones that need a permit

Bringing Indian sweets into Australia: the rules on mithai, spices and rakhi threads

OCI card spouse route: the two-year rule and what the card does not give

How to marry in India as an Australian citizen: the certificate, the 30-day notice and the paperwork

Indian citizenship for a child born in Australia: the one-year clock and the one-passport rule

Power of attorney India from Australia: the three-month clock that starts when the document lands

Dowry abuse in Australia is written into family violence law. Here is what that means

The dal on your plate may be Australian: India is now the biggest buyer of Australian lentils

Hindu temple etiquette: what Australia’s temples themselves ask of first-time visitors

The ICAI CPA Australia pathway: one course, one exam and the visa test it does not cover

Dowry abuse in Australia is written into family violence law. Here is what that means

The dal on your plate may be Australian: India is now the biggest buyer of Australian lentils

Hindu temple etiquette: what Australia’s temples themselves ask of first-time visitors

The ICAI CPA Australia pathway: one course, one exam and the visa test it does not cover

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