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When Roli Vatss lodged an aged parent visa for her mother and father in January 2021, she was doing the ordinary thing a daughter does. Dr Vatss had come to Australia from India in 2014 and built a life as a doctor in Wollongong, and she wanted her parents near her as they grew older. […]Read More
More than 48,000 Indian nationals were granted permanent residence in Australia in 2024-25, more than from any other country, and most of the skilled arrivals passed through a single gate, a points test that has not been substantially rewritten since 2012. The federal government has spent more than two years promising to change that test. […]Read More
Every few months, Australia’s housing debate finds its way back to the same front door. Rents are up, vacancies are scarce, and somewhere near a university an international student is unpacking a suitcase. The conclusion gets drawn before the evidence arrives. The evidence is not hard to find. International students make up about 6 per […]Read More
A student in Ludhiana or Ahmedabad can hold strong marks, genuine savings and a clear study plan, and still find that some Australian universities will not open the application, or will demand far more proof than a classmate from Kerala or Karnataka. The reason often has less to do with that student and more to […]Read More
On 29 April 2026, the Australian Bureau of Statistics recorded a quiet milestone. For the first time since records began, more Australians were born in India than in any other overseas country. At 30 June 2025 there were 971,020 India-born residents, edging past England’s 970,950 by roughly 70 people, according to the ABS. China followed […]Read More
For the first time on record, people born in India are the largest overseas-born group in Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics counted 971,020 India-born residents as at 30 June 2025, moving past England after four years of steady growth. That milestone sits on top of a trade relationship that has grown quickly since the […]Read More
Every leasing season, the same accusation resurfaces. Rents are brutal, international students are visible around the big campuses, and the conclusion writes itself. For a diaspora that sends many students to Australia, the question deserves data rather than heat. What students are, and are not, in the rental market Start with the share. International students […]Read More
Getting a MATES visa starts with a piece of luck. Before an eligible Indian graduate can lodge a single form, their name has to be drawn at random from a pool of thousands. There is no queue to join early and no points to bank. What a candidate can control is whether, on the day […]Read More
A larger cap sounds like an open door. For Indian families weighing an Australian degree in 2026, the door is heavier than the number suggests. The government has lifted the annual limit, yet visa grants to Indians have dropped, the cost of applying has risen again, and most of the new room is set aside […]Read More
What is Asthalin? Asthalin is a well-known medication in Australia used to treat asthma and other respiratory conditions. It primarily contains the active ingredient salbutamol, which is a bronchodilator. This means it helps open up the air passages in the lungs, making it easier to breathe. Asthalin is commonly available in the form of inhalers, […]Read More
