9+ hour, 25+ min ago   (464+ words) Raja Reddy is set to return to the Victorian state election contest, with the Liberals selecting the Wyndham community figure to challenge Labor MP Mathew Hilakari in Point Cook at November’s election. The contest gives Reddy another shot at state…...

4+ day, 21+ min ago   (683+ words) Seven councils across Melbourne’s west are mounting a coordinated push for tougher controls on data centres, warning that local communities and councils are being given too little say as some of Australia’s largest digital infrastructure projects move into the region....

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (152+ words) Senior leaders from the Royal Australian Navy and Indian Navy met in Sydney last week for the 17th Navy-to-Navy Talks, focusing on maritime security, the regional strategic environment and future cooperation. The talks were hosted by Commander Australian Fleet Rear Admiral…...

1+ week, 20+ hour ago   (56+ words) The Victorian Government has opened applications for the next round of its Local Anti-Racism Initiatives grant program, with $1.15 million available to support community-led projects across the state. The program offers grants of up to $40,000 for First Peoples, multicultural and multifaith…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (378+ words) NSW Liberal leader Kellie Sloane has pledged to lead a trade and investment mission to India within her first year as premier if the Coalition wins the next state election, putting the NSW-India economic relationship into the opposition’s campaign agenda....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1220+ words) The Albanese government is considering sending more immigration compliance officers into Australian workplaces to track down visa overstayers, adding enforcement and deportations to a migration overhaul that is already producing one of the sharpest political fights over immigration in years....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (557+ words) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has marked India’s 80th Independence Day by paying tribute to the country’s transformation since 1947 and the growing role of Indian Australians in ties between the two nations. India celebrates Independence Day on Saturday, August 15, marking 79 years since…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (386+ words) The Victorian Government has introduced legislation aimed at preventing organisations described as fake unions from operating under community association laws and stopping hate groups from incorporating as community organisations. The Associations Incorporation Reform Amendment Bill 2026 was introduced to Parliament by…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (527+ words) Hindi is not being accurately represented in Australian Census data because the question on language does not capture the multilingual reality of Indian-Australian households, according to community advocate Dr Subhash Sharma. Sharma, the current president and a founding member of…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (793+ words) Hoyts and Village Cinemas are facing a vilification case in Victoria over their decision to screen the controversial Indian film The Kerala Story, more than three years after objections were first raised over its release in Australian cinemas. The Alliance…...