A Sri Lankan woman who encouraged women from culturally diverse backgrounds to open up about family and domestic violence issues has received the top honour at tonight’s Premier’s Harmony Dinner. NSW Premier Mike Baird tonight awarded the prestigious Stepan Kerkyasharian AO Harmony Award to Nalika Padmasena in front of more than 1,300 people attending […]
The NSW Police are urging anyone with information in relation to this incident Mr Arun Kumar (Prabha’s husband) : I am a husband who has lost his wife and the father of a young girl who has lost her beloved mother. I cannot describe to you the pain I presently feel. My wife was the […]
The Australia India Business Council hosted a business brunch with Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder of India’s leading biotechnology enterprise Biocon and Chair of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore on March 7 at the Hilton Hotel in Sydney. This was specially organised to celebrate International Women’s Day. AIBC National Vice Chair, Sheba Nandkeolyar introduced […]
The Australia India Business Council hosted a dinner address with Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, the founder of India’s leading biotechnology enterprise Biocon and Chair of the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore on March 6 at the Four Seasons Ballroom in Sydney. Mrs Mazumdar-Shaw is reportedly, India’s wealthiest self-made business woman named in TIME Magazine’s ‘100 Most Influential […]
United Indian Associations celebrated “International Women’s Day 2015” on Saturday 7 March 2015 at Auburn Town Hall. Key speakers in attendance included ‘Ms Melanie Gibbons’, MP for Menai representing the Premier of NSW, ‘Dr G K Harinath’ OAM Chairman Multicultural NSW, ‘Michelle Rowland’ Federal Member for Greenway, ‘Julie Owens’ Federal MP for Parramatta, UIA President […]
NSW Fair Trading is reminding consumers to be aware of the dangers of using portable butane gas cookers, following a public warning issued last week (3 March). Fair Trading Commissioner Rod Stowe, said, “both single and some models of dual burner lunchbox cookers could no longer be sold in Australia following the suspension of their […]
Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today welcomed the Federal Government’s crackdown on unscrupulous marketers locking unsuspecting students into “VET FEE-HELP” loans. Mr Piccoli, said, “the Federal Government’s new measures will complement the tough requirements NSW has introduced for training providers receiving NSW Government funding”. Mr Piccoli added, “I welcome the strong stance of the Commonwealth […]
The emergence of another “Hizb Ut-Tahrir” video, featuring an anti-Semitic tirade from Sydney-based Ismail al-Wah wah is deeply disturbing. The freedom of speech that we enjoy in Australia is precious and we cannot allow it to be abused in this way. Hateful and derisive speech has no place in our harmonious multicultural society. I welcome […]
The NSW unemployment rate has remained at or below the national average for 15 straight months, with 26,400 full-time jobs created in NSW last month. Treasurer Andrew Constance, said, “the ABS Labour Force figures released today show the state unemployment rate remained steady in February at 6.3 per cent”. Mr Constance added , “In Labor’s […]
The Liberal National Government has introduced legislation which aims to prevent the increasingly dangerous behaviour of some protesters. Police Minister Liza Harvey, said , “the Criminal Code did not adequately deter and prevent the growing incidence of protesters locking themselves to objects with devices so secure they required a skilled technician to remove them, […]