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Oz Hindu priest’s passport impounded in ‘indecent sexual assault’ case

The priest coming out of the Frankston Magistrate court
By our legal reporter
Melbourne, 3 March: A Frankston court, Magistrate today ordered the Sri Lankan passport of a Hindu priest to be impounded and barred him from going near any airport in Australia. He was asked to deposit his passport within 24 hours at the Frankston police [...]

Gautam Gupta: Fighter for social justice or an unfettered radical?

The issue of attacks on Indian overseas students has been making headlines for the last four years. Many Federal and State Ministers from Australia and India have visited each other’s countries. Charges of racism and its denials are part of daily war of words. Excellent relations between the two countries have been tainted by [...]

Threat against Oz IPL players is a shame

By Neeraj Nanda
Melbourne: What else can one expect from the Hindu Right Shiv Sena in Mumbai? A boycott or disruption of Australian players or matches in the Indian Premier League (IPL) against attacks on Indian students in Australia. Don’t be surprised. This is just one of the issues on its extremist agenda. Their actions and [...]

PR option open for foreign students

The Immigration Minister Senator Chris Evans has in a media release today clarified that overseas students currently studying in Australia will still have options to seek permanent residence in Australia if they have the skills.

Victorian Liberal leader slams Brumby over attacks

The leader of opposition and Liberal leader Ted Belieu today slammed the Brumby government over its handling of the attacks on Indian students.

Spin king Warne to fix India ties

The Victorian government has enlisted the support of Australian all-time spin bowler Shane Warne to turn the country’s sagging reputation around and help soothe anger in India by doing some promotional work.

Victoria in denial: Indian envoy

Indian High Commissioner in Australia Mrs. Sujatha Singh has complained to Australian Governor-General Quentin Bryce over attacks on Indians in Melbourne and said the Victorian Government was ”in denial” over the severity of the problem.

Attacks to be delt with firmly: Oz judge

New Delhi: An Australian Supreme Court judge yesterday assured lawyers in India’s capital that the judiciary there would firmly deal the cases relating to recent attacks on Indian students and award deterrent punishment, reports PTI.
“The courts in Australia are not pro-active. So, we have to wait till the case comes to the court. When it [...]

Doordarshan News on SBS TV in Australia (Schedule)

Hindi-English News from India on SBS TV

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‘Outlook’ cover story on Oz attacks

INDIANS IN AUSTRALIA
Do You Speak Australian?
- The new visibility of Indians—fresh off the ships, insufficiently ‘Aussie’, swamping the job scene—feeds a latent racism BY Pranay Sharma
Van Thanh Rudd : ‘The Dominant Culture In Australia Is A Racist Culture’
John Brumby : ‘Some, Not All, Assaults Have Been Racial’
- Together In Fear & Trembling
- The Largest Island
http://www.outlookindia.com/