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Australian cities rally in solidarity with India’s Gen Z protesters

MELBOURNE, SYDNEY, BRISBANE, PERTH, 21 October, 2026: — Indian diaspora communities and allies across four major Australian cities have united in a powerful display of solidarity, backing the youth-led movement defending democratic freedoms and electoral integrity in India. On Sunday,...

Sports

West Test Festival launched as countdown begins to Trans-Tasman Trophy

MELBOURNE, October 20, 2026: Cricket Australia today launched The West Test Festival with just 50 days to go until...

Australia

SAT Op-ed: Who will lead ‘Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria’?

MELBOURNE, 20 October, 2026: Speculation is mounting over who will be appointed Victoria’s first Multicultural Co-ordinator General, a role with...

Australia

Cops foil Far Right disruption of Melbourne Indian rally

MELBOURNE, October 18, 2026: A far-right Australian organisation, the National Workers Alliance, attempted to disrupt a peaceful rally by...

Community

Interview with Danny Ovens’ running Sydney-Melbourne for mental health

SAT Exclusive Interview with Danny Ovens Danny Ovens pushes through suspected fracture on 1,113km Sydney-to-Melbourne mental health run Danny Ovens is running 1,113 kilometres from Sydney to Melbourne to raise awareness of mental health and encourage Australians to speak...

Diwali Reception 2026: Premier backs Indians, vows land tax cuts

Bombay in b/w : Rare 1940s Mumbai photographs unveiled in Melbourne

Raag E Mehfil lights up Malvern Theatre, charms audience

South Asia

DHRUV RATHEE press conference, 11 Oct, 2026 – N. Delhi (Video)

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Indian Australians call to protect India’s electoral integrity

Lahore High Court seeks report on 500 missing girls

Global Gender Rankings:Bangladesh Leads While India Falls Behind in SA

Multimedia

PODCAST: Péter Magyar & how he overturned Viktor Orbán’s illiberal democracy*

Story of a Woman’s Right to Marry (Documentary)

Netflix releases trailer of ‘Accused’,a psychological drama

Vishal Bhardawaj blends crime, love, drama in O’ Romeo (Trailer)

Apple TV + Preview: Prehistoric Planet 2 with David Attenborough

CLIMATE CRISIS : Australia, it’s time to move beyond coal!

8 b lives, infinite possibilities:The case for rights & choices(Video)

World

WHO:Global longevity recovers,but chronic diseases cause 3 in 4 deaths

Geneva, October 2, 2026 – Global life expectancy has bounced back to near pre-pandemic levels, but people are living more years in poor health as noncommunicable diseases take over as the leading cause of death, WHO’s latest data shows. According...

Tourism improves, despite global headwinds: WEF Index

Gaza docu NAZA to stream free on The Guardian site after world release

Explainer: What the NAZA documentary tells us about Gaza airstrikes

Australia

Australian cities rally in solidarity with India’s Gen Z protesters

SAT Op-ed: Who will lead ‘Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria’?

Cops foil Far Right disruption of Melbourne Indian rally

No multicultural appointments yet as Libs warn over pre-election moves

Entertainment

Vidya Balan to open inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth in 2027

MELBOURNE, 15 October, 2026 : Acclaimed Indian actor Vidya Balan will be the Chief Guest at the inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth (IFFP), which will run from 22–24 January 2027. Balan will officially open the festival, marking a major...

Shreyaa Chaudhry joins Ayushmann in Mupapa, signs with YRF Talent

Raag E Mehfil lights up Malvern Theatre, charms audience

Udta Teer to Yeh Prem Mol Liya: Ayushmann embraces contrasting roles

Exclusive: Inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth, Nov.12 to 15,2026

Sport

West Test Festival launched as countdown begins to Trans-Tasman Trophy

MELBOURNE, October 20, 2026: Cricket Australia today launched The West Test Festival with just 50 days to go until the NRMA Insurance West Test against New Zealand at Perth Stadium. Australian cricket greats Justin Langer and Adam Gilchrist were...

Tangerine backs Renegades again as Principal Partner for 2026/27

Whateley joins Fox Cricket as Australia gears up for South Africa tour

Healy added to Fox Cricket’s summer coverage team

Opinion

When Devotion Becomes a Public Trust: The Ram Mandir …*

*When Devotion Becomes a Public Trust: The Ram Mandir Donation Controversy and the Ethics of Accountability The controversy now unfolding around alleged misuse of donations at the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya is not only a story about missing money. It...

How Pakistan became the primary mediator between the US and Iran

Albanese calls for Middle East ceasefire to include Lebanon

Lynching, majoritarian politics, and …*

Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil unrest…*

Bihar: Reasons behind the Opposition’s self-inflicted defeat

Defeating terror: A complex rigmarole

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Business & Finance

Mumbai Calling rocks’Fine Food Australia’ with instant chai (tea)

MELBOURNE, 2 September, 2026: Indian-promoted Melbourne-based Australian company Mumbai Calling emerged visibly successful with its instant chai (tea) that included many flavours including masala, ginger, cardamom, rose petal, turmeric… and also supplies the needed vending machine for the chai....

Scott Morrison joins India’s BLS International,providing visa services

Neo-Liberal Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost

TPB bans tax agent Parampreet Singh Rajput for 4 years

Health

Tips for quitting smoking and vaping

So you want to quit smoking or vaping but aren’t sure where to start? Congratulations! You’ve already taken the first step. Deciding to quit is a powerful choice that can bring many benefits: better health, freedom from nicotine dependence, and...

Two deadly Nipah virus cases in India, Australia “monitoring closely”

WHO emphasis on evidence driven traditional medicine

The Tobacco Trap: Hooked by lies (Video)

Science & Technology

India’s Giant Space Leap: First Earth imaging satellite put into orbit

Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, September 4 (ANI): The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully deployed the EOS-05 Earth observation satellite in the geosynchronous orbit from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota on Friday, marking another major milestone in India’s...

Huawei unveils chip-design breakthrough that could beat US sanctions

Cool comfort: beating the heat with high-tech clothes

Palestinian Omar Yaghi among trio gets 2025 Nobel in Chemistry

MUSINGS : Hint of life beyond us, a major leap

Signature of life in planet 700 trillion miles away discovered

QUT cosmologist helps shine light on dark energy

Australian cities rally in solidarity with India’s Gen Z protesters

West Test Festival launched as countdown begins to Trans-Tasman Trophy

SAT Op-ed: Who will lead ‘Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria’?

Cops foil Far Right disruption of Melbourne Indian rally

Community

Interview with Danny Ovens’ running Sydney-Melbourne for mental health

Diwali Reception 2026: Premier backs Indians, vows land tax cuts

Bombay in b/w : Rare 1940s Mumbai photographs unveiled in Melbourne

Raag E Mehfil lights up Malvern Theatre, charms audience

South Asia

DHRUV RATHEE press conference, 11 Oct, 2026 – N. Delhi (Video)

Indian Australians call to protect India’s electoral integrity

Lahore High Court seeks report on 500 missing girls

Global Gender Rankings:Bangladesh Leads While India Falls Behind in SA

Multimedia

PODCAST: Péter Magyar & how he overturned Viktor Orbán’s illiberal democracy*

Story of a Woman’s Right to Marry (Documentary)

Netflix releases trailer of ‘Accused’,a psychological drama

Vishal Bhardawaj blends crime, love, drama in O’ Romeo (Trailer)

Apple TV + Preview: Prehistoric Planet 2 with David Attenborough

CLIMATE CRISIS : Australia, it’s time to move beyond coal!

8 b lives, infinite possibilities:The case for rights & choices(Video)

World

WHO:Global longevity recovers,but chronic diseases cause 3 in 4 deaths

Tourism improves, despite global headwinds: WEF Index

Gaza docu NAZA to stream free on The Guardian site after world release

Explainer: What the NAZA documentary tells us about Gaza airstrikes

Australia

Australian cities rally in solidarity with India’s Gen Z protesters

SAT Op-ed: Who will lead ‘Multicultural and Multifaith Victoria’?

Cops foil Far Right disruption of Melbourne Indian rally

No multicultural appointments yet as Libs warn over pre-election moves

Entertainment

Vidya Balan to open inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth in 2027

Shreyaa Chaudhry joins Ayushmann in Mupapa, signs with YRF Talent

Raag E Mehfil lights up Malvern Theatre, charms audience

Udta Teer to Yeh Prem Mol Liya: Ayushmann embraces contrasting roles

Exclusive: Inaugural Indian Film Festival of Perth, Nov.12 to 15,2026

Sport

West Test Festival launched as countdown begins to Trans-Tasman Trophy

Tangerine backs Renegades again as Principal Partner for 2026/27

Whateley joins Fox Cricket as Australia gears up for South Africa tour

Healy added to Fox Cricket’s summer coverage team

Opinion

When Devotion Becomes a Public Trust: The Ram Mandir …*

How Pakistan became the primary mediator between the US and Iran

Albanese calls for Middle East ceasefire to include Lebanon

Lynching, majoritarian politics, and …*

Inequality alone doesn’t cause civil unrest…*

Bihar: Reasons behind the Opposition’s self-inflicted defeat

Defeating terror: A complex rigmarole

South Asia Times E-paper October 2026

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Want to stay up to date with the latest issue? Sign up below

Business & Finance

Mumbai Calling rocks’Fine Food Australia’ with instant chai (tea)

Scott Morrison joins India’s BLS International,providing visa services

Neo-Liberal Chickens Are Coming Home to Roost

TPB bans tax agent Parampreet Singh Rajput for 4 years

Health

Tips for quitting smoking and vaping

Two deadly Nipah virus cases in India, Australia “monitoring closely”

WHO emphasis on evidence driven traditional medicine

The Tobacco Trap: Hooked by lies (Video)

Science & Technology

India’s Giant Space Leap: First Earth imaging satellite put into orbit

Huawei unveils chip-design breakthrough that could beat US sanctions

Cool comfort: beating the heat with high-tech clothes

Palestinian Omar Yaghi among trio gets 2025 Nobel in Chemistry

MUSINGS : Hint of life beyond us, a major leap

Signature of life in planet 700 trillion miles away discovered

QUT cosmologist helps shine light on dark energy

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