India seeks details of latest Melbourne attack on studentsSeptember 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - India is seeking details from its consulate in Melbourne about the reported attack on three Indians. "We are concerned, we are seeking details (of the incident)," official sources told IANS here Tuesday.
Oz Deputy PM opens International Centre for Muslim-non-Muslim UnderstandingSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, today announced in New Delhi that the International Centre for Muslim and non-Muslim Understanding, located at the University of South Australia, will step up its cooperation with Indian partners. Inspired by former Australian Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, the new research centre was announced at the University of South Australia (UniSA) in 2008 at a special ceremony attended by the former PM.
Indian arm of Australian inter-faith centre launchedSeptember 2nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australia will improve its understanding of the Muslim world with the launch of Indian arm of the University of South Australia's International Centre for Muslim and Non-Muslim Understanding to leverage this country's experience in the area, visiting Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Wednesday. The goal was to "build a worldwide community of outstanding scholars with a commitment to understanding and exploring the cultural and sociological factors that influence Muslim and non-Muslim relationships," Gillard said at the launch of the centre Wednesday on the third day of her visit.
Australia-India Institute launchedSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard Tuesday announced funding of $8.1 million for setting up the Australia-India Institute at the University of Melbourne. Gillard, who began her five-day visit to India Monday, said that Melbourne University, along with University of New South Wales and La Trobe University, will invest another $2 million to bring the total investment in the project to $10 million over the next three years.
Australia announces aid to assist Delhi slum childrenSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Ms. Julia Gillard today visited the ASHA Community Health and Development Society and presented a cheque of INR 300,000 (AUD 7,500).
Oz Deputy Prime Minister launches new diploma of primary educationSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australia's Deputy Prime MInister and Minister of Education, Ms Julia Gillard launched an ICT Enabled Diploma of Primary Education at the Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) in New Delhi. Developed as a result of a 12-month collaboration between IGNOU and Australia's Queensland University of Technology, the diploma program will provide an understanding of the primary school curriculum, and the skills required to implement it effectively.
Australia announces initiatives in education and bilateral cooperationSeptember 1st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australia's visiting Deputy Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, today launched the Australia-India Institute to be located at the University of Melbourne. She announced 8.106 million dollars (Rs32 crore) funding to support the Australia-India Institute.
Australian Deputy PM promises zero-tolerance for violence against Indian studentsAugust 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard, who is on a five-day visit to India, on Monday assured that zero-tolerance for violence against Indian students has been adopted in Australia. Gillard, who is also Minister for Education, Employment and Workplace Relations, called on her Indian counterpart Kapil Sibal here.
'Australia to compensate students facing racist attacks'August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Australian government would ensure that student victims of racist attacks either get a seat in a different college or are refunded the entire college fee, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said here Monday. Gillard, who is on a five-day visit to India, was interacting with students of the Lady Shri Ram College.
Australian Deputy PM to commence visit to India from Aug.31August 28th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Australian Deputy Prime Minister, Julia Gillard, begins her inaugural five-day visit to India on 31 August. The visit, which will take her to New Delhi and Chennai, will strengthen Australia's relations with India.
Australian deputy PM to visit IndiaAugust 21st, 2009 SYDNEY - Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will visit India later this month to take its relationship with New Delhi to "a higher level". Gillard will leave for a five-day trip Aug 30, paving the way for a visit by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd later in the year, his first to India since coming to power in 2007, The Age reported Friday.
Australia making tougher rules to protect foreign studentsAugust 19th, 2009 SYDNEY - The Australian government is bringing in tougher rules to protect international students from dubious operators, a minister told parliament Wednesday. The move follows a string of attacks on Indian students and reports of overseas students being exploited.
Australia 'aware of Indian concerns' over attacksJuly 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Australian government is aware of the "real and deep concern" in India about the attacks on Indian students, Australia's Immigration and Citizenship Minister Chris Evans said here Wednesday. He said Prime Minister Kevin Rudd was likely to visit India later this year.
Australian PM defers India tripJanuary 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd Friday deferred his maiden visit to India, scheduled for Jan 27, after it became clear Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will not be able to hold talks with him due to a heart ailment. Manmohan Singh will undergo a coronary bypass surgery Saturday morning.
Australia agrees to accept Guantanamo prisoners, with conditionsJanuary 1st, 2009 CANBERRA - Australian acting Prime Minister Julia Gillard said Friday that her government can accept some of the terror suspects held at the US military prison in Guantanamo Bay on condition of a rigorous assessment process. In a statement, Gillard said Australia, along with a number of other countries, had been approached to consider resettling detainees from Guantanamo Bay.
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September 1st, 2009 at 3:26 am
Australia is no doubt a Highly Racist Country. It’s not only for the students from other Asian Countries but even Businessess become the regular targets of the racissism in Australia. The most of the involvement in all these activities is these corrupt polititions. All this happens only and only because of this Unprofessional, Dishonest and Negligent Labor Governments. I migrated with my family sponsored by The South Australian Government from Dubai. My purpose of Migration to Australia was to get my son educated and do business and create jobs for Australians and live a quality and peaceful life.
That has not been the case in Australia. My target was for 10 years to live here and do business here with total honesty. I brought lot of money to this country and invested in my business, now it’s my eighth yere here I was suppose to make if not more atleast 6 to 7 Million Australian Dollars but instead of all the hard work, all the worries to me and my family I have lost all most all.All this is only and only because of South Australian Governments for their dishonest, unprofessional and negligent attitude to ward businessess here. I have kept writing to all these Labor Governments in Power up to the Prime Minister and always been neglected. I have requested for a corruption commission in my case and neglected too because all these charges will be laid on the Labor Governments only. They know all this very well that because of them only I have lost my confidence and all my money but they just keeping ignoring. Any way I am not the person who gives up. I will fight to any extent. I have decided to leave Australia once for all, show all the documents certified by Engineers etc, Labor Governments Ministers appologies and all the paperwork proving their dishonesty etc. etc..to the Australian and International Media and my website under construction with all the documents and photo’s of my projects etc. etc.. loaded showing to all the public about how the Businessess are been blackmailed and exortion and criminal acts on their children etc. etc..Police instead of protecting the victims go hand in hand with criminals.
I have said all this again and again and sever times not only to the concerned departments of the Governments but also the copies are sent to the Ministers, Premier and also to the Prime Minister and still no response.
I advise to all before you even dream of comming to Australia for study, live and work pleae for God sake think not twise but hundred times.
This has been in very short, it could have been a book on my unfortunate and bad experiences.
Rajkumar Hemdev
September 4th, 2009 at 8:09 am
I think it’s very unfair that so many Indians seem to want to make dreadful accusations about Australia, and Australians, and obviously don’t feel the need to back up what they say with any evidence.
Let’s remember, an awful lot of Indian people have led prosperous and successful lives in Australia. Purushottama Bilimoria, Indira Naidoo, Mathai Varghese, Gorur Harinath. In fact, most people lead successful and prosperous lives in Australia.
As for those who’ve immigrated to Australia and failed to prosper, they are fully entitled to harbour complicated theories involving the government and police all being in conspiracy against them. I would just urge people to take what they say with a grain of salt.
If I wanted to, I could find plenty of well substantiated evidence of extensive corruption in India. I think the problem here is that some Indians are pointing their fingers at Australia but really talking about themselves.