Indian physicist awarded Sydney Peace Prize	Melbourne(10th May,www.ptinews.com):Distinguished Indian physicist and environmentalist Vandana Shiva has been awarded the prestigious Sydney Peace Prize this year, in recognition of her works in the field of social justice.More...
Zakir Hussain performs in Melbourne	Melbourne(10th  May,www.ptinews.com):The east and the west met in a musical harmony when Indian tabla virtuoso Zakir Hussain played the ‘ Sangam' along with American saxophonist Charles Lloyd and drummer Eric Harland at the Melbourne Jazz Festival here.More...
Australian government putting extra efforts to curb racist attacks on Indian: Australian envoy	New Delhi(11th May,www.economictimes.com):Australia's High Commissioner to India, Peter Varghese, on Monday assured that his government is making extra efforts to curb the racist attacks on Indian students. More...
Australian budget dedicated to repaying debt	Canberra(11th May,www.google.com):The government will reveal an economic blueprint Tuesday aimed at reining in Australia's record debt without alienating voters in an election year.The budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is the Labor Party government's third and last before Prime Minister Kevin Rudd seeks a second three-year term in power with elections due late this year.More...
Australian Skilled Immigration Visas suspended	Melbourne(10th May,www.workpermit.com):Australian Immigration has decided to stop the processing of the main general skilled migration visas from 8 May 2010 to 30 June 2010. This temporary suspension includes all primary applicants for the following Australian general skilled migration visas.More...
Rudd may mine votes with new budget	Melbourne(11th May,www.tvnz.co.nz):Australia's government unveiled an election-year budget tonight that pins its re-election hopes on months of bruising negotiations ahead with its fiercest recent critic, the mining industry, over a new profits tax.More...
Prime minister says ahead of elections that Australia must now rein in stimulus spending	Canberra(12th May,www.canadianbusiness.com):Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said on Wednesday his government has to rein in spending as fears over Europe's sovereign debt problems loom as an Australian election issue this year.More...
Australia to give 2.4 million dollars for biotechnology research with India	Melbourne(12th May,www.sify.com):Top scientists will receive funding for cutting-edge research into everything from bioenergy and biofuels to vaccines and medical diagnostics as part of a joint multi-million dollar program with India.More...
Overseas students to Australia down 40 per cent	Melbourne(12th May,www.economicstimes.com):Student applications from India, Vietnam and China has dropped 40 per cent last month following abrupt changes to Australia's visa regime, the country's top education agent has warned and asked the government to keep skilled migration route open for overseas pupils. More...
3 Idoits to be screened at UN	Mumbai(14th May,www.economicstimes.com):After a screening 3 Idiots at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia, as part of the Indian Film Festival 2010, Rajkumar Hirani is now showcasing the film at the United Nations headquarters in New York. More...
It's A Natural Alliance	Melbourne(14th May,www.toi.com):Australia and India are natural partners. So it is frustrating that the relationship continues to fall short of a truly strategic partnership in which each country contributes greatly to the other's resilience and strength.More...
Australia ANZ bank hires team to grow gold trade	Sydney(14th May,www.reuters.com):Australia's ANZ Bank said on Friday it was expanding its commodities operations deeper into Asia, after hiring a team of physical gold distribution, treasury and funding specialists from Western Australia's Perth Mint to join the bank's commodities business.More...
Pfizer, Indian firm strike deal on generics	United States(15th May 10,www.theday.com):Pfizer Inc., hoping to inject some new life into older medicines, has signed a deal with an Indian generics company to commercialize up to 38 cancer-fighting drugs in several major markets.More...
Aussie women dash Indian hopes, enter final	New Delhi(15th May,www.hindustantimes.com):After the Indian men were booted out of the World T20, all eyes turned to the women, but it turned out to be just one day in the sun. A committed and skilled Australian team were too far ahead for India to even make a match of it. After putting 119 on the board Jhulan Goswami and her team watched helplessly as Australia romped to a seven-wicket win.More...
David Cameron visa vow to hit Aussie migrants to Britain	Melbourne(15th May,www.theaustralian.com):Newly appointed Home Secretary Theresa May said a cap would be imposed on workers and business migrants from Australia and other non-European countries in order to halve Britain's level of net immigration."We will be reducing the number of non-European economic migrants," Ms May said, adding that an annual limit would be set on the relevant types of visas.More...
Cricket-Format experience can not save India on global stage	GROS ISLET(11th May,www.Reuters.com): India has the money, the power and the experience in Twenty20 cricket but none of that could save them from a painful exit from the World Twenty20 after three defeats in the Super Eight stage.More...
Australian too good for Indians	St Lucia(14th May, www.timesofindia.com):For just a fleeting moment, one was transported into the past, to the days when cricket was just becoming a television sport: the Indian team has turned out in light blue, again, and most of the hits are going straight to the field. More...
Women's T20: Australia crush India to enter final	St Lucia(14th May,www.cricket.rediff.com):Pursuing India's modest 119 for five, Australia made 123 for three and maintained their winning streak in the event.Blackwell struck eight lusty boundaries during her maiden half-century innings in Twenty20 Internationals.More...