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‘Melbourne not safe for Indians’
Melbourne, Feb 23 Streets of Melbourne were not safe for Indians and the government should spend money on policing and preventing racial attacks to improve relationship, Australia's Opposition Leader Tony Abott said on Tuesday.
Rahul, NZ leader discuss security
Wellington, Feb 17 Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, who is visiting New Zealand, discussed the security situation in India with a prominent New Zealand leader.
More Indians going to N Zealand
Hamilton (New Zealand), Feb 16 There has been an over three-fold increase in Indians getting student visas to study in New Zealand in the past five years, authorities said.
Negative shift in India-Oz ties
Sydney, Feb 11 There has been a 'negative' shift in the relationship between Australia and India, admitted a senior official Thursday, adding 'there has been damage to our reputation and standing' following the string of attacks on Indians in the country.
Welcome desk at Melbourne airport
Melbourne, Feb 10 A welcome desk has been established for Indian and other international students at the airport here to 'help settle' them, a minister said on Wednesday.
Oz admits some attacks 'racist'
Canberra, Feb 10 Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith admitted on Tuesday that some of the attacks on Indians in his country were indeed racist in nature and pressed the need to build strong ties with New Delhi.
'Victoria doing all it could to stop attacks'
Melbourne, Feb 5 Indian High Commissioner Sujatha Singh's stinging remark that Victoria was a state in denial about the severity of the problem of race attacks on Thursday prompted Australian state's premier John Brumby to say he would like to meet her again to reassure her that the government was doing all it could to stop attacks on Indian students.
Attacks on Indians affect Oz revenue
Melbourne, Feb 3 The series of attacks on Indians will take a toll on Australia's education revenue with the latest data on applications by overseas students suggesting negative impact on vocational colleges in the last three months.
India, New Zealand begin talks
Hamilton (New Zealand), Feb 1 India and New Zealand have begun negotiations for a free trade agreement.
Aus releases dossier on attacks
Sydney, Jan 27 The Australian government has released a police dossier of high-profile attacks on Indians over the past year, which shows that nearly half of those arrested since March last year for vicious assaults were less than 18 years old.
PIO researcher gets Oz honour
Melbourne/New Delhi, Jan 22 Indian-origin researcher of Alzheimer's disease, Ralph Martins, has been named Australian of the Year 2010 by the government of Western Australia. Born to parents who were from India, Martins, a professor, moved to Perth at 16 years of age. He will join recipients from other Australian states and territories as finalists for the national awards to be announced on January 25 in Canberra.
‘Not all attacks in Oz are racist’
Sydney, Jan 15 Not all attacks on Indians in Australia are racist in nature, says music maestro A.R. Rahman, now here for a free concert in a bid to bridge relations between India and Australia.
Indian student intake in Aus to be monitored
Melbourne, Jan 14 Australia is tracking foreign students coming to study amid reports that the number of Indians applying for visas has fallen due to attacks on them.
Fall in Indians keen to study in Aus
Melbourne, Jan 7 There has been a sharp fall in the number of Indians applying for visas to study in Australia, a media report on Thursday said. The development comes following a string of assaults, including two killings, on Indian students.
Aus attacks can vitiate ties: India
Bengaluru/Melbourne, Jan 5 Taking a stern view of the fatal stabbing of an Indian student in Australia, India on Monday said that 'unfortunate incidents' like these could 'vitiate' relations between the two countries. Australia has condemned the incident and assured Indians that it is a 'welcoming and accepting country'.
PIO scientist leads restoration initiative
Sydney, Jan 5 Conservationists led by a scientist of Indian origin has restored large tracts of acid-ravaged coastal wetlands in Australia for the first time.
Indian-origin scientist decodes bee-landing puzzle
Sydney, Jan 4 A study led by a scientist of Indian-origin has decoded the tricky art of landing by honeybees, a finding that can have huge implications in making better robot planes.
NZ hails Karan Johar plans for shoot
New Zealand, Dec 21 Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar will shoot his next production venture 'I Hate Luv Stories' in Queenstown in January, and a New Zealand official has welcomed it, saying it will help promote tourism.
Over 30,000 Indians visited NZ
Hamilton, Nov 20 As many as 32,573 Indian nationals obtained visitor visas during 2008-09 for New Zealand which has topped a survey of tourism organisations from around the world to rank the best destination brands, says official data released on Friday.
Indians wrestle 'racist' youths in Oz
Melbourne, Oct 5 A group of skaters, who allegedly hurled racist abuses at Indian wrestlers travelling in a car, got their 'just desserts' in this Australian city after the Indians fought back, leaving at least two people injured.
'Life in Melbourne not up to hope'
Melbourne, Oct 4 Life in this Australian city does not live up to expectations, say overseas female students in a survey that revealed 'international students have been seriously affected by the current housing situation in Melbourne'.
Laser tweezers build super-fast comps
Sydney, Oct 1 Building super-fast computers has just become easier, thanks to a breakthrough that lets researchers grab hold of tiny components and probe their inner structure using only a beam of light.
India, China propel foreign students market in Oz
Sydney, Sep 24 Indian and Chinese students are fuelling Australia's education sector growth, latest statistics show. Indian student enrolments in the country reached 121,000 by this June.
Australian PM to visit India in Nov
Sydney, Sep 8 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will visit New Delhi later this year, a minister said Tuesday, adding that there is a 'desire on the part of both India and Australia to strengthen and broaden the relationship'.
Indian in Oz gets Lancet recognition
Melbourne, Sep 7 Bianca Brijnath, an Indian student pursuing her doctorate at Monash University here, has won a spot in the prestigious Lancet medical journal for an essay that highlights the link between education and health.
Jaiswal looking for coal in Oz
Sydney, Sep 4 Indian minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal is in Australia to search for 'some foreign coal' so that his country's energy needs are met. Jaiswal, who is India's minister of state for coal, has visited coal mines in New South Wales and Queensland.
Hot chillies could wallop heart disease, diabetes: Indian researcher
Sydney, Aug 31 An Indian researcher has found that the flavour-potent chilli could wallop diabetes and cardiovascular disease which are the leading cause of mortality in developed countries.
Australian deputy PM to visit India
Sydney, Aug 21 Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard will visit India later this month to take its relationship with New Delhi to 'a higher level'.
Migrating to NZ for work gets tougher
Hamilton (New Zealand), Aug 20 Making it tougher for migrant workers to come to New Zealand, a new policy called Supplementary Seasonal Employment (SSE) has been put in place by the immigration authorities here.
'More than Indian curry, cricket'
Sydney, Aug 18 Australia's relationship with India 'goes beyond the oft-cited notion of cricket, curry and Commonwealth', a parliamentarian said on Tuesday.
Brisbane's Punjab Place to retain its name
Sydney, Aug 13 Punjab Place, a street in the Australian city of Brisbane, would continue to keep its name after a petition to change it led to criticism.
World's oceans changing in irreversible ways
Sydney, Aug 11 There is mounting evidence that human activity is changing the world's oceans in profound and irreversible ways, according to a recent study.
PIO gives hope to cancer sufferers
Sydney, Aug 7 An Australian scientist of Indian origin has developed a new method to send nanocells to cancerous tumours so that tumours that are resistant to other drugs can be destroyed.
Krishna happy with safety steps in Oz
Sydney, Aug 6 India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna, the first senior minister to visit Australia since the recent spurt in attacks on Indian students, said here on Thursday that he was satisfied with the steps taken by authorities here to ensure the safety of the students.
No tolerance for education scams
Sydney, July 28 Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith has said the government 'won't tolerate' any education and migration scam affecting foreign students, after such a scam was exposed by an undercover Indian reporter who was assaulted over the weekend.
Varghese heads as Oz envoy to India
Sydney, July 26 Peter Joseph Noozhumurry Varghese used to head Australia's spy agency, the Office of National Assessments. The mild-mannered but very articulate man of Indian origin, who will be Canberra's next envoy to New Delhi, however does not see himself as a James Bond. He prefers to be called a diplomat.
An equation to prevent car crashes!
Sydney, July 14 A set of algorithms developed by Indian origin researchers will enable robotic cars to communicate with one another and avoid collisions.
PIO named Australian envoy to India
Sydney, June 8 In an apparent move to placate India, Australia on Monday named Indian-origin Peter Varghese, considered the country's top spy, its next envoy to New Delhi.
Oz campaign for Indian students
Melbourne, March 18 With global recession biting hard, Australia has launched a multi-million-dollar campaign to ensure that Indian students continue to come here for higher studies, as they have been doing in large numbers in recent years.
NRI reprogrammes skin cells
Sydney, Feb 5 A team led by an Indian-Australian scientist has reprogrammed skin cells to act as embryonic stem cells - a breakthrough that will allow unlimited access to study a range of diseases.
Sania makes second round exit from Australian Open
Melbourne, Jan 21 Indian Sania Mirza's challenge in the Australian Open singles was over in mere 70 minutes with a 3-6, 2-6 loss to 10th seed Russian Nadia Petrova in the second round here Wednesday.
NRI scientist edges closer to cure for genetic diseases
Sydney, Jan 21 Scientists are edging closer to a potential cure for debilitating genetic diseases like Huntington's disease, Friedreich's ataxia and Fragile X syndrome, thanks to a recent breakthrough led by an Indian Australian.
Global warming leading to starvation
Sydney, Jan 12 Global warming will severely damage crop output in tropical regions and deprive half the world of food by the century-end, according to a study.
Gavaskar, Kapil, Bedi in Hall of Fame
Sydney, Jan 2 Former India captains Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Bishan Singh Bedi were among the 55 cricketing greats who were inducted in the International Cricket Council's (ICC) newly-formed Hall of Fame here Friday.
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