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8 May 2017 - 8:22pm

Too much delay in processing tourist visas for parents wanting to come to Australia

Adelaide based Jasjit Singh had been waiting for the tourist visa for his mother in law to be approved for 38 days, before contacting SBS Punjabi to share his frustration.
"My mother in law, and indeed my own parents have visited us multiple times in the past, and mostly, the tourist visa approval would come through within a couple of weeks. But this time, we applied for my mother in law's tourist visa on Ma...
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8 May 2017 - 8:08pm

Remembering Rehmat Sandhu: Melbourne mother devotes her life to charity

Since losing her son Rehmat Sandhu days after his 21st birthday in December 2014, Ravinder Kaur has taken a bold decision to commit her house to Anglicare Victoria. Anglicare may use this house for their operations or to set up a foster care home.
Almost two years ago, Melbourne mother Ravinder Kaur faced one of the biggest challenges any parent could ever face. She suffered the unimaginable heartache of losing her only son who died falling of a high-rise balcony in Melbourne in Dec...
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8 May 2017 - 5:35pm

Here's what to expect from today's budget

Here's what you need to know before Treasurer Scott Morrison begins his budget speech on Tuesday evening.
Federal Scott Morrison will begin his speech at 7.30 pm on Tuesday to deliver the second budget of Turnbull government. The government has already made some key announcements to give a sense of what to expect from this budget before more d...
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8 May 2017 - 3:19pm

Australia cancels more than 27,000 visas this financial year

The department has also cancelled over 2,000 visas on character grounds and 820 visa applications were refused for failing to meet the character requirements.
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection has cancelled more than 27,000 visas in the first half of the current financial year, secretary of the department Michael Pezzullo told an Estimates Hearing. Mr Pezzullo told the hearing ...
8 May 2017 - 1:07pm

Punjabi fastest growing language in Australia: Harinder Sidhu

According to the 2011 census figures, 71,230 people spoke Punjabi at home in Australia, but the Australian High Commissioner to India expects next month's 2016 census figures to reveal an increase.
Punjabi has become the fastest growing language in Australia says Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India. While the 2016 census result will be revealed later this year, Punjabis are understood to form a large chunk of migran...
5 May 2017 - 5:55pm

RSL Blacktown to honour the unsung war heroes

Be it in RSL or Anzac Day parades, Australia’s turbaned war heroes are now seen with great respect for their contribution as Anzacs or as Indian troops in Gallipoli in WW1.
The Returned and Services League, Australia (RSL) is a support organisation for men and women who have served or are serving in the Defence. In 1980s, Surjit Singh Gujral had a shocking experience at the RSL clubs near Strathfield- a subur...
7 May 2017 - 12:13pm

New parental visa a "blackmail and deceit", says the visa campaigner

The high cost of the new parental visa has left those who campaigned for it disappointed.
Turnbull government revealed a new parental visa on Wednesday that would allow parents of migrants to stay in Australia for up to a decade. However, the ‘high’  cost of the visa is a concern for many migrants who say the visa in its curren...
6 May 2017 - 9:57am

Comment: Why France must Trump Le Pen

Like Donald Trump, Marine Le Pen rallies support from the far-right using ultra-patriotic nationalistic language with a promise to keep France free of illegal immigrants and protect citizens from terrorism and drums up the rhetoric of making...
Three weeks ago, I went on a spring break with my family to Pairs.  While visiting Place de la Bastille, I noticed the July Column was under renovation.  And I wondered if that is the current state of the French Republic as well.  That wee...
7 May 2017 - 12:18pm

Government reveals new parental visas

SBS has obtained information about a new government visa program that will allow people to pay tens of thousands of dollars for their migrant parents to come to Australia. Preetinder Singh Grewal has this exclusive report…
In the Turnbull Government's latest immigration shakeup, parents will be allowed to visit for up to ten years. But as the government tries to tighten its budget, children will have to cover the costs of their parents' healthcare. Following...
7 May 2017 - 12:14pm

Indian pizza delivery driver gets two years in jail for slashing colleagues with meat cleaver

Rajat Chaudhary went home to get a meat cleaver and slashed his colleagues after a work-related argument, the Court heard.
An Indian migrant has been handed two years in prison over an attack on his colleagues with a meat cleaver following an argument in Perth last year. 32-year-old Rajat Chaudhary who worked in a sausage factory during the day and a  night-ti...
4 May 2017 - 2:00pm

Indian man jumps on train track to save a woman, gets his bag stolen

Anil Vennavalli jumped onto the train tracks to save a woman commuter from an oncoming train. But a heartless thief swiped his bag containing items worth $1,500.
A 34-year-old Indian migrant is being hailed as a hero for jumping onto the train tracks to save a woman from an oncoming train in New York. But a heartless thief stole his backpack which contained his laptop and some cash. Anil Vannavalli...
4 May 2017 - 3:58pm

After axing 457 visa, Australia to toughen investor visa program

Assistant Immigration Minister Alex Hawke did not reveal which changes may be reviewed, but hinted that English proficiency could be a new requirement.
After an overhaul of the citizenship law and axing of the 457 visa program, next in line for toughening up the eligibility criteria could be the investment visa program. Assistant Immigration Minister Alex Hawke said while speaking at a 'C...
7 May 2017 - 12:13pm

Indian couple face court over exploitation of Indian 457 visa holder

It is alleged that Saandeep Chokhani told the employee to withdraw $18,000 and repay in cash or his 457 Visa would be cancelled.
A Coffee Club Café franchisee in Brisbane is facing court for allegedly making an overseas worker repay $18,000 of his wages by threatening to cancel his 457 visa if he refused. Saandeep Chokhani and his wife who own and run the Coffee Clu...
3 May 2017 - 11:32pm

Amjyot Singh a step closer to fulfil Australian NBL dream

Amjyot Singh Gill is one of the four members of the India’s National Basketball team who want to seize a chance to play in Australia’s professional basketball league.
Indian Basketball players can now dream of their participation in Australia's National Basketball League (NBL).  With Australia now part of the FIBA Asia Region, Indian players have a chance to play in Australia as local players. On an inv...
3 May 2017 - 7:56pm

Greens largely backing Coalition school-funding plan

As Labor continues its attack on the Turnbull Government's proposed school-funding changes, the Coalition has found an unlikely ally.  The Greens say they largely support the changes, which would reduce funding for some wealthy private schools. ...
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