Former Australian cricket great now plays for Australian tourism in growing India

Brett Lee, is lending his support to Australia’s tourism continued push in India, joining Tourism Australia’s 'Friends of Australia' advocacy program to promote the country’s tourism experiences to a growing market of Indian travellers. more

Australia plans to attract more Indian Tourists

More than 70 of India’s top travel wholesalers selling Australian holidays have arrived in Melbourne to experience some of Australia’s best tourism offerings. more

Australia Extends Tourist Visa for Parents of Australians

The Gillard Government will extend tourist visas for parents of Australian citizens and permanent residents to enable them to visit their family in Australia for longer, the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Chris Bowen MP, announced. more

Victorian government ties up with Bangalore schools

The State Government of Victoria, Australia, in collaboration with the Asia Education Foundation has initiated a two-week study programme to India where 24 educators from eight Victorian schools will be paired with eight Bangalore schools. more

Bionic eye brings amazed woman some sight

A bionic eye has given an Australian woman partial sight and researchers say it is an important step towards eventually helping visually impaired people get around independently. more 

More Indian students coming to campus

And onshore demand for vocational education and training, dominated in recent times by Indians, is weakening. more

MIA to host Migration Conference

The Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) is the peak body for migration advice professionals, representing more than 2200 Registered Migration Agents (RMAs) and education agents across Australia and overseas. more

Prabir Maitra launches Re-election bid for Parramatta

Prabir Maitra works as an IT specialist for Health Support Services (HSS), NSW Health and based at the Westmead Children’s Hospital and is the first person of Indian sub-continent origin elected as a Councillor at Parramatta City Council in 2008. more

Ramco Systems sets up subsidiary in Australia

Chennai-based Ramco Systems, an enterprise software company focused on cloud platform, products and services, on Thursday, said it had set up a wholly-owned subsidiary — Ramco Systems Australia Pty. — in Australia to drive business. more

India's Australian dream

India has surged ahead of China and Britain as the largest source of settlers to Australia, but can skilled migrants from the sub-continent forever resist the magnetic appeal of their homeland?  more

Intensely Soul – Transformational Odissi 2012 Australian Premiere

Sydney based Nirmal Jena and his Delhi based sister, Pratibha Jena Singh, present powerful and poignant Odissi dance and music in their first Australian tour together.  more

Label free travel to Australia

As part of the Australian Government’s global program of label free travel to Australia, the Australian High Commission, New Delhi will implement visa label-free travel arrangements across India, Bhutan and Nepal from 1 October 2012.  more

Ahmedabad teacher awarded Australian National University(ANU) prize

Bringing laurels to her school and students, Amirta Chakrabarty, a teacher from Ahmedabad has been awarded the Australian National University (ANU) prize for excellence in secondary teaching. more

 Kailash Kher ready to entertain music lovers in Australia

After wowing fans in Pakistan, singer Kailash Kher is ready to entertain music lovers in Australia. He will perform at the OzAsia Festival in Adelaide, from September 14 to 30, with his eight-piece band Kailasa. more

Amitabh Bachchan honoured with doctorate in Australia

Megastar Amitabh Bachchan who is currently in Sydney shooting for The Great Gatsby, is to      receive an honorary doctorate from the Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane on Thursday. more

TOEFL scores to be accepted for Australian Student Visas

The Australian migration office has approved the acceptance of TOEFL, Pearson's PTE test and Cambridge English Advanced Test in addition to the IELTS. more

'Doctor' Big B four times over

Amitabh Bachchan, who had turned down an honorary doctorate from an Australian University two years back as a mark of protest against racial attacks on Indian students, has finally decided to accept it. more

Aussie varsities expect image makeover after new visa rules

"The recent changes in Australia's student visa requirements are expected to usher in an image makeover to the country's besieged international education sector that has been sullied by allegations of racism and fraud." more

Graduate Certificate in Quality Assurance 2012

"I would like to draw your attention to our upcoming Graduate Certificate in Quality Assurance (GCQA) in 2012. The GCQA offers a comprehensive academic program for the training and professional development of quality assurance professionals."more