Victorian Election 2026: Roshena Campbell Emerges Liberal Frontrunner As Dinesh Gourisetty Steps Aside
Desi Australia July 28, 2026
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Victorian Election 2026: Roshena Campbell Emerges Liberal Frontrunner As Dinesh Gourisetty Steps Aside

The race for one of Victoria’s most politically significant upper house seats has taken an important turn ahead of the November 2026 state election, with former Melbourne City councillor Roshena Campbell emerging as the leading contender for the Victorian Liberal Party’s Western Metropolitan Region ticket after Indian-Australian community leader Dinesh Gourisetty confirmed he will not […]

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Adelaide Takes Centre Stage as South Australia Hosts the 50th ALP National Conference
Desi Australia July 27, 2026
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Adelaide Takes Centre Stage as South Australia Hosts the 50th ALP National Conference

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas welcomed Labor leaders, delegates and supporters from across Australia as Adelaide hosted the milestone 50th Australian Labor Party National Conference. The conference was held at the Adelaide Convention Centre from Thursday 23 July to Saturday 25 July 2026, bringing together federal, state and territory parliamentarians, union members, party representatives, community […]

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Indian Australians Join Global Calls For Education Reform As CJP Protests Gain Momentum Across Australia
Desi Australia July 25, 2026
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Indian Australians Join Global Calls For Education Reform As CJP Protests Gain Momentum Across Australia

The student-led protests that began in India over examination paper leaks and demands for greater accountability in the education system are now resonating thousands of kilometres away, with members of Australia’s Indian diaspora taking to the streets in Melbourne, Sydney and other cities in solidarity with students back home. What started as a domestic youth […]

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Young Indian-Origin Truck Driver Sukhjinder Singh Sandhu Dies In Fiery Hume Highway Crash Near Goulburn
Desi Australia July 21, 2026
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Young Indian-Origin Truck Driver Sukhjinder Singh Sandhu Dies In Fiery Hume Highway Crash Near Goulburn

Australia’s Indian community is mourning the tragic loss of young Indian-origin truck driver Sukhjinder Singh Sandhu, who died in a devastating truck crash and fire on the Hume Highway near Goulburn in New South Wales. The fatal incident occurred in the early hours of Friday morning and has prompted an ongoing police investigation. Emergency services […]

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AIBC Celebrates 40 Years of Strengthening Australia-India Trade and Investment
Desi Australia July 16, 2026
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AIBC Celebrates 40 Years of Strengthening Australia-India Trade and Investment

The Australia India Business Council has marked four decades of advancing trade, investment and commercial cooperation between Australia and India, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese officially launching the organisation’s 40th anniversary national program at a special event in Canberra. The launch brought together senior government representatives, diplomats, business leaders and members of the Indian diaspora […]

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Indian Visa and Passport Services in Australia: MEA Tender Process Set Aside, Reopening Date Unclear
Desi Australia July 16, 2026
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Indian Visa and Passport Services in Australia: MEA Tender Process Set Aside, Reopening Date Unclear

Delhi High Court orders a fresh procurement process as applicants continue to await confirmation on passport, OCI, visa and consular services The Delhi High Court has set aside the tender process conducted by India’s Ministry of External Affairs for outsourced Indian consular, passport and visa services in Australia, after finding that the technical evaluation of […]

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India and Australia Expand Space and Technology Partnership with Landmark Innovation Agreements
Desi Australia July 10, 2026
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India and Australia Expand Space and Technology Partnership with Landmark Innovation Agreements

India and Australia have taken another significant step in strengthening their strategic partnership, announcing a series of initiatives focused on space exploration, science and advanced technology during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Australia. The agreements reflect both countries’ commitment to innovation-led economic growth and closer collaboration in emerging industries. A major highlight of the […]

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Grow More, Achieve More: NaMoSte Australia – A Sea of Tricolours, Shared Dreams and a Stronger India-Australia Partnership
Desi Australia July 9, 2026
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Grow More, Achieve More: NaMoSte Australia – A Sea of Tricolours, Shared Dreams and a Stronger India-Australia Partnership

Melbourne, Australia: Long before the leaders took to the stage, the atmosphere inside Melbourne’s Marvel Stadium told its own story. Thousands of people, draped in Indian and Australian flags, dressed in colourful traditional attire and proudly representing generations of the Indian diaspora, came together with one shared purpose-to celebrate a friendship between two nations that continues […]

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