Rajni Anand Luthra
Editor,
Indian Link
On #26January, we pause to reflect on our adopted home - a land shaped by over 60,000 years of continuous culture and history.
We honour the deep connection of First Nations peoples to this land, and recognise the challenges this day represents for many.
Australia’s story is layered - shaped by First Nations custodianship, the contributions of settlers who built its institutions and communities, and migrants who continue to add to its social, cultural and economic fabric.
We hold space for the different meanings this day carries.
As migrants and settlers, this land has welcomed us, given us opportunity, and allowed us to belong and contribute. For that, we are #grateful - and commit to listening, learning, and honouring its past, present and future as we walk forward together.
Academics, medical professionals and civic champions dominate this year’s list, with women notably under-represented.
RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA
For significant service to architecture, and to people with disability
For significant service to earth science and mineral sources, to regolith exploration, and to geochemistry
TARINI PURI
For significant service to endocrinology, and to the rural and Indigenous communities of Queensland
TARINI PURI
For significant service to community health through governance and board roles
LAKSHMI GANAPATHY
For outstanding public service in strengthening trade and investment relationships between Australia and Southeast Asia
PRUTHA CHAKRABORTY
For service to medicine, and to the community of Bacchus Marsh
SRUTHI SAJEEV
For service to the Sikh community
RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA
For service to the Indian community of Queensland
TORRSHA SEN
For service to the Tamil and Indian communities of Queensland.
SRUTHI SAJEEV
For service to the Indian community of Brisbane
RAJNI ANAND LUTHRA
