Rajni Anand Luthra
Editor,
Indian Link
Jacinta Price’s crash course in “How to Lose a Job in Eight Days” came to a head yesterday (10 Sept) with her removal from the Opposition frontbench.
Her ill-judged rant on 3 Sept about Indian migrants being Labor’s imported vote bank backfired spectacularly, and her stubborn silence sealed the deal. Yet, for us, this feels less like closure and more like an intermission...
If nothing else, JacintaGate has reminded us that in 2025, no community deserves to be maligned en masse.
So how do we, Australians of Indian origin, move forward? By doing what we have always done - working hard, contributing fully, and ensuring that on history’s page, at every stage, we advance Australia fair.
Senator Jacinta Price claimed that 85% of Indian-Australians vote Labor.
But Indian Link’s pre-poll surveys across the last three federal elections tell a different story - revealing the reality of the community’s vote and cutting through the myths.
In case you missed it: See Shadow Attorney General JULIAN LEESER’s full interview with PAWAN LUTHRA here.
Time for this week’s riddle.
What is harder to catch the faster you run?
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PAWAN LUTHRA in conversation with ROS CHILDS on ABC News at Noon earlier this week.
A Sydney 2000 volunteer looks back 25 years later - on the roars, the stars, and the memories that never faded.
Dr Abhishek Verma, who has been appointed Chair of the Victorian Medical Board.
Mala Mehta OAM and the IABBV Hindi School, who marked their 38th anniversary this month.
Polly Agrawal, Mantej Singh, Nitasha Singh and Sanchit Jain, who have been selected for the Social Impact Hub's Fellowship program.
Rajeev Jawaji, who has qualified to represent Australia at the 48th WorldSkills International Competition in Shanghai next year.
“TOO MANY INDIANS.”
That was the rant Aunty Joshna made in the gulab jamun line at a Bengaluru wedding.
Now she’s saying something similar in faraway Australia.
Whether or not spring has sprung, your next challenge surely has.
Our weekly classic: which movie is this scene from?
Heyy, nice to still see you here - the answer to this week’s riddle is: ‘your breath’.
Ahead of Hindi Day on 14 Sept, ARNAV SONI, 9, of Mala Mehta’s IABBV Hindi School in Sydney, presents Kab Tak Humein Rokoge - an uplifting poem carrying the promise of tomorrow, and celebrating the power of language to inspire.
At Sydney Fringe, they’ll be saying a LOT because this powerful show takes on domestic violence through the magic of Indian classical dance, music, and poetry. Bold, moving, and absolutely unmissable.
For more go to our What’s On Page.
I might upset my country but it doesn't matter to me anymore. Every child deserves peace, freedom, liberation and Palestinians are no exception.
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As of last week, the vote was unanimous: AUX rights 100%, family WhatsApp admin rights 0%. Playlists reign supreme, and the family group can run itself into chaos.
