Rajni Anand Luthra
Editor,
Indian Link
Black Friday: is it about need or greed? For many households, it’s a chance to buy essentials - clothes, a laptop, maybe a new appliance - without blowing the budget. Yet retailers know exactly how to crank up the FOMO, nudging us into buying things we never planned on. Those “too good to miss” deals can turn into “why did I buy that?” moments pretty fast. The trick is pausing long enough to ask: do I actually need this, or am I just being played?
Perhaps Black Friday’s real bargain is learning to tell the difference.
Racial abuse causes deep harm, but you have options. Know how to stay safe, report it, seek help and stay supported by your community.
Almost 40 years after this writer’s parents migrated, Australia’s skills system still fails to recognise migrant talent. Meet the Desi migrants it’s ignoring.
Australia’s pivot to India accelerates: Newland Global Group rolls out its landmark 2025 trade report.
Shameless greed in an era of mass layoffs, Elon Musk’s $1T pay plan fits into a broader pattern of ballooning CEO salaries worldwide.
Asha Bhat who won the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Australian Community Housing National Awards
Professor Nalini Joshi who was named the 2025 NSW Scientist of the Year and Professor Brajesh Singh who was awarded the NSW Premier’s Prize for Science and Engineering for his excellence in the field of biological sciences.
Apoorva Tandon who won the Best Student Film Award at the Disrupt AI Film Festival
Step into the magical, musical and deeply moving world of Gurinder Chadha, as she talks about her latest film Christmas Karma - a Bollywood-inspired reimagining of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.
The beloved movie star, who passed this week, defined generations on screen and online, quietly connecting classic Bollywood with today’s digital world.
It’s the Head On Photo Festival, and this year’s finalists are serving big creativity energy. (Don’t miss the Indian links!) Exhibitions are live, the People’s Choice is open, so go get your art fix!
More on our What’s On page.
We are deeply honoured by the trust shown by Commonwealth Sport. The 2030 Games will not only celebrate a hundred years of the Commonwealth Movement but also lay the foundation for the next century. It will bring together athletes, communities, and cultures from across the Commonwealth in a spirit of friendship and progress.
