Sikhs in Australia (Sikh News from Australia)

Australian Sikhs to hold Sikh Genocide memorial march on Dec. 13

Australian Sikhs will be observing December 13 as the ‘Sikh Genocide remember day’ and a march will be organized to remember the victims of the Sikh Genocide of 1984.

Australian cricketer Phillip Hughes dies after struck with ball in head

Sydney, Australia: The cricket world has been left shattered by the death of Australian batsman, Phillip Hughes. The 25-year-old suffered devastating head injuries when he was struck while batting at the Sydney Cricket Ground.

Video of protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Melbourne (Australia)

Melbourne, Australia: Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Nov. 18 to stage a protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi was here to attend a dinner hosted by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot.

Narendra Modi’s presence in Melbourne (Australia) sparks protests

Melbourne, Australia: Hundreds of protesters gathered outside Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Nov. 18 to stage a protest against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi was here to attend a dinner hosted by Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbot.

“Modi you have blood on your hands”: Indian PM faces protests in Sydney (Australia)

Sydney, Australia: Hundreds of protesters, mostly Sikhs, held a protest demonstration against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s presence in Sydney, Australia. The protesters were carrying placards in their hands saying “Modi you have blood on your hands” and “A lie doesn’t become truth, a wrong doesn’t become right, & evil doesn’t become good just because it’s accepted by a majority”.

Exlcusion of Kashmir from India’s map displayed at Queensland University in Australia during Narendra Modi’s visit irritates Indian authorites

Brisbane: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Australia to participate in G-20 summit. Within hours after his arrival following an overnight flight from Myanmar, Narendra Modi headed for the QUT for the first engagement of his five-day Australia visit, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in 28 years after Rajiv Gandhi.

Australia: New South Wales Sikhs seek road hamlet exemption

Australia: Sikhs living in New South Wales are fighting to have the law changed to exempt members of their community who wear turbans from the ...

Vandals target Sikh Gurdwara in Perth, Australia; Spray anti-Muslim messages

Perth, Australia (October 29, 2014): Vandals have reportedly sprayed anti-Muslim graffiti at a Sikh Gurdwara Sahib in Perth's northern suburbs overnight. The Gurdwara Sahib which has been under construction in Bennett Springs for more than two years and is due to be completed in February. The Gurdwara building was reportedly vandalized around 1.30 am by two offenders who sprayed offensive messages on walls of the Gurdwara Sahib.

Ahead of his trip, Australian PM Tony Abbott expresses willingness to supply uranium to India

Sydney, Australia (September 03, 2014): In a recent development Australia has expressed it's willingness to sell uranium to India. Ahead of his trip to India, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott reportedly said that Australia should be prepared to sell uranium to India with suitable safeguards.Sydney, Australia (September 03, 2014): In a recent development Australia has expressed it's willingness to sell uranium to India. Ahead of his trip to India, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott reportedly said that Australia should be prepared to sell uranium to India with suitable safeguards.

Aussie Premier welcomes Sikh Growth

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine today paid his first-ever visit to a Gurdwara here and acknowledged the growing role and contributions made by the Punjabi community in the key Australian state.

Amita Gill in run for a seat in State parliament in Australia

For the first time in Australian history a young punjabi women will run for seat in Australian Parliament. As Victoria , a southern state of country is heating up for this year's November elections, Amita Gill will be MP candidate from Liberal party of Australia. Amita who belong to Rania village in Moga district of Punjab will run for electoral seat of bundoora , Mainly Covers north area of Melbourne Metropolitan.

Sikhs in Melbourne protest against Amitabh Bachchan’s visit in Australia

Melbourne, Australia (May 05, 2014): It is learnt that Indian film-star Amitabh Bachchan had to face tough situation in Australia as dozens of Sikhs protested against his presence in Australia.

Banned in India, Punjabi movie Kaum De Heere to be released in Australia on March 14

Melbourne, Australia (March 13, 2014): Punjabi film “Kaum De Heere”, based on events related to assassination of former Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi has been banned in India, but it shall be released in Australia on March 14. India's Central Board of Film Certification had declined to grant requisite certificate to the movie on January 29.

Four arrested over attacking of Adelaide taxi driver; Victim lost his sight in one eye

Adelaide, Australia (December 29, 2013): According to a news published by ABC News [f]our men have been arrested for allegedly assaulting an Adelaide taxi driver, who lost his sight in one eye.

Cricket Australia faced wrath after offensive tweet about Monty Panesar

Adelaide, Australia (December 05, 2013): According to certain media reports Cricket Australia was hoist by its own petard when it was forced to delete a tweet regarding Monty Panesar, a Sikh cricketer, on the first morning of the Adelaide Test.

Sikh cabbie who had returned $110K honored by Melbourne city council for honesty

Melbourne, Australia (November 20, 2013): Lakhwinder Singh Dhillon, a Sikh taxi driver in Australia, who returned A$110,000 in cash he found on the rear seat of his cab to its owners, has received a Melbourne City Council award for his honesty.

Sikh Genocide 1984 complaint with the UNHRC: Sikh bodies kick starts signature campaign in 20 countries

California, US (November 19, 2013): As per information available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN), human rights bodies and Sikh groups such as Sikhs for Justice and All Indian Sikh Students Federation (AISSF) have kicked a world-wide signature campaign in support of “Sikh Genocide 1984” complaint that was filed with United Nations Human Rights Commission (UNHRC) on November 01, 2013.

Blood donation drive by the Sikh nation gets good response in Surrey, Vancouver; 100K lives already saved

Surrey/ Canada (November 11, 2013): It is learnt that the annual blood donation drive by the Sikh nation began on November 01, 2013 this year. This humanitarian campaign was started in 1999 in the memory of the victims of the Sikh genocide 1984 who were brutally reduced to ashes in various parts on India in November 1984 in a systematic manner.

Sikh genocide victims yet to get justice: Michelle Rowland, Australian MP

Chandigarh/ Punjab (November 8, 2013): It is notable that last year, on the 28th anniversary of the Sikh genocide 1984, a petition was tabled in the Australia House of Representatives today seeking to declare the 1984 systematic massacre of Sikhs as genocide. The petition was tabled by Warren Enstch, Chief Opposition Whip for the Liberal Party.

Australia: Sikh taxi driver sets example of honesty by returns bag with $110K

Melbourne, Australia (October 26, 2013): It is learnt that a Sikh cabbie in Australia set an example of honesty after he returned 110,000 Australian dollars (around Rs. 65 lakh) to a group of passengers who had left the cash in his taxi. The incident happened in Melbourne recently when the cab driver, Lakhwinder Singh Dhillon, was doing his job of picking and dropping passengers.

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