Australian undergraduate student nurses and those health workers here on visas from overseas are being encouraged to work as nursing assistants during this COVID-19 pandemic.
While many of his fellow Rich Listers may feel inclined to use government’s social-distancing advice to recuperate from their tiring boardroom sessions, Australian-Nepalese billionaire Shesh Ghale unfortunately does not have that luxury.
The immediate impact of the coronavirus shutdown is striking in its magnitude, its speed and its concentration on a small set of industries.
by Nathalie Collins, Edith Cowan University 23 March 2020 Depending on your culture, you are probably used to greeting someone with a handshake, hug or nose bump. Well, not any…
The Western Australian health minister has announced “fever clinics” are to open this week for people who think they have coronavirus symptoms
BY RAM KHATRY I 3 MARCH 2020 I The inaugural Innate Power of Women Forum, a brainchild of lawyer and academic Pallavi Sinha, was held in Sydney yesterday with a…
Michelle Grattan Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra 2 March 2020 The coronavirus has moved to a new stage in Australia, with the first two cases of local transmission of the…
Ram Khatry I 18 February 2020 I A young Nepal native has exchanged namaste with the world’s greatest singing legends as he stuns the American Idol judges and netizens around…
ByChristopher Ziguras, RMIT University and Ly Tran, Deakin University 6 February 2020 The coronavirus outbreak may be the biggest disruption to international student flows in history. There are more…
Authors 31 January 2020 Every disease outbreak brings an accompanying outbreak of fear. Already we’re seeing coverage on the spread of coronavirus fear which leads to misinformation, an effect…
By Ram Khatry 18 January 2020 Human rights and conflict studies scholars assert that Prachanda has finally confessed his monstrous war crimes and therefore the former Prime Minister of Nepal…
By Nicole Lee, Curtin University 18 December 2019 New draft alcohol guidelines, released today, recommend healthy Australian women and men drink no more than ten standard drinks a week and…
By Bikram Timilsina & Ram Khatry 16 November 2019 Earlier this week, some agitated Nepalese youths poured onto streeets and burnt effigies of Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping – executive…
By Britta Ohm, Université de Berne 12 May 2019 India votes until May 19, and Western media and opinion seem to be slowly waking up to the dangers faced by…
By Zahrah Imtiaz, Dr DB Subedi and Dr Muttukrishna Sarvananthan 3 May 2019 In the aftermath of the Easter bombings, Sri Lanka will require effective initiatives for countering violent extremism.…
Ram Khatry I 31 March 2019: Speaking at the closing ceremony of Nepal Investment Summit 2019, Japan-based businessman Bhaban Bhatta has urged potential investors to use non-resident Nepalis as the…
20 March 2019: A young Bhutanese refugee has bid goodbye to her thick, black and beautiful hair aiming to raise funds for the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF). Bidhya Karki,…
7 March 2019: Come to the Coburg Velodrome they say. A day full of fun, flavour and festivities is for sure they say. An occasion to celebrate Nepal and relish…
By Ram Khatry 13 February 2019 Depending on who you ask, February 13 can either be an auspicious or regrettable day for Nepal and the Nepalese people. If you ask…
By Ram Khatry 26 January 2019 A Melbourne “social entrepreneur” has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for her trailblazing philanthropic enterprise that aims to…
