Sikhs in Australia (Sikh News from Australia)

Sikh Bodies of US, Canada, UK, EU & AU Announce Formation of Sikh Federation International

On October 12, 2024, prominent Sikh leaders from around the globe convened in London to announce the formation of the Sikh Federation International.

Indian-origin man arrested for attacks on Sikhs in Australia

An Indian-origin youth has been arrested for a series of attacks on Sikhs which are suspected to be hate crimes. Asutalian media has identified the man as 24-year-old Vishal Jood.

United Sikhs Calls on Australian Government To Facilitate Resettlement of Afghan Sikhs And Hindus

For over 4 decades, the Sikh community in Afghanistan has suffered war-like conditions. They have endured barbaric attacks resulting in the loss of loved ones and having their religious freedom stifled. Thirty years ago, the population of Sikhs in Afghanistan was said to be around 250,000, but after decades of conflict and massacre, many have sought asylum in other countries and the community is thought to have been reduced to about 120 families.

Australia: Punjabi Will Be Taught In NSW Public School From Kindergarten To Year 10

Public Schools in New South Wales state of Australia is going to teach Punjabi language from Kindergarten To Year 10 from next session. 

550th Parkash Gurpurab Samagam & Parkash of Guru Granth Shaib in Australian Federal Parliament [VIDEO REPORT]

The Australian Sikh Council organised a Samagam to celebrate 550th Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak ji at the Australian Federal Parliament on the 22nd October 2019.

550th Parkash Gurpurab: Samagam Held in Federal Australian Parliament

The Australian Sikh Council organised a Samagam to celebrate 550th Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak ji at the Australian Federal Parliament on the 22nd October 2019.

Australia: Premier of NSW Visits Sangat of the Gurdwara Sahib Glenwood

The Sangat (congregation) of the Gurdwara Sahib Glenwood and the Australian Sikh Association Ltd. (ASA), which serves the largest Sikh congregation in Australia, welcomed Gladys Berejiklian MP, the New South Wales Premier, to the Gurdwara Sahib during his visit on October 9.

Aussie Sikh Student Wins Discrimination Case against Christian School [Copy of Full Judgement]

In a landmark decision, the Victorian Administrative and Civil Tribunal (VCAT) ruled on Tuesday that 5 year old Sidhak Singh had been unlawfully discriminated by a Christian school that had refused to enrol him because he had unshorn hair and wore a patka, a head covering worn by Sikh children.

Sikh Boy Wins Right To Wear Dastar To A Christian School In Australia

As per the media reports emanating from Australia a Melbourne based Sikh family here today won a legal battle against a Christian school which refused

Sikhs Participate in Protest at State Library (City of Melbourne) Against Rohingya Genocide

International Rohingya Council held a protest at State Library (City of Melbourne), Australia against genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Many Sikhs also took part in this protest.

Kirpan Ban In Australian Schools, DSGMC Appeals Sushma Swaraj To Take Up Matter With Australia

Appealing, the Union Minister to urgently take up the matter with Australian authorities, Mr. Sirsa said that DSGMC is representative body of Sikhs and thus is answerable

1.32K Punjabi in Australia; Sikhs count at 1.25K: Reveals ABS Data

As per 2016 Census data released by Australian Bureau of Statistics, there are 1,32,496 Punjabis living in Australia. The count of Punjabis in Victoria is 56,171 and New South Wales (NSW) is 33,435.

Punjabi Taxi Diver Racially Attacked in Australia

As per the media reports emanating from Australia a 25 year old taxi driver of Punjabi origin was here on last week was assaulted and knocked

VAISAKHI 2017: Thousands flock to Sikh Festival at Federation Square in Melbourne

Federation Square became a spectacle of colour as over five thousand Sikhs flocked together to the Sikh festival of Vaisakhi on Sunday, 30th April.

Australia Scrapes Its 457 Visa, Australian Jobs For Australians First Says PM Malcolm Turnbell

In a major announcement the Australian Government has put ban on 457 skilled visa program, in a joint press conference in capital Canberra, Prime minister Malcolm Turnbell

Sikh Boy In Melbourne (Australia) Denied School Admission For Wearing Dastar

As per the reports emanating from the local media a Sikh boy from Western Suburban Melbourne has been denied admission because he was wearing a dastar.

Stage Being Set For The 1st Sikh International Short Film Festival

A press conference was organized to promote and endorse the 1st Sikh International Short Film Festival Australia (SISFFA) was held at the Atomic Restaurant in Williamstown, Melbourne

The Sikh Empire Exhibition in Melbourne from 17th December

To raise awareness about the Sikh identity, history and values, the first 4 day Sikh Empire Exhibition is being organised in City of Melbourne from 17th to 20th December 2016.

Thousands Marched in Melbourne to Remember Sikh Genocide 1984

To commemorate the anniversary of the November 1984 Sikh Genocide and to spread awareness about the genocidal massacres of Sikhs in India amongst the Australian masses, a local Sikh body named Supreme Sikh Council took out the annual remembrance march in the memory of innocent Sikhs murdered during first week of November 1984.

OZ Sikhs to Hold Aanual Sikh Genocide Rememberance March on Nov. 06

Melbourne (Tejashdeep Singh Ajnauda): In remembrance of 1984 Sikh genocide by the Indian State, the Supreme Sikh  Council of Australia is going to organise an annual ...

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