This Gay Marathi Sundance Winner Is Set To Shine at Melbourne International FIlm Fest – Cactus Pears

Sundance award winner Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda), one of 2025’s acclaimed queer films, is about to make its Australian debut at MIFF 2025.

Sundance award winner Cactus Pears (Sabar Bonda), one of 2025’s acclaimed queer films, is about to make its Australian debut at MIFF 2025.

Australia’s Indian community is being increasingly targeted by sophisticated phone scams involving fraudsters who pose as Indian police, court officials, or diplomatic staff.

The Indian Film Festival of Melbourne kicks off on August 14. Here are our ten essential picks at IFFM 2025.

The Indian government has ushered in sweeping changes, so it’s now much easier for them to cancel an OCI card.

For the first time ever, AFL footy will be called in Hindi & Mandarin.

VCAT has rejected plans for a $4.5m Kerala Hindu temple in Pearcedale, near Melbourne, siding with locals and the council.

International students and migrants planning to move to Australia will face a new English testing regime — with more choices for test-takers, but higher score demands to meet.

Australian MP Tim Watts has warned of emerging far-right targeting of the Indian diaspora.

Victoria University (VU), Western Sydney University (WSU), and La Trobe University have secured official approval from the Indian government to establish full-scale campuses in India.

Air New Zealand has announced the appointment of Nikhil Ravishankar as its new Chief Executive Officer.