Carmen Lazar from the ARC (Assyrian Resource Centre) explains the new changes to temporary sponsored parent visas which will be valid for three or five years, costing $5,000 and $10,000 respectively.

More than 993 Australians have been recognised in this year's Queen's Birthday Honours List.

 They come from a wide range of professions, industries and communities.

Among those honoured are people serving Australia's multicultural communities, and Indigenous Australians.

The Head of Rafidain block in Kurdistan Regional parliament mr. Fareed Yacoub said the court decisions were still ineffective. "He asked the government to make more firmness to not allow for more abuses in the future." "The new government promised much, and we hope that its promises will be translated into reality," he said.

Assyria Day Conference

Preparations are under way for the upcoming celebration of “Assyria day” to be held on 30th of June 2019. Listen to Mr Hermiz Shahen, Deputy Secretary General and the Regional Secretary of the Assyrian Universal Alliance (AUA) in Australia & New Zealand. Mr Shahen explained to the SBS Assyrian program the importance of implementing and celebrating this occasion.

Listen to renown Author and Linguist B. Haddad speaking about the role of 1800 monasteries as educational/ theological institutions.

Mr. Haddad also speaks about his second encyclopedia project Alqush his birth place town”. 

The majority of residents, shop owners and staff employed by the local municipality in dvin are Assyrian’ Ninos Kako said, he also spoke about a brief history of the Assyrian community settled in Dvin and how they maintain their culture since 1824.

The Australian players are confident of their ability to score goals and embarrass the opponents.

A new report says a lack of knowledge about how to safely prepare certain foods is leaving many Australians at risk of food poisoning.

 It's leading to renewed calls to better educate cooks, amateurs and professionals, about foodborne illnesses.

Our renown writer Benjamin Haddad started his writing career in 1960. After publishing 30 books Mr Haddad is currently working on more manuscript to be released.