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In this latest SBS Hindi bulletin: Paediatricians call for Australian children to be a top priority in the country's pandemic recovery plans; The A-C-T joins New South Wales and Victoria in winding back coronavirus restrictions; India expresses displeasure over Singapore PM’s remarks on criminal records of Indian MPs and more news

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Refugee and migrant women are three times more likely to be misidentified as the dominant aggressor in family and domestic violence cases than Australian-born women, according to a position paper published by the inTouch Multicultural Centre Against Family Violence. The paper, which has made a number of key recommendations, says misidentification can have a number of far-reaching and devastating consequences for victim-survivors like criminal charges, visa loss, or even loss of custody of their children in some cases.

Learning developer Nitya Pillai moved from India to Australia alone in June 2019. Ms Pillai said she slipped into depression as she barely had friends and couldn't go out during the hard lockdowns in Australia's sports capital. She reached out to the Indian community on social media for help and received overwhelming support. Ms Pillai found good friends in people who were in similar situations. Listen to Ms Pillai's experience and her advice in this podcast.

Men and women teams from the Indian community and an Indian High Commission team participated in Pink Stumps Day last week in Canberra. They raised about $1100 for McGrath Foundation, which provides nurses for breast cancer patients. Some women cricket players, who participated for the first time, told SBS Hindi that this cause has helped them break mental barriers and brought the community closer. They say it won't be long when the Australian cricket teams have representation from the Indian community. Listen to this podcast to learn more about these women and their initiative.

Listen to the latest SBS Hindi report from India. 18/02/2022