SBS Punjabi - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Abhishek Thapar is a Netherlands-based Punjabi theatre-maker who will present two shows at the OzAsia Festival, My Home at the Intersection – a reflection of Punjab’s recent history and Surpassing the Beeline. Listen to this conversation to know more about his journey as a theatre artist. 

19-year-old medical student Aayushi Khillan says she'll strive to make the curriculum more interesting and malleable for students with varied interests. 

19-year-old medical student Aayushi Khillan says she'll strive to make the curriculum more interesting and malleable for students with varied interests. 

Hardik Rao had migrated to Australia nearly thirteen years ago, in the hope for greener pastures, but is now busy wrapping away his work and life to start afresh, this time in Canada and he is hopeful it would be his and his young family’s ‘ultimate home.’

SBS Punjabi spoke to many visitors at Bella Vista Diwali festival who shared their thoughts on how they would like to celebrate Diwali in Australia. Many had invited their friends with non-Indian heritage, and they celebrated the day with as much fervour too.  

With another scorching summer approaching, authorities are pleading with swimmers to use caution as the number of people drowning has jumped by ten per cent since last year.

ਰਾਇਲ ਲਾਈਫ ਸੇਵਿੰਗ ਸੋਸਾਇਟੀ ਆਫ ਆਸਟ੍ਰੇਲੀਆ ਦੇ ਆਂਕੜਿਆਂ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਪਿਛਲੇ 12 ਮਹੀਨਿਆਂ ਦੌਰਾਨ 276 ਲੋਕਾਂ ਦੀ ਜਾਨ ਡੁੱਬਣ ਕਾਰਨ ਚਲੀ ਗਈ ਸੀ। ਇਹ ਇਸ ਤੋਂ ਪਿਛਲੇ ਸਾਲ ਦੇ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ 10% ਜਿਆਦਾ ਹੈ।

Blueberry farmers in NSW's Mid North Coast produce 80 per cent of Australia's blueberry supply. But with the worst drought in over 50 years stretching to the coastal area of Coffs Harbour-Woolgoolga, farmers fear their next crop will take a big hit if the dry spell doesn't end soon. 

Every year, thousands of newcomers to Australia are exploited by their employers. Experts say it's a problem that is all too common and one of the major contributors to the billions of dollars of unclaimed wages each year. Last month, the Fair Work Ombudsman fined franchises Subway, Jamaica Blue and Muffin Break for underpaying their workers.

Well-known Punjabi singers Dilpreet Dhillon and Jordan Sandhu joined us in the Melbourne studio to speak about their singing career and the role of social media in the Punjabi music industry. 

Melbourne-based Harbir Singh Kang has won the Antenna Awards top gong in the Best Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Personality for his presentations on the Multicultural AFL Football TV Panel Show. Listen to this conversation to find out more details.

ਮੈਲਬੌਰਨ ਦੇ ਵਸਨੀਕ ਹਰਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਕੰਗ ਨੇ ਬਹੁਸਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਏ ਐਫ ਐਲ ਫੁੱਟਬਾਲ ਟੀ ਵੀ ਪੈਨਲ ਸ਼ੋਅ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਪੇਸ਼ਕਾਰੀ ਲਈ ਸਰਬੋਤਮ ਸਭਿਆਚਾਰਕ ਅਤੇ ਭਾਸ਼ਾਈ ਵਿਭਿੰਨ ਸ਼ਖਸੀਅਤ ਵਜੋਂ ਇਸ ਸਾਲ ਦਾ ‘ਐਂਟੀਨਾ ਅਵਾਰਡ’ ਜਿੱਤਿਆ ਹੈ। ਵਧੇਰੇ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਲਈ ਸੁਣੋ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਾਲ਼  ਕੀਤੀ ਇਹ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ।