SBS Punjabi - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

Taking interfaith understanding to the next level, Melbourne-based Gurinder Kaur has won the Westfield Local Heroes 2019 award. She will use the $10,000 grant to reach out to schools, workplaces and interfaith organisations to increase awareness about Sikh identity.

Along with some other faith groups, the Sikh community has received funding from the Victorian government to implement a family violence project at various Gurudwaras (Sikh temples) across the state. The project is seeking volunteers for the steering committee to oversee this project, and it is hoped that at least half of the members will be female.

A turban-wearing Sikh truck driver claims that he was not allowed to enter Nestlé’s distribution centre in Altona in Melbourne’s west after he refused to wear a hard hat. While Mr Singh alleges discrimination, Nestle says wearing a hard hat is mandatory for health and safety reasons.

One in five Australians experience one or more form of mental disorder in any given year and more than 2,500 people in Australia die by suicide every year. Whilst most people pay significant attention to their physical health, the aspect of mental of health is often overlooked, especially by young migrants, says a Gold Coast-based mental health expert.

Melbourne's Punjabi community helped spread awareness about mental health in the Australian Multicultural Festival.

‘Children have the tendency to recover quickly as they don't let negative thoughts come in their minds’, believes Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt.

‘Children have the tendency to recover quickly as they don't let negative thoughts come in their minds’, believes Bollywood actress Alia Bhatt.

The Centre for Population will track where new migrants decide to settle and will advise the government on how to reduce the strain on major cities. The centre, which is being set up inside the federal Treasury, will be responsible for coordinating the work of state and territory authorities, academics and think tanks with the goal to better predict how Australian's population will grow and advise the government on the best ways to encourage growth away from capital cities. 

Three victims have shared their stories of being conned out by 'Indian pretend psychics' who they claim approach people by saying they have a 'lucky face.' They have shared their experiences with SBS Punjabi to warn others.

Three victims have shared their stories of being conned out by 'Indian pretend psychics' who they claim approach people by saying they have a 'lucky face.' They have shared their experiences with SBS Punjabi to warn others.