SBS Punjabi - ਐਸ ਬੀ ਐਸ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ

The federal education minister wants other states and territories to replicate the decision Victoria's public schools have taken. But what do parents, students and teachers have to say about it? 

Melbourne-based athlete Prem Bajaj, a national bench press record holder and four-time Australian champion topped the podium at the 2019 Commonwealth Championships held in Canada from Sept 16 – 21.

Indian-origin bodybuilder Lucky Sharma will represent Australia at an international bodybuilding championship to be held in London, United Kingdom this week. He won ‘Mr Australia’ title in the Muscle Model category at PCA Nationals held in Melbourne on 29 September. Listen to this audio interview for more information.

Leading Air Craftman Rupinder Singh came to Australia as an international student in 2005, and after a brief career in the banking industry, he joined Royal Australian Air Force in 2014. He shares his journey with SBS Punjabi in this interview, saying, “Working for the RAAF gives me 100% job satisfaction.”

Mumabi police congratulated Amitabh Bachhan in ‘pulsiya andaz’ by calling him ‘Inspector Vijay’ of movie Zanjeer.

Nearly all newly arrived migrants settled in Melbourne and Sydney last year, while regional Australia is struggling to survive with a shrinking population. The Australian government is offering migrants new permanent residency pathways provided that they stay in regional areas for four years.  

ਪਿਛਲੇ ਸਾਲ ਆਸਟਰੇਲੀਆ ਆਏ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਵਿੱਚੋਂ ਲਗਭਗ ਸਾਰਿਆਂ ਨੇ ਹੀ ਮੈਲਬਰਨ ਅਤੇ ਸਿਡਨੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਆ ਕੇ ਹੀ ਵਸਣ ਨੂੰ ਪਹਿਲ ਦਿੱਤੀ ਸੀ, ਜਦਕਿ ਖੇਤਰੀ ਆਸਟਰੇਲੀਆ ਘੱਟ ਜਨਸੰਖਿਆ ਦੀ ਮੁਸ਼ਕਲ ਨਾਲ ਜੂਝ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ। ਆਸਟਰੇਲੀਅਨ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਸਾਰੇ ਹੀ ਨਵੇਂ ਆਉਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪ੍ਰਵਾਸੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਖੇਤਰੀ ਇਲਾਕਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਵਸਣ ਲਈ ਕੁੱਝ ਰਿਇਅਤਾਂ ਦੇ ਰਹੀ ਹੈ।

Within a week of Australia downgrading India's student visa assessment level, SBS Punjabi has become aware of Australian education providers cancelling or withdrawing Confirmation of Enrolments (CoEs) and offer letters to Indian students, specifically from the northern Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Listen to this conversation for more information.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has driven its official cash rate below one per cent for the first time. 

It's the RBA's third cut since June and comes as the central bank battles to curb rising unemployment and stimulate a stalling economy.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has driven its official cash rate below one per cent for the first time. 

It's the RBA's third cut since June and comes as the central bank battles to curb rising unemployment and stimulate a stalling economy.

Emotional tributes have flowed from family members and colleagues of Sandeep Dhaliwal, who had made history by becoming the first turbaned member of the Sheriff's office. After he was shot dead last week, residents of the Harris County community of Texas have remembered him as someone who went beyond the call of his duty to help them.