Australia India Community Council

30/07/2026

28/07/2026

Australia's Race Discrimination Commissioner, Giridharan Sivaraman, has welcomed the Full Federal Court's decision to dismiss One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson's appeal over comments directed at Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi.

The Court found the post was reasonably likely to have been "profoundly and seriously offensive, insulting, humiliating and intimidating" to Senator Faruqi and to people of colour who are migrants, Australians of relatively recent migrant heritage, and Muslims who are people of colour in Australia.

‘This decision reflects the reality of how discrimination and vilification are experienced in the real world,’ Commissioner Sivaraman said.

‘Everyone has different characteristics that make up who they are. For many people, their cultural, ethnic and religious identities are deeply interconnected. They cannot always be separated, and people are often targeted for multiple reasons at once.'

Read more: https://loom.ly/SbqI7vY

18/06/2026

“Hate speech is the first step down the path of dehumanization, a path that leads all too frequently to violence, conflict, and atrocity crimes.”

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on people everywhere to reject prejudice in all its forms, and build a world based on human rights, dignity and respect.

Thursday is the International Day for Countering Hate Speech.

25/05/2026

Racism, intolerance and discrimination tear at the fabric of our societies, which is a tragedy for everyone.

From speaking up against injustices to spreading messages of tolerance, each of us has a role to play to prevent and fight racism.

Get more ideas: https://www.un.org/en/fight-racism

15/01/2026

இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துகள்
தை மாதம் முதல் நாள்

தமிழர்களுக்கு தை பிறந்தால் வழி பிறக்கும். வெற்றி நடை போட இனிய நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்.

தமிழர்கள் என்றும் இயற்கைக்கு நன்றியுடைவர்களாக இந்த பொங்கல் பண்டிகையை கொண்டாடி வருகிறார்கள்.

எல்லா நலமும், வளமும் பெற்று இனிதே வாழ வாழ்த்துக்கள்.

நன்றியுடன்
பழனி, தேவி, பிரார்த்தனா, பிரியா & காவியன்

Pongal Greetings
Happy Pongal to all Tamils worldwide.

Pongal is a Harvest Festival celebrated by Tamils worldwide today, marking the first day in the Tamil Calendar, Thai 1.

From today, all challenges will have a smooth pathway to an excellent and peaceful new beginning in our lives.

We take this wonderful chance to acknowledge and thank nature, the cattle, and the farmers.

Wishes from Palani, Devi, Prathana, Priya and Kaaviyan