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SYDNEY, 10 NOV. The 2nd National Haryana Day celebration in Australia was held here today by the Association of Haryanvis in Australia (AHA) at Rosehill Racecourse.

I immigrated to Australia in 1989. While filling out the permanent residency visa application, I came across a strange relationship status called ‘de facto’. I opened my trusty old Oxford dictionary and couldn’t find any entry for that word. Soon I forgot about it. A few years after coming to Australia, I was talking to one of my colleagues, and he said that he was in a de facto relationship. On enquiry, I was told that it was living with another person like a married couple without actually getting married. I was surprised that such type of relationship even existed. This information became a part of the mosaic of my new life in Australia and lost its impact.

LISMORE, OCT 31. Mobilising a democratic election involving more than 900 million voters over 75 days is a massive undertaking. It is even more remarkable when unprecedented numbers of women, people with disabilities and transgender voters turn up.

MELBOURNE, 30 OCT. Metricon Homes celebrated Diwali in style with festivities, cooking, food and fun at its Somerset Signature show home in Mount Waverley, Victoria.

MELBOURNE, 29 OCT. The Andrews Labor Government is delivering greater protections for building and apartment owners under sweeping new changes introduced to Parliament today.

NEW DELHI, 30 OCT. In yet another step to curb black money, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government at the Centre is planning to announce an amnesty scheme for gold. Under this scheme gold without receipt will have to be disclosed to the government and tax would be paid on the rate decided by the government.

MELBOURNE, 27 OCT. Community members and key statesmen came together today at the Sikh temple (Gurdwara) in Officer ‘Siri Guru Nanak Darbar’. Key Indian and Sikh festivals ‘Bandi Chor Diwas and Diwali’ were celebrated with full zest and fervour in a spiritual environment.

MELBOURNE, 3 NOV. The Australian Government is providing $450,000 in funding through the Safer Communities Fund to enhance security in and around the Sri Druga Hindu Temple in Deanside, Melbourne.

MELBOURNE, 30 OCT. Minister for Health Jenny Mikakos today released the latest BreastScreen Victoria participation rates for women aged 50-74 and called on the 46 per cent of them not participating in regular screening to put their health first.