April 16-30, 2021 - Vol 1, Issue 20
INDIA NEWS
NEWS FROM WESTERN AUSTRALIA
PM Morrison enjoys morning tea with WA's Indian community
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he Prime Minister enjoyed a morning tea with the Western Australian Indian community at the Bollywood Restaurant, Innaloo on April 15. "Delighted to join the Indian community here in Perth for breakfast this morning. They’ve shown the very best of the Australian spirit during COVID-19, stepping up and supporting their community through the toughest time," PM Morrison said. After acknowledging the Indigenous owners of the land, PM Morrison said during his address to the Indian community gathered there: "Can I say thank you to all of you here this morning for joining
me. It is wonderful to be here with you. When I sat down and I looked out at this wonderful place with Jim and Badri I thought to myself, Jenny and I are coming back here. We’re coming back for a meal, we’re coming back for when the Bollywood night is on and we’re going to love coming back here. I can understand why this is a place that people feel very comfortable and happy and I’m sure you’ve had many great times here together and celebrated wonderful times together as a family and as a community and really that’s what I think all of this is about."
difficult challenge, it’s different in this country in how we have been able to be successful in managing and supressing COVID-19 here in particularly in Western Australia and I want to thank the entire community for the amazing job that you have done supporting each other and ensuring that Australia has come through to this point with great success," he added.
"I know that for many of you there will be great heartache at the moment as you see COVID ravage India. It is an incredibly
THE HON ALEX HAWKE MP
MINISTER FOR IMMIGRATION, CITIZENSHIP, MIGRANT SERVICES AND MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS
MESSAGE FOR VAISAKHI 2021
We support IABCA 2021 Gala Awards
Wishing all members of the Australian Sikh community a wonderful Vaisakhi celebration. As you gather with your family and community to mark the founding of Sikhism as a collective faith, I hope today is a celebration of not just your history and identity but also the principles of equality and justice that the Khalsa order embodies so well. As one of the largest faith communities in Australia, your community has continually strived to incorporate the Australian values in everyday life. Particularly in recent times, you have shown the power of respect and humility, and a deep commitment to helping those in need. Through bushfires, the COVID-19 pandemic and the eastern Australia floods, I take this opportunity to thank you for the extraordinary efforts you have undertaken and your ongoing commitment to supporting all Australians. As you gather to celebrate this occasion, I wish you all a safe and happy Vaisakhi. Vaisakhi diyan lakh lakh vadhaiyan
ALEX HAWKE
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