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Press Trust of India, Wednesday November 18, 2009, Melbourne

Terming the street crime against Indians as "cowardly" and "despicable", a Victorian court today handed out long imprisonment sentences to attackers of an Indian origin doctor. Haikerwal State County Court Judge Joe Gullaci today jailed 20-year-old Alfer Azzopardi who bashed Mukesh Hairkerwal with serious blows with a baseball bat, for 18-and-a-half years with a minimum of 13-and-a-half years, media reports said today. Former chief of

Who is Dr Mukesh Haikerwal?

NDTV Correspondent, Wednesday November 18, 2009, Melbourne

Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, 48, is an Australian General Practitioner and a former president of the Australian Medical Association. When he took over unopposed in 2005, he was, at 44, one of the youngest to have held the post. Haikerwal is also well-known for his contribution to the cause of public health.

Can't rule out future attacks: Aus PM

NDTV Correspondent, Friday November 13, 2009, New Delhi

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who is on a visit to India, on Thursday discussed with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh the attacks on Indian nationals in his country.

Australian gets 6 yrs in jail for attacking Indian

Press Trust of India, Friday November 13, 2009, Melbourne

A court in Melbourne has sentenced an Australian to over six years in jail for attacking an Indian taxi driver with knife, an incident that led to hundreds of Indian cabbies blocking the Melbourne streets last year. Justice Elizabeth Curtain sentenced Parrish Chales to six-and-a-half years in jail, saying the stabbing was "random, unprovoked and frenzied" and the fact that the 45-year-old attacker had a hunting knife hidden in his pants showed a degree of "premeditation".

Indians welcome in Australia: Rudd

NDTV Correspondent, Thursday November 12, 2009, New Delhi

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who is in India, has assured Prime Minister Manmohan Singh that his government is committed to stopping the attacks on Indian nationals in his country. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh says he has conveyed to his Australian counterpart Kevin Rudd India's concerns.

3 Indians thrashed, robbed in Australia

Press Trust of India, Saturday October 17, 2009, Melbourne

In the backdrop of racial attacks against Indians, three students of the community were bashed and robbed when they were returning home at night. The latest incident took place on Thursday night at around 10.30 pm (local time) when the victims were on their way home from Sunshine station along Anderson road, The Age reported.

Sydney, Melbourne voted 'most unsafe'

Press Trust of India, Tuesday October 13, 2009, Melbourne

Australia's bustling cities of Sydney and Melbourne have been voted as the "most unfriendly and unsafe" places to live in by over 6,000 overseas students, according to a latest survey. The cities, which recently witnessed a spate of racial attacks on Indians were dubbed by overseas students as unsafe and inhospitable, the AAP report said.

Indian student goes missing in Auckland

Press Trust of India, Monday October 12, 2009, Auckland

An Indian student has gone missing in Auckland, New Zealand and his close relatives, with whom he was living, suspect 'foul play' in his disappearance. Twenty-three-year-old Srikanth Rayadurgam, who was to start a diploma in culinary arts at Auckland University of Technology, is reported missing since October 1. He failed to return to his sister's home in Mt. Albert, nzherald newspaper reported quoting local police.

Australia: Victoria assures Indians’ safety

Press Trust of India, Saturday October 3, 2009, Melbourne

A day after an Indian student was attacked in Melbourne, Victoria's acting premier Rob Hulls on Saturday asserted that his government was firmly committed to prevent any violence against the Indian community since the state wanted "to remain as the most peaceful and diverse place in the world".

Yet another attack on Indian in Australia

Press Trust of India, Friday October 2, 2009, Melbourne

After a brief lull in attacks on Indians in Australia, a student from the community was attacked with a "plank of wood or a baseball bat" by two men which left him with 20 stitches in his head.