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Source: ABC

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Source: The Conversation

We are pleased to share with you a video that encompasses three local Places of Worship.

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Source: Brimbank and Maribyrnong Interfaith Network

On the 11th of May, faith leaders in Melbourne held an online vigil for the COVID crisis being faced in India and by our Indian communities.

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Source: Faith Communities Council of Victoria

Helping India from Australia

Greetings of peace.

The Multifaith Advisory Group met on 3 May 2021 and we would like to send a message to the people of India and the Indian diaspora community.

The wonderful Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore writes from his heart about our common humanity:”I shall ever seek my compatriots all over the world.”

In this time of pandemic crisis, we are drawn to be compatriots of folk in India. The links between India and Australia run deep and are getting deeper.

Several members of the Australian-Indian community have found a cartoon published by the Daily Telegraph insensitive.

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Source: NRI Affairs