Laws in Australia are being amended to make them more stringent and punitive against racial assaults.

Thursday , 2 July '09
Australia's apex student body has asked universities to provide information on circumstances surrounding the deaths of foreign students, including Indians.
Monday , 29 June '09
SC has directed the government to file a comprehensive affidavit within two weeks about steps taken by it to ensure on Indian students in Australia.
Monday , 29 June '09
An Indian student group that spearheaded campaign against racial attacks on the community in Australia now says that all such assaults were 'not racist'.
Saturday , 27 June '09
Victorian police has announced its latest initiative to mount stronger patrolling around train stations to curb any crime.
Friday , 26 June '09
Victoria University has announced a two-month long study into the reasons behind the attacks on international students in Down Under.
Wednesday , 24 June '09
A new survey has said that 85 pct Aussies feel that racial discrimination is rampant in the country with one in five of them being a victim of verbal abuse.
Tuesday , 23 June '09
A 20-year-old youth from Hyderabad became the latest victim of a spate of assaults on the Indian community members when he was badly punched on the face.Thursday , 18 June '09
Australia is finding it difficult to put down attacks on Indian students even a fortnight after such incidents attracted worldwide condemnation.
Wednesday , 17 June '09
Australian High Commissioner in India has admitted that some assaults on Indian students there have 'racist motive'.
Tuesday , 16 June '09
The BJP slammed MoS for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor for describing the recent attacks on Indian students in Australia as a 'domestic matter' of Down Under.
Monday , 15 June '09
There seems no stopping to the list of violent racist attacks in Australia as yet another Indian student was bashed in Melbourne's eastern suburb.Monday , 15 June '09
While admitting that racism did exist in Australia, the country’s top official on race relations claimed on Sunday....
Friday , 12 June '09
Guj CM held deliberations with PM on the attacks on Indian students in Australia and later met Australian High Commissioner John McCarthy.Friday , 12 June '09
Leader of Opposition Shaktisinh Gohil, who met Indian students and representatives of organisations regarding racial attacks in Australia, has submitted a detailed report to Congress high command, sources said.
Friday , 12 June '09
Racial attacks on Indian students spread to South Australia with a 22-year-old being allegedly assaulted in Adelaide after making 'rude' comments about his turban.
Friday , 12 June '09
Unfazed by Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's warning against "vigilante action", Indian students took to the streets for the third consecutive night in Sydney to protest against continued racial attacks
Thursday , 11 June '09
Police have charged another man for carrying a weapon and participating in a third successive night of protests by Indian students in Sydney.
Wednesday , 10 June '09
A rapidly expanding social networking site has been slammed for its racist taunts against immigrants to Australia.Wednesday , 10 June '09
On Tuesday, six Indians were assaulted by four white Canadians on the outskirts of Vancouver in Canada.