Dr Abhishek Verma OAM: King’s Birthday Honours 2026
When Melbourne’s Dr Abhishek Verma first found out he was getting an OAM, he didn’t believe it.
“I thought this has got to be some...
Dr Dilip Gahankari OAM: King’s Birthday Honours 2026
An 18-month-old girl from Melghat, a tribal Maharashtra region, arrived with severe burn contractures across her right arm and fingers. Malnourished and living far...
Sanjay Jha: A cyber security and AI professor turns filmmaker
Sanjay Jha
Sanjay Jha does not look like someone who just made his first feature film. He looks like what he is: an academic,...
Professor Bala Venkatesh AM: King’s Birthday Honours 2026
In the 1800s, U V Swaminatha Iyer (known affectionately as Tamil Thaataa) painstakingly rebuilt Tamil scholarship, restoring lost texts and revitalising the language for future generations.
Is it any surprise that Professor Balasubramaniam Venkatesh,...
Kaushal Ottem: MBA at 18, Startup at 23
Despite completing a Masters degree aged 18, Kaushal Ottem never really liked school.
Temporarily bedridden at the age of seven after being hit by a...





