Christopher Tan

2 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Shyna Kalra |Christopher Tan

Key PointsDr Parwinder Kaur is a scientist turned politician. The newly elected member to the WA Legislative Assembly became the first politician in Australia to be sworn in with Sikh scriptures. She came to Australia as an international student in 2007. Newly elected member to the WA Legislative Assembly Parwinder Kaur has become the first politician in Australia to be sworn in to parliament with Sikh scriptures.

3 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Christopher Tan

A British-Australian doctor is pushing for a children's hospital — backed by Australia — to be built in Gaza as the health system in the besieged Palestinian enclave continues to crumble. told SBS News this was his goal after recently returning from a humanitarian mission in Gaza, which has been under Israeli bombardment since a on 7 October 2023. "I want to return to Gaza with our Australian-built hospital — that's when I want to get back to Gaza," he said.

3 weeks ago | sbs.com.au | Christopher Tan

A British-Australian doctor is pushing for a children's hospital — backed by Australia — to be built in Gaza as the health system in the besieged Palestinian enclave continues to crumble. told SBS News this was his goal after recently returning from a humanitarian mission in Gaza, which has been under Israeli bombardment since a on 7 October 2023. "I want to return to Gaza with our Australian-built hospital — that's when I want to get back to Gaza," he said.

1 month ago | sbs.com.au | Christopher Tan

Thanh Nguyen was just three years old when the Vietnam War began. His childhood in Saigon — the former capital of South Vietnam — was marred by fear and uncertainty. By 19, he was thrust into battle. Now, half a century after the Fall of Saigon, Nguyen is 73, but his memories remain as vivid as that historic day in April 1975. While for some, it marked the end of a decades-long war, for Nguyen and millions of South Vietnamese veterans like him, it was far from over.

1 month ago | sbs.com.au | Sandra Fulloon |Christopher Tan

At a small cafe in Perth's south-east, Indonesian migrant Yayah Scaf is preparing chicken, rice and noodle dishes. The meals are not for her customers; they're given out for free to those in need. "We are going to Perth city, where we will hand out the free food today," said Scaf, 63. "We have a total of 200 packs of hot meals."It may sound like a lot, but Scaf said that, in the current housing crisis, all the food will be gone in less than one hour.