SBS Nepali - एसबीएस नेपाली पोडकास्ट

Bandana Rana, a Womens rights advocate & a member of United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), was in Sydney recently. She told us despite gender discrimination, young Nepali girls are now aiming higher than previous generations...

How can you help your family members or your friends with mental health issues? Psychiatrist Dr Anupam Pokharel has this suggestion. -

मानसिक स्वास्थ्य समस्याह सामना गरिरहेका आफ्ना परिवार र साथिहरुको मदत कसरी गर्ने? मनोचिकित्सक डा. अनुपम पोखरेल यसो भन्नुहुन्छ।

Will the property prices in Australia fall or will keep rising? One of your questions discussed by finance adviser Bishwas Bhattarai. -

अष्ट्रेलियामा घरहरुका भाउ घट्ला कि नघट्ला त? आर्थिक सल्लाहकार बिश्वास भट्टराई तपाइँका प्रश्नहरुको जवाफ दिंदै।

Members of Sydney Nepali community, who went to watch Nepali cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane's first game in the northern Sydney suburb of Mosman were unanimous in their opinion about the 16 year old's debut into Australian cricket. -

अस्ट्रेलियामा नेपाली खेलाडी सन्दीप लामिछानेको पहिलो क्रिकेट खेल हेर्न उत्तरी सिड्नीको मोसमान पुगेका उनका समर्थकहरुका भिन्न पृष्ठभूमि रहेतापनि सन्दीपबारे उनीहरुका बिचार भने धेरै फरक थिएन।

Australia's Productivity commission has recommended to the federal government to increase the visa fees for the "contributory" parent visa stream and reduce the eligibility criteria for "non- contributory" stream to those cases with "strong compassionate grounds" only.  Will this help the government increase its revenue or will it stop people applying for parent visa? Immigration agent Niraj Shrestha had this to say...

The mother of a young girl who attempted to take her own life after being bullied at school has called for bullying to be criminalised under federal law in Australia. -

स्कूलमा आफुमाथि धेरैनै तर्साउने र धम्काउने व्यवहार सहनु परेपछि आत्महत्या गर्ने प्रयास गरेकी एक तेह्र बर्षे किशोरी कि आमाले अस्ट्रेलियामा यस प्रकारका व्यवहारलाई राष्ट्रिय स्तरमै गैरकानुनी घोषणा गरिनुपर्ने मांग गरेकीछिन्।

Can we buy a property through our superannuation? Which bank has the lowest interest rate on home loans? Some of your questions answered by finance adviser Bishwas Bhattarai. -

आफ्नो सुपरएनुएशन बाट नयाँ घर कसरी किन्ने? कुन बैंकको ऋण ब्याज दर सबैभन्दा कम रहेको छ? तपाईंका केहि प्रश्नहरुको जवाफ दिंदै आर्थिक सल्लाहकार बिश्वास भट्टराई।

पृथ्वीको "ढोकै अगाडी" कसरी भेटियो त नयाँ ग्रह र के यसमा जीवन धान्नसक्ने सम्भावना रहेको छ त? खगोलशास्त्री डा. राजन छेत्री यसो भन्नुहुन्छ।

News about people dying in road accidents and politicians celebrating for becoming ministers has put Nepali people in big dilemma says Chatyang Master. -

एकतर्फ बस दुर्घटनामा मानिसहरुको निधन र अर्कोतर्फ मन्त्री बन्नेहरुको खुशियाली, यी समाचारले नेपालीहरुलाई ठुलो धर्मसंकटमा पारेको छ - चट्याङ्ग मास्टर।

The Freedom Partnership is conducting a national survey within Australia's Nepali community, which it says is to understand and address the issue of exploitation that may have been faced by some members of the community.  Anil Shrestha is currently working with the Salvation Army for this survey and he spoke to SBS Nepali about the importance of the survey and respondents' privacy...