Announcement of new research on Sri Lankan Tamil diaspora and Hinduism in Australia Nirukshi Perera Nirukshi Perera, a Sri-Lankan PhD student raised in Australia, has recently been awarded a doctorate by Monash University for her thesis on the adaptation of the Tamil language and Tamil Saiva religion in Australia and on the efforts of Sri Lankan Tamils to transmit language and religion to the next generation. Non-white immigration and multiculturalism are once more under the spotlight with the Australian government’s proposed changes to the English language requirements for citizenship, and with the recent release of the 2016 census results. The figures for the number of people who speak Tamil and Sinhala at home have grown significantly since the 2011 census, with approximately 74,000 (up 45%) and 65,000 (up 34%) respectively. This means that for the part of the Australian population that speaks a language other than English at home, Tamil ...