Addressing the gathering at the Qudos Bank Arena, both leaders as well as Chris Minss, Premier of New South Wales, praised the Indian community's contributions to Australia. "You make our nation and our shared communities better. You make Australia stronger," Albanese said

Dwelling on Australia's growing relations with India, Albanese said he wanted to see the bilateral ties to grow, including in the business and education sectors. "We want to see more connections. More Australian and Indian students living and studying in each other's countries, and bringing those experiences home," he said

He also said the location of a Centre for Australia-India relations in western Sydney was a "testament to the vitality of the Indian-Australian experience", giving a shout-out to the new Parramatta Lord Mayor Sameer Pandey. "Congratulations," Albanese said

Prime Minister Modi praised several Indian-origins members, including Deputy Premier of New South Wales Car, New South Wales Treasurer Mookhey and Pandey, who have made great progress and are contributing to the public life in the country

Modi also said that, while this event was going on in Parramatta, they were informed that a street in the City of Perth has been renamed to 'Sailani Avenue' in honour of Indian-Australian Anzac Private Nain Singh Sailani. Modi conveyed his "best regards" to the administration of Western Australia for this gesture