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King’s Birthday Honours 2026: Bijinder Dugal awarded Medal of the Order of Australia for aged welfare service

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Background Image: A close-up of a nurse in a blue uniform holding the hand of an elderly person with compassion. This moment exudes a strong sense of support, humanity, and care in a healthcare setting or retirement home. (Credit: SimpleImages/Getty). Inset: Bijinder Dugal. Credit: (Credit: Supplied by Bijinder Dugal)

Bijinder Dugal, honoured in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2026 with the Medal of the Order of Australia for her work in aged welfare, speaks to SBS Hindi about the often unseen struggles of older migrants in Australia. In this conversation, she reflects on loneliness, cultural isolation, and even domestic violence affecting seniors, and why cultural connection and community support are vital to their wellbeing.


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Bijinder Dugal, honoured in the King’s Birthday Honours List 2026 with the Medal of the Order of Australia for her work in aged welfare, speaks to SBS Hindi about the often unseen struggles of older migrants in Australia. In this conversation, she reflects on loneliness, cultural isolation, and even domestic violence affecting seniors, and why cultural connection and community support are vital to their wellbeing.


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