Australia has once again assured India the safety and welfare of Indian students who have been subjected to sustained attacks over the past few months

A delegation of officials from Australia, in the city on a goodwill mission on Tuesday, assured that Indian students there were safe.Nearly 40,000 students from Punjab study in universities and other educational institutions in Australia.

A change in lifestyle has been the fallout of the attacks against Indian students in the southern winter of 2009 in Australia.

China has joined India in raising concerns over a spate of attacks on foreign students in Australia, asking Canberra to provide better protection to ensure their "legitimate rights".

Even as the Australian government continues to promise strict action against those who attack Indians in their backyard, a television report suggests that another attack took place in Melbourne on 20-year-old Nardeep Singh, who was on his way to attend college.