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Bharat Nepal has been awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) in the General Division for his service to the Nepali community of New South Wales and to mental health. Nepal, who migrated to Australia in 1997, is the second-ever Nepali OAM winner. He is a mental health researcher, advocate and a Mental Health First Aid Instructor. He is also the founding president of the not-for-profit organisation Australian Nepal Public Link (ANPL). SBS Nepali spoke with Nepal, who says a lot more is needed in the mental health space in the Nepali as well as the wider South Asian community. - अस्ट्रेलियामा र अन्तराष्ट्रिय रूपमा विभिन्न क्षेत्रमा योगदान पुर्‍याएका मानिसहरूलाई हरेक वर्ष ज्यानुअरी २६ मा ‘अस्ट्रेलिया डे २०२६ अनर्स लिस्ट’ अन्तर्गत विभिन्न विधामा सम्मानित गरिन्छ, जसमा यस वर्ष समग्रमा ९४९ अस्ट्रेलियनहरू परेका छन्। ती मध्ये, भरत नेपाल मेडल अफ दि अर्डर अफ अस्ट्रेलियाको जेनेरल डिभिजनमा सम्मानित भएका हुन्। न्यु साउथ वेल्सको नेपाली समुदाय र त्यस्तै गरी मानसिक स्वास्थ्यमा पुर्‍याएको योगदानका लागि सम्मानित भएका