Sydney: Indian PM Narendra Modi met several prominent Australian personalities in separate meetings in Sydney on Tuesday.

These personalities include:

Brian P. Schmidt, Noble laureate in Physics and Vice-Chancellor & President of Australian National University, Canberra

Mark Balla, business specialist and accomplished public speaker on humanitarian issues

Danielle Mate Sullivan, aboriginal artist

Sarah Todd, international chef, restaurateur, TV host, speaker and entrepreneur

Toby Walsh, chief scientist, Artificial Intelligence Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney

Salvatore Babones, sociologist, researcher and author

Guy Theodore Sebastian, leading Australian singer

Prime Minister congratulated them on their achievements and encouraged them to contribute to strengthening India-Australia relationship.