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Creator of popular Indian cartoon character ‘Dhabbuji’ and social worker, Abid Surti, turns 88

The satirical cartoon ‘Dhabbu ji’ was published continuously for 30 years in the prestigious ‘Dharmyug’ magazine.

Here’s why your freezer smells so bad – and what you can do about it

There are several causes for bad smells coming from your freezer. Typically, the culprits are microbes – bacteria, yeasts and moulds.

New Medicare reforms won’t fix everything but they start to tackle the system’s biggest problems

The breadth of the proposals is important – there will be little progress without improvements in all those areas.

‘I trained to be an engineer … now I am a pickle seller’. What does migration do to a wife?

It’s interesting how one single step backward in one’s career starts an avalanche of falling behind.

The brave women who resisted the Nazis through non-violence

Some women were pacifists, such as SOE radio operator Noor Inayat Khan who came from Indian Muslim royalty, and would be shot in Dachau concentration camp.

The defence review fails to address the third revolution in warfare: artificial intelligence

Australia already has a range of autonomous weapons and vessels that can be deployed in conflict.

Australia’s immigration system set for overhaul in wake of review’s damning findings

The review represents a wholesale critique and potential upheaval of the immigration system, rather than, in the words of Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil, “ad hoc” changes.

Is this Indian film a unique solution to the issue of terrorism?

Azamgarh’ shows the beginning of the twenty-first century when India, America, Europe and others were plagued by terrorist attacks.

An Australian town where people are not rushing to be somewhere

Yes, that was the first thing we noticed about Bendigo! A laidback town, with speed limits of 40, 50 or 60, and with people who are not rushing to be somewhere.

The Dalai Lama and his joking tongue

In the interest of children, while we must not normalize ‘sucking the tongue’, we must not also commit the crime of penalizing the innocent and normalizing contextual ignorance. 

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Another justice system failure in Victoria: Allan government forced to legislate retrospectively after corrections bungle

“It will be retrospective to make sure that people who failed to comply with their CCO face the full consequences of their actions and these convictions are not overturned"

Waiting for Melbourne Meets Modi invite? Organisers say check your junk folder now

The organisers have urged people who registered for the event to complete their RSVP at the earliest once they receive an email.

Deeming refuses to apologise to Guy after ‘headlock’ complaint dismissed by police

She maintained that, from her perspective, the physical contact was unexpected, unwelcome, painful and caused her fear and confusion.
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