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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. 

Australian universities could not function without casual staff

Casual roles lead to semester-based employment for teaching and hours-based contracts for research work.

Pacific Islander migrant workers put in “exploitative situations”

UNODC plan to develop a concept note after this dialogue on trafficking in persons (TIP) data in the region.

Research on 2,400 languages shows nearly half the world’s language diversity is at risk

We’re losing languages, we’re losing language diversity, and unless we do something, these windows into our collective history will close.

Australians lost more than $3bn to scammers in 2022, Here are 5 emerging scams to be aware

Year upon year, we’re witnessing a rise in monetary losses to fraud. Behind these figures sit millions of Australians who experience a range of financial and non-financial harms.

Australian-origin Danish Royal Crown Princess Mary focuses on climate impact in Pacific communities

Princess Mary held discussions with students around shared challenges between the region and Denmark, specifically on climate change issues.

Treatment for drug and alcohol misuse should involve families and communities

For a lot of First Nations peoples, health and wellbeing is not just about the individual. It’s interconnected with family, culture, belonging and Country.

How Australian women fought germs, fired shells and took on gender norms in war

These jobs were a clear break from the expected role of women at the time.

The Australian War Memorial must deal properly with the frontier wars

When the war memorial opened in 1941, it was already apparent that a new world war would need to be recognised.

Must-read

Indian-origin PhD researcher Jinal Parmar wins Western Sydney ‘Unsung Hero’ Award for community health work

For Parmar, the award is recognition of work that often happens quietly — through conversations, trust-building and helping people navigate the healthcare system.

Indian-origin Sikh truck driver stabbed 17 times at rest stop, Congressman Krishnamoorthi condemns Trump administration’s racist post

Singh said he noticed another man following him into the bathroom before the attacker assaulted him and repeatedly stabbed him, including wounds to his neck and chest.

Life just got tougher for international students under new visa rules. Why is this group being targeted?

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has framed these changes as part of a broader, “orderly” and “fair” approach to lowering net overseas migration.
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