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OPINION

The Birth of a Bhakt: Sociology, Journalism, and My Personal Passage to India

In the bag was $4000 cash. Not the plastic, rainbow-coloured Australian variety. Cold, hard American cash.
OPINION

$3 billion for ‘targeted and temporary’ relief on Power bills: Is it enough?

In a statement, PM Albanese said the average family would be $230 worse off next year without the government’s energy price relief plan.
OPINION

What is the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, about to be negotiated in Brisbane?

The Albanese government promises more transparent and accountable trade negotiations, including independent evaluation of their costs and benefits.
OPINION

Two-thirds of Australian authors are women – do you know how much they earn from their writing?

Book writing is a profession dominated by women, who make up two-thirds of all Australian authors.
INFOTAINMENT

Have you seen the terrible new Australian Christmas film?

You can tell from the character names how hard Christmas Ransom strains to seem Australian.
HEALTH

Are there any ethical problems with sunscreen testing methods?

By Sarah Loughran and Sylvia Urban As summer approaches, we need to start remembering to slip on sun-protective clothing, slop on sunscreen, slap on a...
OPINION

‘Earth’s empty quarter’: many Pacific nations now have falling populations

Just in the past six months, populations have declined in two US territories, American Samoa and the Marshall Islands as well as the French overseas collectivity of New Caledonia.
OPINION

Little improvement in minimising sexual harassment in Australian workplaces

A new survey shows 33% of workers were sexually harassed at work in the previous five years – 41% of women and 26% of men.
OPINION

A push to raise the school starting age to 6 sounds like good news for parents, but there’s a catch

Currently, children in NSW can start school the year they turn five if their birthday is before July 31, and must be enrolled before they turn six.
OPINION

Here’s how new industrial relations laws could finally end your wage pain

Allowing employers with genuine ongoing enterprise agreements to escape multi-employer bargaining will encourage more genuine agreements.
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International student too afraid to leave home after alleged racially motivated assault in Sydney

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