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Archie Roach: the great songman, tender and humble, who gave our people voice

Archie Roach, the Indigenous Australian songwriter and voice of the stolen generations, passed away at the age of 66 after a long illness.

Australian film and TV lack diversity and rife with discrimination

A new report has found that the Australian cinema and TV workplace lacks diversity, has toxic work culture, and is rife with discrimination that causes stress and precarious employment.

Meet Shailja, the Indian poetess who writes fearlessly about the sufferings of women

Shailja Pathak's poems have a strange dispersion of emotions which is a permanent expression of highly emotional hearts.

How did Sri Lanka run out of money? 5 graphs that explain its economic crisis

Since the beginning of 2020 Sri Lanka’s demand for foreign currency has increased while its ability to earn foreign currency – through exports, loans and other capital inflows – has declined.

Why women of colour often excluded from mainstream domestic violence services and policy?

Instead of focusing on systemic problems and broader social inequalities, many blame women’s cultural backgrounds as the reason for them not engaging with mainstream services.

Do we care enough about COVID?

More than tolerate: there has been a preparedness to pretend nothing out of the ordinary is happening.

WHO declares Monkeypox a global health emergency. Here’s what that means

As of July 22, there have been 16,593 confirmed infections in 68 countries that have not historically reported monkeypox.

In a cold July, Adelaide comes to life with art of light, sound and movement

Held in a large pop-up space, the creators are the Istanbul-based Ouchhh Studio who are exploring the limits of what machines can do.

Even in the political after-life, Morrison departs from the norm

The leadership instability of recent years in both major parties has generated a relatively high number of ex-PMs.

How to deal with hangry kids and try not to let it happen again – 3 tips from experts

Parent’s role is to provide nutritious foods at regular intervals; it’s the child’s role to decide how much to eat.

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Point Cook crash victims identified as young mother Neha Bommali and visiting mother-in-law Rama Devi

“I cannot carry this heavy financial and logistical burden alone”

Australia adds nearly 393,000 people as population closes in on 28 million as migration drives growth

Nationally, the March quarter alone added 130,887 people, representing quarterly growth of 0.5 per cent.

Tony Burke says India Free Trade Agreement will be honoured as Australia targets temporary, international student and dependent visas

Burke said lower migration would “trash Australian services and trash the Australian economy”.
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