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A night that celebrated Democracy, Diversity and Naari Shakti

Aditi Kirtane Australia's Bharatiya diaspora witnessed a truly historic and memorable occasion on 9 July as the leaders of two of the world's great democracies...

How Australia’s new negative gearing rules might accidentally favour some property investors

The federal government hopes to give first-home buyers a better shot at buying existing homes and at the same time redirect investor cash towards increasing housing supply.

When Aamir Khan’s historical Bollywood epic ‘Lagaan’ spoke the language of the Girmitiyas

I thought perhaps someone from Fiji had made the film and had Aamir Khan speak in my mother tongue.

How does a Telstra outage bring down trains? A telco expert explains

Victoria’s regional train system, V/Line, suspended services across all lines due to the national Telstra outage.

Australia’s housing market is cooling. Perhaps our expectations should too

Households have undoubtedly felt the effects of higher interest rates and rising living costs, but the Reserve Bank’s loan-level data show that mortgage arrears remain low.

Scam centres in the Blue Pacific: a security threat we cannot ignore

Online scam centres are large-scale and highly organised criminal operations that often rely on forced labour to carry out global cyber fraud.

After home batteries, could the humble water heater be the next big step forward?

Helping households switch to new systems with much cheaper running costs would act as a powerful lever for energy affordability and equity, while reducing our dependence on fossil fuels.

Vanishing linguistic and biological diversity: Can AI bridge the gap?

Both language and ecosystems mirror each other. The collapse of nature and the erosion of languages are not parallel crises but deeply intertwined ones. Protecting one often strengthens the chances of the other. As scope and revival possibilities exist in new technology like AI and other ways, revival of linguistic diversity and biodiversity becomes obvious. 

Is your child devastated the Socceroos lost? Here’s how to help

Now the Socceroos’ campaign has ended some children will be very disappointed.

The Pharaohs rule in Dallas as the Socceroos are knocked out

Australia looked dangerous from set pieces, but Egypt had the majority of possession.

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