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Why Australia’s cuts to news services in the Indo‑Pacific are a failure of soft diplomacy

The funding has been renewed for just two years instead of five. This creates uncertainty for program participants and adds to the costs of administration.

As Islamist street power returns in Bangladesh, its militant pipeline has global consequences

For most westerns, that scene registered as distant unrest. It should register as a warning.

Do Australians really ‘work half the week’ just to pay their income tax?

NSW Premier Chris Minns unexpectedly appeared to side with the Coalition this week, suggesting some Australians were now working half of the week just to pay their income tax.

Tony Abbott to be new federal president of the Liberal Party

The choice of Abbott, 68, for the post has the support of Liberal leader Angus Taylor but more moderate Liberals are concerned.

The Outrage Symbiosis: How the Anti-Modi Left and the Pro-Modi Right Feed Each Other

They do not wish to destroy each other; they require each other to maintain their respective audiences.

CSIRO is cutting climate science jobs. This is what’s at stake for Australia

If ACCESS funding is reduced, Australia will have less ability to model how climate change will affect us.

The government has blocked funding to 13 research projects for security reasons. What happens now?

This is more than double the number that have been vetoed on security grounds for any year since the research council was established in 2001.

Australian teens impacted by the social media ban are getting less news: new research

We found 61% of under-16s who had previously been using banned platforms reported little or no change in their social media use.

Australians wait 12 months for aged care – and the latest budget funding is unlikely to change that

By 2063, about one in five Australians will be older than 65. And the number of people aged over 85 is expected to more than triple in that same period.

Cost-of-living pressures demand a new direction: Opposition Senator Dave Sharma on Budget 2026

Senator Dave Sharma Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered his fifth federal Budget. For many Australians — including the vibrant and hardworking Australian Indian community —...

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Indian-origin Flying Officer Nandini Rajpurohit makes history as part of Australia’s first space operations unit

With a STEM background in computer science, mathematics and statistics, Rajpurohit said space was becoming increasingly critical to operations across all military domains.

“Let’s purge New Zealand of Hindus, Sikhs and Muslims”: Police assess Brian Tamaki remarks as Indian PM Modi’s historic visit nears

In a video posted on social media on Wednesday, Tamaki accused Modi of allowing violence against Christians in India and suggested similar actions should occur in New Zealand.

Minister Aly warns Pauline Hanson’s monoculture vision threatens every aspect of multicultural Australia

The broader message, however, was clear: this government sees multicultural Australia not as a problem to be managed, but as a strength to be protected.
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