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While the Liberals haemorrhaged, the Nationals held their own, Is it time to break up the Coalition?

The great survivors of Australian politics now appear to be better at surviving than their coalition counterparts.

What about women? An overlooked solution to Pacific labour shortages

Some family members and male employees initially pushed back against the idea of women working on the ferries, raising concerns about safety and changes in workplace dynamics.

Labor settled the ‘funding wars’ just before the election, Here are 4 big issues schools still face

To deliver on Albanese’s promise of “fairness, aspiration and opportunity for all”, the Australian government must do much more

The 2025 Australian election: consequential for Pacific migration

The Coalition opposed the PEV legislation when it came before Parliament in 2023.

Inflation is easing, boosting the case for another interest rate cut in May

A key measure of underlying inflation closely watched by the RBA fell to 2.9%, returning to within the 2-3% inflation target band for the first time since 2021.

Is your child anxious about going on school camp?

Anxiety disorders are the second most common mental disorder among children and adolescents in Australia.

Fake news and the election campaign – how worried should voters be?

Here in Australia, is the federal election facing the same threat from misinformation and disinformation? And how concerned should we be?

When the rain never ends: Life in Fiji’s Muanivatu, a climate hotspot

The report stated that more extreme weather events have been observed in Fiji, including stronger cyclones, frequent droughts, and periods of excessive rainfall.

Will Terror in Pahalgam ignite Kashmir’s hardline stand against radicalism to defend its identity

It’s important for Islamic scholars and believers of the Islamic faith to please introspect, condemn, and also stand with humanity and try to rid the religion of this stigma of terrorism.

State of the states: the campaign is almost over, so how has it played out across Australia?

Labor’s negative campaign to portray Dutton as a local Trump clone seems to have been effective.

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‘An act of extreme disrespect’: Melbourne Mahatma Gandhi statue vandalism and theft leaves its Indian sculptor deeply hurt

"You can remove a physical statue, but the message of harmony it stands for is something no one can ever steal.”

50,000 international student visa appeals lead government to scrap in-person hearings

Lodging an appeal allows applicants to remain in Australia while their case is under review — sometimes for years — even when their claims ultimately fail.

Fiji’s fragile politics, erosion of trust after 2025 and the road ahead

Few anticipated that two of Fiji’s three deputy prime ministers, elected with much fanfare in December 2022, would be forced to resign over allegations of failure of ministerial integrity.
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