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In 2025, let’s make it game on – not game over – for our precious natural world

Since Europeans arrived in Australia, much of the country has become severely degraded.

Holiday playdates are great for kids – but ditch the stress and don’t compare milestones

Play can support children’s executive functions, meaning the mental skills we use when we think flexibly, use our memory and practise self-control.

Youth migration and vulnerable civic infrastructure: Can India carve out the vision of Viksit Bharat?

There cannot be a bigger irony than the fact that India aims to be a developed nation without focusing on its youth, healthcare, education, taxation, and civic infrastructure, which keep diminishing every day.

FIPIC at 10: India’s strategic engagement with the Pacific Island countries

Since 2002, India has been a dialogue partner of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), but meaningful engagement only began in 2014 with the Modi government's establishment of the FIPIC.

How to stay safe in a New Year’s Eve crowd

New Year’s Eve celebrations are usually unticketed and free to attend. This can make it difficult to estimate how many people will show up.

Elon Musk, Gauguin and are we Australia fair? The 10 best podcasts of 2024

Elon’s Spies drills into Musk-the-man, featuring chilling stories of those who have crossed him.

‘The Satanic Verses’ returns to India: 36 years on, creative freedom still battles cancel culture

What a world we live in that even a book could be a source of perpetual fear and aversion.

From Cleopatra to Wellington, leaders have always taxed beer. But Australia’s system has made beer extra pricey

Some levels of taxation have been tolerated over the centuries because of beer’s known adverse impacts on health and behaviour.

Children can be more vulnerable in the heat. Here’s how to protect them this summer

Due to a combination of physiology and behaviour, children are potentially more vulnerable to severe heat-related illness such as heat stroke or heat exhaustion.

Yogesh Khattar spreads joy and kindness through impactful community initiatives

Through Yogesh Khatter, the Blacktown and Ponds Lions Club has made a significant impact through charitable initiatives, including fundraising for a disability centre, supporting hospital staff, and aiding the homeless.

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Western Australia Premier Roger Cook pushes for direct Perth–India flights as UWA opens Mumbai campus

India is WA's largest international student market, with more than 15,000 enrolments recorded last year.

The government’s migration policy prioritises knee‑jerk politics over careful planning

The failure of people who don’t leave the country when they should also undermines the integrity of the migration system.

Six Indian nationals charged in Fiji over alleged undeclared cash and money laundering

Police said the six had travelled to Fiji to sell goods at a trade show and claimed the money had been earned through those activities.
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