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Australia’s new chief cyber spy inherits a massive $10 billion war chest – and an urgent mission

She previously served as the deputy commander of the Maritime Border Command, deputy coordinator of the National Bushfire Recovery Agency

Airline ‘customer rights charter’ to specify when cash refunds required

"Customers deserve to get their money back if they are owed. Full stop.”

Can India’s Modi play peacemaker between Russia and Ukraine?

India has shown full support and willingness to facilitate peace talks if both parties agree.

Less about climate change, more on reducing migration: here’s what matters most to Australian voters

Compared to 2022, the share reporting this matter as an important issue increased by 17.6 percentage points.

NT election: the Country Liberals claim a landslide victory in a contest decided in suburbia

The Country Liberal Party (CLP) has won majority government, returning to power after eight years in opposition.

The NDIS reform bill has been passed – will it get things ‘back on track’ for people with disability?

A staggering number of amendments to the legislation followed including how NDIS supports are defined and how human rights are considered.

Best Australian books of the 21st century: as chosen by 50 experts

The Conversation’s Books & Ideas team, seeking to right a wrong (and just very curious), asked 50 Australian literary experts to each share their favourite Australian books of this century.

200 unexploded WWII shells uncovered in Solomon Islands capital

Honiara is estimated to be littered with thousands of bombs and shells left behind on the battlefield after the six-month Battle of Guadalcanal ended in 1943.

‘Not my boy.’ When teachers are harassed by students, some schools and parents fail to help

One female teacher who has been in the profession for 14 years told us how a Year 11 boy backed her into a corner of the staff room.

August 26 Brings Minimum Standards for Gig Workers, Here’s What You Need to Know

Would Uber Eats be liable for a “workplace accident” that injured one of its delivery riders?

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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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