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Indian-Australian poet’s debut gives voice to the migrant experience

From muted Diwalis to WhatsApp calls across time zones, Shilpa Taneja Wason’s evocative poetry captures the quiet ache of migration and memory.

‘Voice of the Pacific’ Fijian reggae legend George ‘Fiji’ Veikoso dies at 55

Celebrated not just for his voice but as a cultural icon, Fiji — as he was fondly known — was described as “a beacon of light in challenging times” and “a voice for the people.”

Sporting fever from cricket to footy drives Airbnb boom in Australia

Data also shows 66% of NSW residents, 61% of Queenslanders and 58% of Victorians plan to travel for sport this year, with Sydney topping the sporting destination list, closely followed by Melbourne.

The genre is to story what culture is to life

Culture is rarely visible to those living within it, yet it determines everything from how we grieve to how we speak, what we fear, what we worship, and what we consider heroic or shameful.

Always online, forever exhausted: The hidden cost of our digital lives

As technology advances, humans risk becoming less empathetic and more robotic, mimicking machines in a world of clicks and tangled digital networks.

Indian-origin artist Sid Pattni named among 40 finalists for Australia’s richest portraiture prize

Sid Pattni's work explores the intricacies of identity, culture, and belonging within a post-colonial framework.

From Village Rockstars 2 to Stree 2: See the Jaw‑Dropping Indian Film Festival of Melbourne Nomination List!

“These nominations underscore the creativity and innovation driving Indian content today—and we can’t wait to bring this incredible work to Australian screens.”

Sri Durga Temple gets ‘Om and Swastika’ installed at Bendigo’s The Great Stupa

From initial sketches to final fabrication, volunteers and artisans worked alongside Stupa staff to design and position the sculptures with sensitivity on the Stupa’s western precinct

Government launches Writing Australia to boost literary sector

The government has also consolidated Creative Partnerships into Creative Australia, creating one unified body to support government-funded, philanthropic and commercial sectors.

A new exhibition is a thoughtful examination of the lasting relationship between Asia and Australia

Almost 60 years after Harold Holt began dismantling the White Australia Policy, The Neighbour at the Gate exhibition explores the legacy of welcoming — and redefining — who belongs.

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Trump renews bid to restrict US birthright citizenship, targets ‘birth tourism’ with new orders

The White House said the new measures are intended to protect the “meaning and value” of American citizenship and prevent foreign nationals from exploiting US immigration laws.

A pact of the desperate: What’s really behind the Saudi-Turkey-Pakistan triangle

When Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stood in Mecca on August 7 to sign a joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, the optics were...

Griffith MP Renee Coffey removes graffiti targeting Indian, Chinese and Indigenous Australians’ ‘Aussie’ posters

The vandalism in Brisbane has also reignited debate over whether altering political street art should itself be considered political expression.
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