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Albanese ‘stands firm’ at Garma with renewed pledge on truth, land rights, and economic justice

“Garma Festival is an opportunity to share in the oldest continuous culture on Earth. To learn from over 60,000 years of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander knowledge and tradition."

Sara Tendulkar joins Aussie tourism push as face of ‘Come and Say G’day’ in India

The $130 million campaign aims to reignite international travel to Australia, with a series of tailored ads rolling out across key markets throughout the year.

“It isn’t easy to get one million views”: Is being an influencer really harder than being a doctor or teacher?

What was pitched as a bold new initiative to support digital creators (@ausinfluencerunion) quickly became a lightning rod for criticism, with audiences on TikTok and other platforms slamming the group.

India’s Remona Evette Pereira dances into history with 170-hour Bharatanatyam marathon

Remona is also trained in semi-classical, western, and contemporary dance, and has previously featured in the India Book of Records, Golden Book of Records – London, and the Bharat Book of Records.

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.

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Indian diaspora earns over A$1 trillion annually, larger than most countries’ economies

The Indian diaspora’s combined earnings exceed the GDP of roughly 170 countries worldwide (2025 estimates).

Guramrit Sidhu pleads guilty to running $17 million cross-border drug empire between the United States and Canada

Prosecutors say he orchestrated a sophisticated cross-border operation responsible for moving hundreds of kilograms of methamphetamine and cocaine for distribution.

Premier Allan promises free midday power from October as households struggling now are told to wait

Households without solar, without batteries, without work-from-home flexibility, or without appliances they can schedule in the middle of the day, are being told the state’s renewable success will eventually trickle down to them, just not yet.
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