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With a shortage of aged-care beds, discharging patients stranded in hospital is harder than it sounds

A key part of the negotiation was $2 billion designed to help hospitals move more than 3,000 patients stranded in hospital waiting for discharge to a more appropriate aged-care facility.

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.

The Atlantic umbrella is folding, and Europe is relearning power

A Europe that wants to survive Trump-proofing will have to spend more, produce more, and de-risk more. An India that seeks lasting global standing will have to convert demographic and economic scale into defence-industrial outcomes that allies can bank on.

NSW is ditching good character references in sentencing. Will the rest of the country follow?

References attesting to the convicted criminal’s prospects for rehabilitation and their likelihood of reoffending will still be permitted.

Did the kids stay up late in the holidays? 3 ways to get sleep routines back

With a little planning and patience, you can bring sleep back into your routine without turning bedtime into a nightmare.

How India Stack built a cashless, paperless digital state

Conceptualised early this century, the Stack was first implemented in 2009 through the Aadhaar unique identity programme.

How India is reshaping its partnership with the Global South

India’s partnership with the Global South was propelled to a new level by Prime Minister Narendra Modi when he organised the first Voice of the Global South Summit (VOGSS) on 12–13 January 2023, within a few weeks of India taking over the Presidency of the G20.

How India’s civilisation shaped the world through culture, exchange and resilience

Efforts were made to belittle or downgrade our heritage after the arrival of the Dutch, Portuguese, French and British to India.

The Mount Maunganui tragedy reminds us landslides are NZ’s deadliest natural hazard

On Thursday morning, a large landslide swept through the Mount Maunganui Beachside Holiday Park at the base of Mauao, triggering a major rescue and recovery operation that will continue through the weekend.

Today is about lighting the nation in defiance of evil

"The message of hope, of resilience, and of the need to keep sending the glow of those candles out into the world."

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Australia partners with Indian cricket legend Kapil Dev to launch mental health initiative

“About the relationship between Australia and India, the governments are working very hard. For what Australia is doing for the Indian community there, I’d like to say thanks on behalf of them,”

Australia reaches 28 million people as migration drives growth, with one new resident every 75 seconds

The ABS estimates the population rose from 27.59 million in 2025 to 28.09 million in 2026, an increase of 491,743 people.

Victoria Police investigating targeted shooting in Melbourne’s north

The offender is described as a male wearing a black hooded jumper, black face mask or balaclava, black tracksuit pants
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