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Why do Labor and the Coalition have so many similar policies?

One party says they’ll cap international student numbers to lower immigration. The other is trying to do precisely the same.

As rivers dry, strategy flows: New Delhi suspends Indus Treaty with calculated precision

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi warned, “Blood and water cannot flow together”

‘We Never Forget’: Paulomi’s reflection of sacrifice, memory and meaning of ANZAC Day

“Every ANZAC Day, so many people say ‘Lest we forget’, and sometimes it feels like just a platitude”

The dead Hindus in Kashmir ask: is your global outrage reserved for some lives only?

In any nation, we may have differences of opinion and majority and minority groups, but can we act together to exercise our commitment to the common humanity that we all belong to?

‘We get bucketloads of homework’: young people speak about what it’s like to start high school

Students were interviewed in Term 3 and asked to share their thoughts about what the move to high school was like.

Western media’s biased lens on Hindu victims; where jihadists become “gunmen” and Hindus mere “tourists”

Their criticisms speak to a broader pattern—Western media’s selective blindness when Hindus are massacred, especially when the killers are Islamist radicals.

Why Australia must do more to protect female international students

Every person in Australia has the right to feel safe—in their homes, on the street, in public spaces, and online.

Harvard and global universities caught in the crossfire of populism and public good

The saddest part of all of this is its normalization and incorporation into the quotidian life of America as well as several other nations.

Homelessness – the other housing crisis politicians aren’t talking about

Trying to fix homelessness without providing shelter would be like trying to prevent polio without vaccines

The defence–development divide: from gap to chasm

Under current budget settings, Australia’s defence-to-ODA spending ratio will reach almost 12:1 in 2025–26 and increase to a new record of over 13:1 by 2030.

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Three-year-old boy killed, father seriously injured after fire tears through Werribee home

An 11-year-old boy, reportedly Jordan’s brother, escaped the fire by jumping from a window.

Sydney and Melbourne homeowners lose, renters pay more as Albanese government policies spook housing market

The largest falls in estimated sales were in Sydney and Melbourne, down 17 per cent and 14.2 per cent respectively compared with a year earlier.

Almost 20% of Australian students don’t finish school – these 3 things can help them stay

The relationships teachers build with their students could be what helps that student stay on and complete school.
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