OPINION

‘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.

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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.

OPINION

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.

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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

OPINION

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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Election Diary: Jim Chalmers highlights expectations of May interest rate cut – after the election

“It’s about results. It's about lifting aspirations, not just spending money.”

OPINION

Beyond reporting: media as a force for national unity

An inclusive society isn’t just the government’s responsibility but a national effort. However, the government must take the lead and set an example.

OPINION

Do Trump’s tariffs signal an end to business as usual for Pacific

Global stock markets are spooked. U.S markets alone lost nearly US$4 trillion within a day of the tariffs being announced.

OPINION

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Why do we change our clocks? And how does it affect our bodies?

About one-third of the world also adjust their clocks seasonally, moving forward in spring and back in autumn (remember: spring forward; fall back).

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OPINION

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

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

Why Australia must do more to protect female international students

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

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

The defence–development divide: from gap to chasm

Election Diary: Jim Chalmers highlights expectations of May interest rate cut – after the election

Beyond reporting: media as a force for national unity

Do Trump’s tariffs signal an end to business as usual for Pacific

Daylight saving time ends Sunday. Why do we change our clocks? And how does it affect our bodies?

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Roshena Campbell emerges frontrunner for Liberal Western Metro ticket as Dinesh Gourisetty decides not to contest

Pauline Hanson loses Federal Court appeal in Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi’s racial discrimination case

Terror suspect in Berlin pride attack Abdul Ballout shot dead by police after manhunt