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Australia’s new approach to tackling fake news on digital platforms

Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland released a draft exposure bill to step up Australia’s fight against harmful online mis- and disinformation

Research tracks young Australians’ precarious work and study lives after Year 12

The new report includes a survey of more than 1,000 young people who were in Year 12 in late 2020 and 33 interviews with some of these survey respondents.

Can Australia make banks pay for scam losses like United Kingdom?

Scam-related losses are soaring, and banks are falling short of detecting, stopping and recovering losses.

Why staying connected to your teenager is tricky but important

Feeling connected to family can provide a stable foundation for positive development and building a sense of self.

Why is NATO expanding its reach to the Asia-Pacific region?

The members will also agree on the first major overhaul of NATO’s military plans since the Cold War and an increase in their individual defence spending.

Can you claim crypto gains or losses in tax?

managed to make gains in the past year, you may need to pay extra tax. Or you may be able to use losses to offset other gains you have made.

The ancient practice of livestock guardian dogs is highly successful on Australian farms today

The use of guardian dogs for livestock protection has a long history – farmers have been using dogs to protect their livestock from predators for thousands of years.

Move to pardon Fiji’s 2000 coup leader could raise political temperature

Fiji has suffered four coups since the late 1980s, all rooted in the economic and political divides between indigenous Melanesian Fijians and the descendants of indentured Indian laborers. 

No, Mr Obama, Indian Muslims do not need a self-proclaimed saviour

Obama's audacity to suggest that the "protection of the Muslim minority" is essential to prevent India from "pulling apart" is not only uninformed but also deeply offensive.

It’s time we stopped exploiting interns and pay them for the hours worked

It may also displace paid employment and undermine labour standards, as employers replace paid workers with a revolving door of interns who are treated as “cheap dead-end labour”.

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India’s women lead the world in AI skills, nearly twice the global average

At 1.9, Indian women score higher than women in the United States (1.71), Canada (0.97), and the United Kingdom (0.90) — countries long regarded as frontrunners in technology talent.

Australian-British executive Tania Baumann and Indian diplomat Tanmaya Lal appointed Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-Generals

The appointments were announced by Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey as the organisation strengthens its leadership team ahead of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigua and Barbuda later this year.

Australian retail giant to offshore hundreds of IT jobs to India amid cost-cutting drive

“As part of this program, some activities currently performed in our Australian support office will transition to a new global centre in Bengaluru.”
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