OPINION

Australian households find low-waste living challenging. Here’s what needs to change

Several Australian states banned single-use plastics, most recently Victoria, but success will depend on making it easy to use alternatives.

OPINION

Australia-India higher education partnership in the age of artificial intelligence

Australia aims at generating $12 billion through education by 2035, and India can leverage the subsequent G20 Summit to create more work opportunities and attractive migration for its students.

OPINION

‘Killed by Natives’. The stories – and violent reprisals – behind some of Australia’s settler memorials

Over recent years, various communities have erected their own unofficial monuments commemorating the Frontier Wars.

OPINION

Sai Sanjeevani Children’s Hospital Fiji achieves milestone with 100th life-saving heart surgery

This $25 million state-of-the-art Paediatric Cardiac Super Speciality facility has been treating children born with congenital heart disease.

OPINION

Learn the ‘Seven Research Mantras’ for success in the academic world

Dr Sanjay Kumar Shukla is hopeful that these mantras will be implemented in universities to save young researchers valuable time and help in their mental wellbeing.

OPINION

What do the NAPLAN test changes mean for schools and students?

NAPLAN was introduced in 2008 and is an annual test of all Australian students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9.

OPINION

Do you know success in life is tied to parental education?

Education is a major driver of social mobility, with research showing educational attainment explains up to 30% of the transmission of economic advantage between parents and children.

OPINION

Do open-plan classrooms help students learn better?

This appears to be the trend in new classroom buildings around Australia.

OPINION

Will multicultural Australians support the Voice? The success of the referendum may hinge on it

The Voice campaign must capture the support of a majority of electors in a majority of states.

OPINION

Who is perpetrating domestic, sexual and family violence?

The vast majority of perpetrators of domestic and sexual violence do not ever come to the attention of police or legal systems.

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OPINION

What is the Sex Discrimination Act and how does it protect people?

Currently, the act protects people from discrimination based on a wider range of attributes, called “protected attributes”.

INNOVATION

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.

NEWS

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.