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How do people feel about having left the city now lockdowns are over?

To many, this scenario probably sounds like a dream lifestyle, especially for those of us who spent large chunks of the past two years under lockdown. But is the shift to remote regional work as idyllic as it seems? What kinds of people decided to become e-changers? And what have their experiences been?

5​ problems with the Student Experience Survey in understanding Australian higher education

The higher education sector would benefit from a sector-wide process of developing an agreed way of describing the full range of modes of attendance.

Unfair dismissal rulings show personal circumstances matter in vaccine refusals

Employers can have a general vaccination policy but must treat every individual case on its own merits and circumstances – including the timing and manner of applying the vaccination policy to the particular employee.

Is there such a thing as ‘too old’ to co-sleep with your child?

In western societies, the idea that children should sleep on their own only emerged during the 19th century.

How Salman Rushdie has been a scapegoat for complex historical differences

The violent hysteria engendered by Rushdie’s magical treatment of Muhammad in The Satanic Verses was ultimately limited to a small minority.

75 years on haunting memories of partition of India and the afterlife

The truth is that Kahuta never left my grandfather, he never failed to remember, the memories haunted him.

Australian education ministers’ new plan ignores root cause of teacher shortage problem

There is a need for more opportunities for student teachers to get practical experience, more focus on how to teach maths and English and encouraging more teachers to mentor their colleagues.

India is emerging as a strategic partner for Australia, thanks to its diversity

Australian businesses at all levels now have an unrivalled opportunity to view India as a market to supply rather than just a market for consumption

India is a vibrant democracy and a pluralistic society with traditional cultural values at heart

India hosts 140 billionaires with a cumulative wealth of US$ 596 billion equivalent to 19.6% of the GDP.

India’s march towards Aatmanirbharta is good for world at large

It may be more prudent to think of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's call for “Aatmanirbharta” as Self-Reliance 2.0.

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“Makes no difference”: President Trump doubles down as US–Iran talks end day one with zero deal in Pakistan

US President Donald Trump has declared victory over Iran even as marathon peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan, drag on without a deal, highlighting the deep divide between political rhetoric and diplomatic reality.

Perth man jailed over assault on police officers, including spitting at airport arrest

Officers stopped and restrained him after he became obstructive. While in custody at the airport, he spat directly into the face and mouth of an AFP officer.

‘First contact’ that may have led to complex life on Earth finally witnessed by scientists

In fact, the first bubbles of oxygen that filled the atmosphere on early Earth likely came from ancient stromatolites. You could say we owe our very existence to these piles of rocks.
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