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Many super funds are still failing retirees, even as millions prepare to stop work

For a growing number of Australians, this failure isn’t a future problem – it’s affecting their lives right now.

Around the world, migrants are being deported at alarming rates – how did this become normalised?

Australian government signed a secretive deal with Nauru in September, guaranteeing the small Micronesian island A$2.5 billion over the next three decades to accommodate the first cohort of deportees.

Can Australia meet its Asian Century goals? Inquiry launched into regional capability

Tim Watts MP observed in an oped that despite this, Australia’s Asia capability has been in decline for decades, particularly in language learning.

Australia has 120 health workforce policies. But with no national plan, we’re missing the big picture

So with more than 850,000 registered health professionals, there are still not enough to meet demand, particularly in regional and remote areas.

Australians have much to learn about Pacific migration

This expansion of migration opportunities for the people of the Pacific has taken place against a backdrop of persistent broader anti-migration sentiment within Australia.

Trump redux and its global ripple effect

In the local American landscape, Trump’s revival is counter hegemonic to the leftist cabal controlling academia, bureaucracy, media, and popular culture.

3,955 Indians among nearly 30,000 ‘wanted’ for deportation missing in Canada

These individuals are classified as “wanted” by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), which includes those with immigration warrants against them.

Australia records highest migrant intake with 82,890 international student arrivals

In January 2024 there were 82,890 international student arrivals to Australia, an increase of 23,660 students compared with the corresponding month of the previous year.

7,606 decrease in the number of businesses in Victoria, says ABS report

At 30 June 2023 there were 2,589,873 actively trading businesses in the Australian economy.

Cultural ignorance undermines Australia’s recruitment of Pacific Island workers

Australia has had a huge shortage of farm workers since borders were closed in March 2020 and backpacker numbers dried up.

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Melbourne family shattered by loss of 16-year-old son, calls for better pedestrian protection

Chris Rua Antony died in hospital on February 20, a week after he was struck by a car while walking home from school along Pound Road in Narre Warren South.

Gaza’s endless War: Proxies, misinformation, and the civilians caught in between

Many senior Hamas leaders have lived for years in luxury abroad, in places such as Qatar and elsewhere, far removed from the consequences of the war they help direct.

Albanese and ministers join Ramadan celebrations, encouraging wider community participation

Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek described Ramadan nights in Lakemba as one of Sydney’s great traditions, pointing to the bustling streets and strong sense of community.
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