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Does love come with a price?

I open my backlog of weekend newspapers having been away and enjoy going through the spread of magazines and supplements with my morning cup...

‘Social cohesion is always under threat’

Racism has reared its ugly head during this coronavirus pandemic throughout the world. Victoria too did not lag behind with the Human Rights Commission...

Finding sweet deals amid coronavirus

Cranbourne-based real estate consultant Alap Patel on how to keep moving in the current crisis. Joining the Qoin movement, he says, was one of...

Why Australia truly feels like home to me

My first trip to Australia was in 2001. Doing a tourist run of the country, I spent three weeks in Sydney and one week...

‘India and China can’t be seen to be weak, so they have to stand...

Sydney-based professor Jingdong Yuan says the countries need to stop thinking about military operations Tensions escalating on the disputed Himalayan border between members of Indian...

Are migrants easy prey to branch stacking?

The practice of recruiting large numbers of new party members to influence the results of an internal part ballot, particularly of pre-selections for parliamentary...

Class of 2020

Teachers and students are both finding an unfamiliar intimacy with online classes during COVID-19. In conversation with Dolly Kikon, Senior Lecturer, Anthropology and Development...

What’s in a name? A series of altar-cations perhaps

Is sharing a surname part of your vows? Is a name change and game changer in marriage? My sister is married to someone with the...

The marriage inquisition

If you are single and living in India you’ve got to be ready to answer a barrage of questions If you are single and living...

Oil in good taste

From the decadent ghee (clarified butter) to coconut oil to mustard oil, Indian cooking involves one or more of these. For many, no oil...