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India-Pak 2025: Hope is for limited strikes, then quick de-escalation

  India has conducted military strikes against Pakistan this month, hitting numerous sites in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir and deeper into Pakistan itself. Security officials say precision...

What Labor can – and must – achieve in its second term

  Anthony Albanese didn’t just win re-election - he shattered expectations. In a historic show of confidence, voters handed Labor a second term on a...

Australians heed US warning

  With a resounding victory in the 2025 Federal Election, the ALP has claimed a mandate they have not enjoyed in generations. The count continues,...

India’s current restraint: The calm before the storm?

  The simmering tensions between India and Pakistan have become a daily affair since the Pahalgam attacks last week. But so far, India has refrained...

Peter Dutton’s Liberals have picked a side – and it’s not ours

  It’s election season and you know exactly what that means. That’s right, politicians making a beeline for photo opportunities in saris, sherwanis, bindis and...

Why Desi hospitality runs deep in our culture

  When a guest walks into a Desi household, one of the first questions beyond the customary greetings is usually, “Would you like some tea,...

Why all fingers point to Pakistan

  The Indian government seems to be fully convinced that Pakistan is behind the terrorist attack in Pahelgam, where 26 innocent tourists were gunned down. Government...

No guts, no glory – and no political upsets

  As the 2025 Federal Election campaign meanders to its inevitable close, the two burning issues for Australians at large have been housing challenges and...

Trump’s tariffs strain international relations

  I messed up. Trump's tariffs strain diplomacy In my last column two weeks ago (or was that a lifetime ago?), I was quite certain that...

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