The secret sensory life of plants
Plants are often seen as passive organisms, rooted in one place and largely unable to react to the world around them.
But a new field...
Why are over 20,000 migrant teachers underutilised?
Australia needs more teachers. It ranks among the worst-performing countries in the OECD for teacher shortages. This is particularly so for public schools.
As of December 2025, there was...
ILASA’s Home Across the Horizons: A review
The book Home Across the Horizons, produced by the Indian Literary and Art Society of Australia (ILASA), lands in interesting times. As migrants -...
“Afraid to fight; was murder more disgrace?”
The ANZAC legend
I was well versed in the legend of the ANZACs by the time I was ten years old:
They were ordinary men who...
Cutting Chai with Shaun Christie-David
Cutting Chai with Lakshmi Ganapathy is a monthly series of bite-sized interviews with prominent South Asians showcasing their career and personality and celebrating their South...



