Professor Bala Venkatesh AM: King’s Birthday Honours 2026
In the 1800s, U V Swaminatha Iyer (known affectionately as Tamil Thaataa) painstakingly rebuilt Tamil scholarship, restoring lost texts and revitalising the language for future generations.
Is it any surprise that Professor Balasubramaniam Venkatesh,...
Eight-year-old Prahar brews chai for Cancer Council fundraiser
biggest morning tea
"No matter how small you are, you can always make a difference," says eight-year-old Prahar.
And he means it. biggest morning tea
Living by...
Dr Abhishek Verma OAM: King’s Birthday Honours 2026
When Melbourne’s Dr Abhishek Verma first found out he was getting an OAM, he didn’t believe it.
“I thought this has got to be some...
Sanjay Jha: A cyber security and AI professor turns filmmaker
Sanjay Jha
Sanjay Jha does not look like someone who just made his first feature film. He looks like what he is: an academic,...
Dr Dilip Gahankari OAM: King’s Birthday Honours 2026
An 18-month-old girl from Melghat, a tribal Maharashtra region, arrived with severe burn contractures across her right arm and fingers. Malnourished and living far...





