Discovering Kazakhstan’s wild heart
Kazakhstan
“Uzbekistan or Kazakhstan - which did you like more?” A friend asked shortly after I returned from Kazakhstan, having visited Uzbekistan just the...
US shuts door on Indian tech talent. Will Australia open one?
Indian tech talent
Overnight on Thursday Aug 8 US time, which was Friday Aug 9 morning in Australia, thousands of tech workers in the US...
Cutting Chai with Neha Kale
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...
Navratri calendar gets the Down Under treatment
On Sunday morning, thousands of homes across Australia will set up the Navratri kalash. Many will already have a muhurat. It probably came on...
When pessimism looks for someone to blame
There is a worrying mood taking hold in Australia: not simply concern about migration, housing or the cost of living, but a growing sense...





