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...
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 -...
India significantly rolls backs transgender people’s rights
Little did I know, when I wrote a glowing article in February on the slow but steady legal wins for LGBTQIA+ people in India,...
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...
South Asian links at MWF and SWF 2026
Turn the page on this year’s Melbourne and Sydney Writers Festivals, with headline international guest, Irish-Indian poet Nikita Gill, set to share her bestseller...


