by Matt Keogh, Shadow Minister for Defence Industry We are a country that punches well above our weight in so many things. We traditionally finish in the top 5 in the Olympics, despite being so much smaller than our competition. We invented WiFi, the Blackbox, spray on skin and theRead More →
by Catherine King, member for Brand In the 1890s, following the sudden death of his wife, my great-great-grandfather Eli Pizer packed up four of children and his life in Melbourne to join the luck of the gold rush in Kalgoorlie. Eli Pizer wasn’t a miner but he started a hansomRead More →
by Tony Burke The news media is an essential pillar of our democracy. Every time a newspaper is closed or a newsroom is culled that pillar trembles and our democracy is weakened. Last year was the darkest yet for Australia’s media. More than 150 newsrooms were shut down – manyRead More →
Western Australia should be a huge beneficiary of Joe Biden presidency. As the US recovers from one of the least politically experienced presidents in history, we are now about to see one of the most experienced. On top of eight years as vice-president, Mr Biden was elected to the USRead More →
This week at the Sydney Cricket Ground Indian fast bowler Mohammed Siraj set the standard Australia must follow and adopt when it comes to racism. Subject to racist abuse, he showed great courage to pause the game – to highlight the fact of this abuse, and that it must beRead More →
The 2008 terrorist attack on the Indian city of Mumbai beginning on 26th November (typically referred to as 26/11) and ending on 29th November will be regarded for long as a near cataclysmal event, writes Professor Raghbendra Jha. A series of attacks engineered by Lashkar-e-Taiba, an extremist organisation based in Pakistan,Read More →
As NRIs the Indian diaspora are known for their industrious nature and persistence in pursuit of their dreams. But they run the risk of running into legal issues if they do not take due care of their assets back home. One such issue can be – having a property inRead More →
Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, 140 years ago, on September 5th, 1880, a tradie and a railway worker stood on the back of an apple cart in Adelaide’s Botanic Park and shouted, “If there’s a man here who hasn’t had a square meal today, let him come home toRead More →
CSIRO research paper published recently suggests lab-grown airway cells or lungs are already a reality. Read on: Once the stuff of sci-fi movies, growing organ cells in the lab is becoming more real. Scientists around the world use Petri dishes or membranes to grow human organ cell cultures, which reactRead More →
The spike in COVID-19 in Victoria shows just how easy it is for outbreaks to occur if we don’t continue to practise physical distancing and good hygiene, and stay at home when sick, writes Alison McMillan. The recent spike in COVID-19 cases in areas of Melbourne is disappointing, but weRead More →