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When Nadia Mofrad arrived in Australia from Tehran in July 2018, she had big dreams.The seed was planted at the age of 12 when it became apparent that STEM subjects — science, technology, engineering and maths – were deemed a pursuit for the boys."I took part in a physics tournament. I put all my heart into it and I had to do this tournament and…

A participant demonstrates Kung Fu during the 2023 Oceania Shaolin Games held in Sydney, Australia, Dec. 2, 2023. (Photo by Hu Jingchen/Xinhua)Shaolin Kung Fu, a world-renowned intangible cultural heritage, is practised by many in Australia. A Shaolin Kung Fu games competition held in Sydney featured various Kung Fu styles and weapon categories,…

Release date: 30/11/23 Year 1 students in South Australia’s public schools are continuing to show improvements in literacy – with results from the 2023 phonics screening check climbing for the fifth consecutive year.The assessment has helped…

The Indian Air Force contingent, comprising four Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft and two C-17 transport aircraft, has reached Australia to participate in biennial, multi-national exercise ‘Pitch Black 2022’ scheduled to be held from August 19 to September 8 in Darwin, an official statement said. Being held for the first time since 2018 as the 2020…

A month before the Premiership cranks into life, three out from the autumn internationals, 13 months before the World Cup, I intercept Eddie Jones at HQ fulfilling sponsorship engagements. Twickenham is lightly dressed in Umbro regalia, Jones appears relaxed, his face set with that familiar half-smile, wary, full of mischief, ready for anything.…

He was heartbroken at the time, but Nathan Lyon’s Ashes injury only made him hungrier to return to England to finish the job.Cricket: England captain Jos Buttler was left dumbfounded after he was undone by the spin of Kuldeep Yadav. Lyon, who has taken the eighth-most wickets in Test history, played in the first two matches of this year’s…

Commonwealth Games 2022 Live: Continuing India's good show in Commonwealth Games, shuttlers PV Sindhu and Lakshya Sen bagged gold in Singles events, while Chirag Shetty - Satwik Sairaj Rankireddy took home gold in the men's double's match. After an explosive tenth day which saw medals raining for India across sports like athletics, cricket,…

The only way we can defend Australian civilisation from the evils facing it is by channeling the spirit of the kangaroo and emu on our coat of arms and refusing to walk backwards, writes Kel Richards.Since the attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, pro-Palestine protests have swept across the world. London has been home to many of these…

A bold call for King Charles to be booted off Australian coins has been made by one of Australia’s longest-standing federal MPs.The Royal Canadian Mint has revealed the image of King Charles that will soon be on all new coins, replacing the image of his mother, the late Queen Elizabeth II. It's a profile of the left side of the King's face, with…

PTI, Aug 6, 2022, 8:04 AM IST image source: Hockey India Birmingham: It was a heartbreak for the Indian women’s hockey team as it lost 0-3 in the shoot-out to four-time champions Australia after both the teams were tied 1-1 at the…