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Tributes have been paid to a “kind-hearted and loyal” researcher at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU), who has died at the age of 96. Professor Peter Davison OBE was one of the world’s most respected scholars on the life and work of author George Orwell, while he also made great contributions to the study of Shakespeare. Professor…

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Sunday said his government could consider an inquiry into former Prime Minister Scott Morrison being secretly sworn into key ministries during the coronavirus pandemic.Morrison, who stepped down as leader of the Liberal Party after losing a general election in May, was secretly sworn…

After several months of beta testing, Google Android 13 is publicly available to Pixel phone users. The operating system arrives earlier in 2022 than the typical Android fall release, and is an iterative update that builds upon the foundation laid down with Android 12. This includes a much more elaborate and customizable Material You,…

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…

English Premier League giant and reigning champion Manchester City has struck up a deal with an Adelaide school as part of its ongoing push into Australia.Key points:Adelaide's Rostrevor College will host the Manchester City Football School from next yearThe English football giant will provide coaching clinics, including for students from the…

Australian football legend Harry Kewell has opened up on his surprise move to work as Celtic’s first-team manager under compatriot Ange Postecoglou in a revealing interview with Foxsports.com.au, in which he also discussed Socceroos star Aaron Mooy’s arrival at the Scottish giants and the Aussies’ prospects for the Qatar 2022 World Cup.Kewell, a…

The UK is about to receive liquefied natural gas from far-off Australia for the first time in at least six years, highlighting the European region’s desperation in grappling with its worst energy crisis in decades.The LNG tanker Attalos is on its way to the UK with a cargo that originated at Australia’s North West Shelf project,…

Australia’s new fascination with India continues apace.Most recently, two massive delegations from the states of Western Australia and New South Wales toured various Indian cities and regions, while at the federal level, a plethora of agreements are being signed across defence, commercial, industrial and regional issues.The Australia India…

Robinson’s book contains plenty of warnings for today’s political leaders and policymakers. In Ministry, ever more extreme climate events coupled with political inaction eventually trigger violence and terrorism. A tiny United Nations agency, dubbed the “Ministry for the Future,” maneuvers adroitly in a desperate bid to get countries and…

SYDNEY —  Native American language experts have been in Central Australia to try to save Indigenous languages from extinction. Only around 20 people speak Pertame Southern Arrernte, which originated near the city of Alice Springs in Central Australia. Government policies had tried to eradicate Indigenous languages until the 1970s. The…