Cheap oil and geopolitics have brought India and Russia closer together, with a US$13 billion energy pact cementing a partnership that’s as strategic as it is pragmatic, analysts say. For Moscow, the deal represents a lifeline to a key buyer as it navigates economic isolation. For New Delhi, it’s a strategic win, securing cheap energy […]
The first blog in this two-part series made two main points: that the total number of Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme workers on farms is falling, and that the number of PALM workers applying for asylum is now in the hundreds per month. The blog argued that these points may be related. It is […]