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Mainul Haque

Canberra Times

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The prison system is failing at the point that matters most

The prison system is failing at the point that matters most

Australia’s correctional system remains heavily focused on incarceration and punishment while failing to build a coordinated national framework to...

19.05.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Mainul Haque

Australia’s resilience is inseparable from Asia

05.05.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mainul Haque

The Anzac story is bigger than we remember

24.04.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mainul Haque

A mosque, a meal and the strength of Australian community

A shared Ramadan meal in Canberra shows how everyday encounters and neighbourly goodwill quietly build social cohesion in multicultural Australia. As...

11.03.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Mainul Haque

What it means to belong as a Muslim Australian

A life shaped by migration, public service and community leadership offers a quiet rebuttal to claims that Muslim Australians do not belong – and a...

26.02.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mainul Haque

There's a lot wrong in the world but this Canberran event holds the solution

09.02.2026 10

Canberra Times

Mainul Haque

Female-only swimming saves lives: the overlooked gap in Australia’s drowning prevention

27.01.2026 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mainul Haque

Fear versus facts: why migrants strengthen Australia

04.12.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mainul Haque

Why multicultural aged care is the key to meeting Australia’s ageing challenge

25.11.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mainul Haque

The pearling past and the multicultural present: A story of connection and contribution

02.11.2025 10

Pearls and Irritations

Mainul Haque

The Barr government should be ashamed of this penny-pinching on our quiet heroes

11.07.2025 10

Canberra Times

Mainul Haque

There's something largely missing from our country's higher honours

28.03.2025 10

Canberra Times

Mainul Haque