Australia is becoming more like the United States. Increasingly, we invest overseas. Our domestic economy is weak.
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The government has reportedly set aside 180,000 hectares of land for construction of a new capital in East Kalimantan.
Governments impose harsh restrictions to the freedom of sex offenders after their sentence. But there’s no evidence to support that ‘doing more of the same’ improves community safety.
We’ve tested the claim that overworkers have no choice, and found it wanting.
The detained writer is entitled to Australian consular access while in prison in China, but like other detained Chinese-Australians, Canberra has few other legal options to help him.
More than 500 Australians died in the Vietnam war and 3,000 were wounded, but the damage from Agent Orange was much more far-reaching, as Tim Fischer’s death last week reminded us.
How can Australia’s new Inspector General be expected to inspect waterways without a firm grasp of how much water in in them?
Why the Hong Kong protesters feel they have ‘nothing to lose’
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam has indicated she's open to dialogue. But unless she meets the demonstrators' demands, the protest movement isn't going to end anytime soon.
US-Iran tension in the Strait of Hormuz is just one of many looming security challenges that need closer scrutiny.
The Haiyan Typhoon disaster is a cautionary case for climate adaptation and mitigation because it demonstrates the seductiveness of survival myths.
The Reserve Bank’s best case scenario is that its forecasts are wrong.
Illegality doesn’t matter when you’ve kneecapped the umpire who would have enforced the rules.
Future Earth Australia is working to create a long-term national plan of transformation for our cities. As part of this, everyone in Australia is invited to have their say in a survey.
The world has no hope of reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement without seriously reducing emissions from agriculture, forestry and land clearing.
Associating all bridging visas with ‘scammers’ and ‘illegal migrants’ misses the bigger picture of the role bridging visas play in our changing immigration regime.
What’s needed is strong leadership and sustained public pressure that makes it is harder for political parties to turn a blind eye to sexual harassment and assault.
Supporting mums in prison and whose babies are in care to breastfeed has benefits for mums, their children and wider society.
If breast milk was made in factories, we’d count it in the GDP.
Hitting the Paris targets will go a long way to securing Melbourne’s water supply against future pressure.
Similar concerns were raised 40 years ago when the Department of Defence was formed, but the decision to merge several agencies is now held up for its strategic vision.
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Clinical Psychologist and Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University
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Professor of Engineering, Australian National University
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PhD student, Department of International Relations, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of History, School of History, ANU, Australian National University
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PhD Candidate, ANU School of Regulation and Global Governance (RegNet), Australian National University
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Deputy Director, Global Institute for Women's Leadership, Australian National University
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
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Professor of Criminology, Australian National University
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Professor in the School of Regulation and Global Governance, Australian National University
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DECRA/Research Fellow, Climate Science, Australian National University
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Research Fellow, Restorative Justice, Australian National University
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Researcher, Sign on Screen Project, Australian National University
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Lecturer in Anthropology, Australian National University
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Emeritus Professor of History, Australian National University
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Associate Lecturer, Australian National University; Deakin University