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The year of “sportswashing”
Emily Shelley | July 5, 20222022 has been the stage for some of the world’s largest sporting events, but from February’s Beijing Winter Olympics to the upcoming FIFA World Cup in Qatar they have been mired in political controversy.
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Measuring China’s diplomatic reach in the Pacific
Graeme Smith | July 5, 2022Chinese companies now dominate the construction, energy and mining sectors of many Pacific Island states, increasing that nation’s diplomatic and economic grip on the region.
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How an asteroid near-miss shocked the UN
Sergio Camacho-Lara | July 5, 2022Spurred by a near miss, the world built an alert system to detect #asteroids heading for Earth, but if one were found it’s not clear who would decide what to do next.
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A world divided between light and dark
Stefan Wolff | July 4, 2022The deepening division of the world between liberal democracies around the world and the aggressive dictatorships of Russia and China is forcing non-aligned nations to pick sides.
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Drive fast, die young
Ben Knight | July 4, 2022New research led by UNSW Sydney reveals traffic-related fatalities and injuries are the biggest killers of young people worldwide – causing more deaths than communicable and non-communicable diseases or self-harm.
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Drug regulators in the pocket of the firms they regulate
Open Forum | July 4, 2022An Australian investigation has shown how pharmaceutical industry money permeates the globe’s leading regulators, raising questions about their independence after a string of drug and device scandals.
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Conflict in the South China Sea
Sascha-Dominik Dov Bachmann | July 3, 2022China’s bellicose ambitions in the region constitute a real threat to the sovereignty and national security of democratic nations in the Indo-Pacific family.
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Australians back more defence spending
Michelle Grattan | July 3, 2022Australians are becoming more fearful in an insecure world, and want to see the country armed up, favouring more defence spending and the planned acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines.
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Vive la tour!
Gaël Gueguen | July 3, 2022More spectators watch the Tour de France, the world’s greatest cycling race, than any other sporting event. This years tour promises another spectacular festival of racing, but how has it changed over the years?
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NATO must stand fast against the Russian ogre
Malcolm Davis | July 2, 2022While all are too timid to fight for the freedom they profess to support, NATO nations have shown varying degrees of outrage and support for Ukraine’s brave and lonely fight against the marauding Russian ogre, and must redouble their resolve to fight further aggression with more than just brave words.
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A special envoy to ASEAN?
Euan Graham | July 2, 2022Appointing a special envoy to ASEAN would free up more of Penny Wong’s time to devote to the Pacific and Southeast Asia, signalling Australia’s acknowledgement of the region’s importance.
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Britain gets ready for war
William Leben | July 2, 2022Speaking at the Royal United Services Institute’s Land Warfare Conference in London, the British Chief of the General Staff has outlined Britain’s military response to Russian threats of war in response to Britain’s support for Ukraine against the Russian invasion.
