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Russia’s reign of thieves
Tony Ward | May 28, 2022The pernicious effects of decades of authoritarianism and endemic corruption have been vividly on display during Russia’s botched invasion of Ukraine.
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Ukraine’s heroism may help save Taiwan
Kacie Miura | May 28, 2022Ukraine is not the only peaceful, democratic country menaced by a much larger, authoritarian aggressor. If Russia had strolled to an easy victory in Ukraine, China would surely have been emboldened to attack Taiwan, but the combination of fierce resistance and international support may make even President Xi think twice.
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Africa fails the Ukraine challenge
Nicholas Westcott | May 28, 2022Few African countries have condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, so there may be little sympathy for nations on the continent who feel the rippling effects of the war.
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Why Ukraine looks west
Lowell Barrington | May 27, 2022Vladimir Putin assumed his tanks would roll across Ukraine in three days, presenting a weak and divided west with a fait accompli, but far from strengthening his grip on Europe, Putin has inflamed sentiment against him and ensured Ukraine’s attachment to the West.
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Julia Gillard on pandemic health lessons
Yolande Hutchinson | May 27, 2022Julia Gillard argues that Australia can use the lessons learnt over the past two years to emerge as a healthier and fairer society.
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How the media lost the election
Denis Muller | May 27, 2022While the Murdoch press campaigned stridently for Morrison, the rest of the media failed to cover the election properly, focusing on meaningless photo-ops with the leaders rather than the issues they didn’t want to talk about – such as climate change, integrity, local concerns and women’s issues.
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The myths that unite and divide us
Alan Stevenson | May 26, 2022Humans are social animals, and the myths, symbols and ideologies we create and share help groups define themselves and maintain internal cohesion. However these myths can impede progress and create animosity between groups as well.
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Putin forces the world to take sides
Tanja Börzel | May 26, 2022Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and China’s growing aggression in Asia and the Pacific may soon force the rest of the world to take sides in an ideological, economic and perhaps military confrontation between freedom and tyranny.
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Tabi on racial matters: Don’t ignore your culturally diverse employees
Gloria Tabi | May 26, 2022The federal election result showed the importance of diversity in politics as well as business to reflect the increasingly multi-cultural nature of Australia.
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On the brink of the singularity
Alan Stevenson | May 25, 2022The increasing sophistication of hardware and software to augment our capabilities is beginning to blur the boundaries between man and machine, raising a host of physical possibilities and ethical questions.
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After the floods
Cecilia Duong | May 25, 2022While populations around the globe have dealt with the effect of floods for millennia, climate change is now bringing bigger and more extreme storms and flood events to Australia.
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The battle for ideas will shape new global order
Stephen Nagy | May 25, 2022The world has a choice to make between the freedom and democracy offered by the West and the aggressive authoritarianism of Russia and China.
