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The ‘Game of Thrones’ in our own backyard
Allan Gyngell | March 19, 2018Allan Gyngell, the National President of the Australian Institute of International Affairs, discussed the challenges posed by China’s growth at a recent NZIIA conference and warned that ‘winter is coming’.
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Xi’s Chinese power grab weakens global democracy
Thom Dixon | March 18, 2018Xi Jinping has rewritten the Chinese constitution to install himself as President for life and his ruthless power grab has wider implications for democracy in Asia and the rest of the world.
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The future of ASEAN
Marty Natalegawa | March 18, 2018Over five decades, ASEAN has helped to strengthen Southeast Asian political and economic relations, but important changes are required to ensure it remains relevant, including the addition of at least one more member state.
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What’s it all about, Oxfam?
Phil Vernon | March 16, 2018The scandal surrounding the exploitation of vulnerable local people by Oxfam workers has rocked the international development sector but activists and organisations alike should seize this opportunity to re-examine the future of foreign aid.
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Even wealthy shareholders should help pay for essential services
Cassandra Goldie | March 16, 2018The governments’ continued provision of essential health, aged care, NDIS and other services is shaky as long as large gaps in Australia’s revenue base remain and the well-off should not escape their share of the burden.
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Human rights and ASEAN – A letter to the Prime Minister
Elaine Pearson | March 16, 2018Human Rights Watch has joined the Australia-ASEAN summit debate with a detailed and worrying report on human rights violations across the Southeast Asian countries despite their growing wealth and this direct appeal to Australia’s Prime Minister.
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A crisis of trust – The rise of Australian protest politics
Danielle Wood | March 13, 2018Protest politics is on the rise in Australia, and the main cause is collapsing trust in politicians and the major parties, according to a new Grattan Institute report.
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Physician heal thyself
Peter Fritz | March 6, 2018Many public advisory committees lack the information and training they require to produce the right policy proposals. Peter Fritz urges the creation of a new entity to give them the support they need to make more innovative and effective recommendations.
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Our cities need metro-scale governance
Jago Dodson | March 4, 2018Have Australia’s big cities, including Melbourne and Sydney, outgrown the historical patchwork governance structure of local councils?
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Australia deserves a better debate and 5 ‘quick wins’ for ‘wicked’ problems
Open Forum | March 3, 2018Australia21 urges politicians to embrace evidence based policy making and engage in constructive discussion of more effective strategies to address inequality, trauma related stress, illicit drugs, the future of work and climate change.
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Australia can drive change on the Human Rights Council
Apoorva Kolluru | March 3, 2018Australia is taking its turn on the Human Rights Council and should use its position to provide leadership and achieve the goals it professes belief in.
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Australia-China Bilateral Relations: How Did We Get Here?
James Laurenceson | March 2, 2018With Australia-China bilateral relations at close to a 10-year low, the Turnbull government would do well to reflect on what the past year’s negative approach to this important relationship has achieved.