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China’s debt-trap diplomacy threatens PNG
Jeffrey Wall | September 10, 2020The rapidly deteriorating state of Papua New Guinea’s economy is increasing the danger of China applying economic pressure to extract political concessions.
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Counterpoint by Mark Nicol – The human predicament – Towards a holistic solution
Mark Nicol | September 9, 2020Reconciling the wisdom of religion, philosophy and science in pursuit of a sustainable future is no easy task, but stripping the illusions we comfort ourselves with can at least help us squarely face the challenges ahead.
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Navigating relationships in uncertain times
Amy Vu | September 9, 2020The latest research by The Medical Journal of Australia found that significant feelings of depression or anxiety were being experienced by 25% of people after just the first month of COVID-19 restrictions.
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Covid-19 shows the need to accelerate national policymaking
Gillian Savage | September 9, 2020If Covid-19 has taught us anything, it’s that Australia needs to link long-term planning with emergency and operational coordination.
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Bridging the class divide in online education
Open Forum | September 9, 2020Monash researchers are offering guidance for schools, teachers and parents to help students cope during these challenging times away from the classroom and familiar faces.
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Time for a domestic security white paper
Leanne Close | September 8, 2020Areas such as counterterrorism, foreign interference, transnational organised crime, cybercrime, anti-corruption, money-laundering and financial crimes require strong leadership and effective national coordination.
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The return of international students
Helen Forbes Mewett | September 8, 2020Although many sectors have been hit hard by the pandemic, the impact on the university sector has been particularly pronounced, but plans for the return for international students are being made already.
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Our food system needs an overhaul
Open Forum | September 8, 2020The Australian government needs a strategic policy approach to food, according to a new report by the Commission for the Human Future.
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Actions speak louder than words
Michael Shoebridge | September 7, 2020The detention of Australian journalist Cheng Lei gives lie to Chinese President Xi’s supposed ‘reform and opening up’ agenda.
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Better ways to manage quarantine
Marika Vicziany | September 7, 2020“He shall be unclean as long as the disease is on him. Being unclean, he shall dwell apart; his dwelling shall be outside the camp.” – The Book of Leviticus 13-14
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Will the National Cabinet change Federal-State relations?
Zim Nwokora | September 7, 2020The much-heralded success of the national cabinet is more related to the extraordinary circumstance in which it operates than its revolutionary design.
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Engaging culturally diverse communities during COVID-19
Nicole Butcher Bishop | September 6, 2020The COVID-19 response in Victoria, Australia needs a stronger focus on working with poorer and culturally and linguistically diverse communities to contain the virus and allow the lifting of lockdowns.