By Rana Mitter, Professor of U.S.-Asia Relations, Harvard Kennedy School
Taiwan, trade and AI regulation are on the agenda. But will there be progress on any of these issues during Beijing sit-down?
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By Stephen Bartos, Professor of Economics, University of Canberra
The government is under pressure to spend more on cost-of-living help. Getting the balance wrong could trigger further interest rates hikes.
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By Claire Fitzpatrick, Lecturer, Edith Cowan University
Emily Foley, Postdoctoral research fellow, Flinders University; University of Canberra
Social media ‘influencers’ were dismissed in some quarters when they were allowed into the budget lock-up. But they carry huge clout, and are here to stay.
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By Anthony Scott, Professor of Health Economics and Director, Centre for Health Economics, Monash Business School, Monash University
Specialist doctors have the highest incomes in the country and run the most profitable business. But patients often can’t afford their fees.
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By Emma Bradshaw, Research Fellow, Motivation and Behaviour, Australian Catholic University
Not having a clear plan for after school is normal. It is totally unrealistic to think you will know all the answers to these questions at 17 or 18.
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By Julien Cooper, Lecturer, Department of History and Archaeology, Macquarie University
Maël Crépy, Researcher in Geography and Ancient History, Université Lumière Lyon 2
Marie Bourgeois, PhD Candidate, Ancient History, Université Lumière Lyon 2
The circular mass graves were filled with the bones of people and animals, often carefully arranged around a key person at the centre.
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By Julienne van Loon, Associate Professor in Creative Writing, School of Culture and Communication, The University of Melbourne
“Divested of others, what exactly is a self?” This question occurs halfway through Siri Hustvedt’s extraordinary new grief memoir, Ghost Stories. By my reading, it propels the whole book.
Ghost Stories reflects on Hustvedt’s life with her husband Paul Auster, her partner of 43 years, in the aftermath of his death, aged 77, in April 2024. An internationally renowned writer and filmmaker, Auster’s notable works include
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By Miniature Malekpour, Research assistant, University of Sydney
For women in Iran, life changed dramatically after the 1979 Iranian Revolution.
The new Islamic Republic of Iran enforced compulsory veiling, legalised polygamy, severely restricted women’s rights to divorce and child custody, lowered the minimum…
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By Thomas Longden, Senior Researcher, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University
Debasish Das, Lecturer in Economics, UNSW Sydney
Like solar, the first households to embrace home batteries have been wealthy. We need to move away from first-come, first-secured schemes.
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By Human Rights Watch
(Johannesburg) – Angolan authorities should carry out an independent and credible investigation into the Cavaco River dike collapse and ensure that internally displaced communities receive immediate, adequate, and transparent assistance, Human Rights Watch said today.Official figures indicate that heavy rainfall and the collapse of the Cavaco River dike on April 12, 2026, triggered devastating floods in Angola’s western Benguela province, killing at least 19 people, leaving 31 missing, and affecting more than 8,000 families. At least 3,624 people were rescued, 1,540 homes were destroyed,…
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