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The Belt and Road Initiative: China's vision for globalisation, Beijing-style

  • Written by Benjamin Habib, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University
imageWorld leaders, led by Chinese President Xi Jinping, meet for the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.Reuters

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a multifaceted economic, diplomatic and geopolitical undertaking that has morphed through various iterations, from the “New Silk Road” to “One Belt One Road”.

The BRI imagines...

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Violence against nurses is on the rise, but protections remain weak

  • Written by Jacqui Pich, Lecturer in Nursing, University of Technology Sydney
imageVerbal abuse can result in significant psychological trauma for nurses.from shutterstock.com

Two recent violent episodes against nurses in emergency departments have again highlighted the issue of inadequate protections for nursing staff.

In both cases the nurses, from Wyong Hospital on the central coast of NSW and The Royal Melbourne Hospital in...

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Curious Kids: why are some shells smooth and some shells corrugated?

  • Written by Jan Strugnell, Associate Professor Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University
imageSome sea animals with smooth shells can dig themselves into the sand in just a few seconds.Flickr/jridgewayphotography, CC BY-NC-SA

This a piece from Curious Kids, a new series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky! Email...

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Sidelining God: why secular climate projects in the Pacific Islands are failing

  • Written by Patrick D. Nunn, Professor of Geography, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research and Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast
imageChurch and climate: two issues that are close to many Pacific Islanders' hearts.Seaphotoart/Shutterstock.com

Unless you are cocooned in a tourist bubble, it is hardly possible to miss God when you visit the Pacific Islands. In every village and on every main street there seems to be a church or temple, packed to bursting point on holy days. It is...

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  1. Shadow Brokers promise release of more NSA hacks to be used against the world
  2. Coalition fails to get post-budget boost predicted by commentariat
  3. Nick Greiner favourite to become Liberal federal president
  4. How do we decide which disease to prevent next? Long-term studies help
  5. What the underground market for ransomware looks like
  6. Can support for the jailed former Jakarta governor bring change in Indonesia's blasphemy law?
  7. Australia risks missing out on China's One Belt One Road
  8. How resilience can break the link between a 'bad' childhood and the youth justice system
  9. Banning early evening gaming ads on TV is like being 'a little bit pregnant'
  10. Why rent bidding apps will make the rental market even more unaffordable
  11. The Sydney Barrier Reef: engineering a natural defence against future storms
  12. Is Melbourne the music capital of Australia? Sydney or Adelaide might pip it to the post
  13. How to rein in the widening disease definitions that label more healthy people as sick
  14. The other Eurovision star hunt: Australia joins with Europe to explore the universe
  15. Australia should stop beefing up its steroid laws – that won't help users
  16. Why 2℃ of global warming is much worse for Australia than 1.5℃
  17. The budget is the government's Plan B, but what's Plan C if polls stay bad?
  18. WannaCry hackers had no intention of giving users their files back even if they pay
  19. Wondering if health fund premium rises are justified? Don't look to Bupa's accounts for answers
  20. Shifting the tax burden to middle-income earners will undermine jobs and growth
  21. After 'WannaCrypt', should governments stockpile software vulnerabilities? Experts respond
  22. What types of people will lead our great energy transition?
  23. 'Show me the sole': the exhilarating sight of sneakers on show
  24. Helping drug users get back to work, not random drug testing, should be our priority
  25. The off-topic Conversation #123
  26. Why do some graziers want to retain, not kill, dingoes?
  27. Navigating the post-truth debate: some key co-ordinates
  28. Los Angeles Overnight – one of the best films you will (probably) never see
  29. Coalition two-party vote slips in post-budget Newspoll
  30. From 'white flight' to 'bright flight' – the looming risk for our growing cities
  31. The gender pay gap is hurting productivity
  32. Why bad moods are good for you: the surprising benefits of sadness
  33. Terahertz spectroscopy: the new tool to help detect art fraud
  34. Fairytale no more: when love turns to hatefully ever after
  35. Australia’s biggest emitters opt to 'wait and see' over Emissions Reduction Fund
  36. Fireworks, feelings, and fraught relations at Eurovision 2017
  37. Massive global ransomware attack highlights faults and the need to be better prepared
  38. Former FBI director James Comey very likely caused Trump's win
  39. Drug testing welfare recipients raises questions about data profiling and discrimination
  40. Black is the New White gives the comedy of manners an irreverent makeover
  41. Two years after the earthquake, why has Nepal failed to recover?
  42. The federal budget doesn't do enough to save free-to-air TV
  43. Weekly Quiz: what is Colony Collapse Disorder?
  44. Don't be fooled, the Medicare Guarantee Fund provides no real guarantee
  45. Remembering Bill Tutte: another brilliant codebreaker from World War II
  46. Should we worry about Islamism in Indonesia?
  47. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the 2017 budget
  48. Distrust of experts happens when we forget they are human beings
  49. Every critic counts: why Fairfax must keep its arts journalists
  50. Why media reform in Australia has been so hard to achieve

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