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Beyond the war of words: how might the Australian media's coverage of China affect social cohesion?

  • Written by: Wanning Sun, Professor of Chinese Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney
imageIt appears a significant proportion of Australia's Chinese community feel the Australian media cover China within a narrow framework.EPA/Kanzaburo Fukuhara

The Australian government’s Public Diplomacy Strategy points to the importance of “diaspora diplomacy”. It promises to take steps to “engage diaspora communities drawing...

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Race to the White House: foreign policy disputes, first presidential debate, and Trump Jnr's tweet

  • Written by: Tom Switzer, Research Associate, US Studies Centre, University of Sydney

This week on Race to the White House, Brendon O’Connor, Tom Switzer and Emma Lancaster are joined by Gorana Grgic to discuss the very real foreign policy disputes between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton.

Is Trump a realist, conscious of the costs and limits of the use of force? Or is he more a hardline nationalist in foreign affairs? And is...

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We can already see how a 'debate' about love will lead to violence and hate

  • Written by: Lauren Rosewarne, Senior Lecturer, University of Melbourne
imageTaking marriage equality to a plebiscite gives legitimacy to hatred and violence against the LGBTI community.AAP/Joel Carrett

On Tuesday night, Australia’s only gay and lesbian radio station, Joy FM, received a bomb threat.

Here, we have yet another example of the division, the chaos and the damage that the spectre of the plebiscite on...

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ASEAN goal to eradicate drugs in the region leads to disregard for human life

  • Written by: Asmin Fransiska, Lecturer in Human Rights, Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia
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Four years ago member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations adopted the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration. Yet today the region is seeing a worrying backward trend in human rights protection in the name of a “war on drugs”.

In the Philippines, civilian death squads and the police have murdered more than 2,000 people since...

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  1. More at-risk young people are turning to private VET providers
  2. No, cutting your car's carbon emissions won't cost you more
  3. The revolving door: why politicians become lobbyists, and lobbyists become politicians
  4. Birmingham prepares for fundamental changes to Labor's Gonski funding model
  5. Explainer: the nine swing states that will decide the next US president
  6. DNA reveals a new history of the First Australians
  7. What is infant reflux and will it get better?
  8. Explainer: what is fat studies?
  9. It takes a community to raise a startup
  10. Turnbull to UN: Climate change threatens 'the future of generations'
  11. No, fitness trackers do not make you fat and they don't make losing weight harder
  12. Business Briefing: we're overusing and underestimating 'disruption'
  13. FactCheck: Is 30% of Northern Territory farmland and 22% of Tasmanian farmland foreign-owned?
  14. Weekly Dose: LSD – dangerous, mystical or therapeutic?
  15. Resettlement is the test for Malcolm Turnbull on refugees
  16. In an age of rhetoric, Australian politics is missing the American flair
  17. The view from inside the Beltway
  18. Gen Y carers don't want a free ride, so welfare reform shouldn't single them out
  19. Sydney Metro's Sydenham-to-Bankstown line – nirvana or nightmare?
  20. Did the suicide rate decrease during Ireland's referendum on same-sex marriage?
  21. Acknowledge the brutal history of Indigenous health care – for healing
  22. How the Asia-Pacific can lead the way on migrants and refugees
  23. Turnbull announces a new refugee plan, but will it solve the crisis?
  24. Introduce eggs and peanuts early in infants' diets to reduce the risk of allergies
  25. If the normal rules of political engagement don't apply, how do we handle Pauline Hanson?
  26. Costly choices: how well will Trump or Clinton manage the Australia-US alliance?
  27. ASIC company data should be open and free – even Malcolm Turnbull agrees
  28. Croc safari: why selling licences to rich hunters isn't fair
  29. We need clear rules to avoid a real Star Wars in outer space
  30. Create to regenerate: cities tap into talent for urban renewal
  31. Has the push to get more disadvantaged students into universities been a success?
  32. If no plebiscite, settle same-sex marriage in parliament: poll
  33. Common Australian mosquitoes can't spread Zika
  34. The $4.8 trillion dollar question: will an 'investment approach' to welfare help the most disadvantaged?
  35. Could Clinton win Utah?
  36. 'Not fit to be president': Hillary Clinton and our problem with older women
  37. If you love me, don’t feed me bacon
  38. The future of the US Supreme Court is at stake no matter who wins in November
  39. Migrants are sacrificing their working rights because of greedy governments
  40. Perspectives on migrants distorted by politics of prejudice
  41. From placeholder to pathfinder: innovative temporary site uses help us reimagine city spaces
  42. Turnbull should drive a regional refugee solution
  43. Invasive predators are eating the world's animals to extinction – and the worst is close to home
  44. Gold Coast light rail study helps put a figure on value capture's funding potential
  45. Recognition: Yes or No? The ABC asks the wrong questions of the wrong people
  46. To move forward on reconciliation, Australia must recognise it has a race relations problem
  47. Explainer: what are cataracts?
  48. Academics are unhappy – it's time to transform our troubled university system
  49. The OzAsia Festival is young and confident – here are the shows to watch
  50. Barnaby Joyce's challenge: applying the whip to the Nationals' whip

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

As Australian healthcare providers grapple with unprecedented operational bottlenecks, a new nearshore model is quietly transforming patient care delivery. Forward-thinking organisations,  including...

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

In today’s competitive logistics and supply chain industry, businesses are constantly looking for ways to reduce operational costs without compromising efficiency and reliability. One of the most prac...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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