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As the prime minister heads to ASEAN, trade, Vietnam and China will be high on the agenda

  • Written by: Tony Walker, Adjunct Professor, School of Communications, La Trobe University

Given a world in turmoil, an ASEAN leadership three-day summit to begin in Bangkok this weekend has slipped off radar screens. But this is not to say the event lacks importance.

The year-end summit of leaders of the 10 ASEAN nations plus eight dialogue partners may well prove one of the more significant regional gatherings, historically.

Away from...

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Mosque clean-up shows Hong Kong is a city that stands up for everyone's rights

  • Written by: Ho Wai Yip, Associate Professor, Department of Social Sciences, The Education University of Hong Kong
Mosque clean-up shows Hong Kong is a city that stands up for everyone's rightsAfter the front of Kowloon Mosque was sprayed with blue dye by police water cannons, Hong Kong residents volunteered to clean it up.Telegram

Amid rising violence and vandalism in ongoing protests, the public’s role in cleaning up a mosque sprayed with blue dye last week by the police proves once again the distinctiveness of Hong Kong civil...

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Dingoes found in New South Wales, but we're killing them as 'wild dogs'

  • Written by: Kylie M Cairns, Research fellow, UNSW
Dingoes found in New South Wales, but we're killing them as 'wild dogs'One in four of nearly 800 animals genetically tested were pure dingo.Michelle J Photography

There is a widespread belief dingoes are as good as extinct in New South Wales and nearly all dog-like animals in the wild are simply wild dogs. This belief is bolstered by legislation and policies in NSW, which have removed the word dingo and refer only to...

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Would you notice if your calculator was lying to you? The research says probably not

  • Written by: Monica Whitty, Chair in Human Factors in Cyber Security, University of Melbourne
Would you notice if your calculator was lying to you? The research says probably notAs our worlds are become increasingly digitised, we're starting to rely more on machines and devices for everyday tasks. But in an age when even pacemakers can be hacked, how do we know when and who to trust?SHUTTERSTOCK

These days, it’s hard to know whom to trust online, and how to discern genuine content from fakery.

Some degree of trust in...

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  2. Boris Johnson sends UK voters to the polls, hoping for the 'right' kind of Brexit. But it just might backfire
  3. 3 in 4 people with a mental illness develop symptoms before age 25. We need a stronger focus on prevention
  4. Robots can outwit us on the virtual battlefield, so let's not put them in charge of the real thing
  5. The science of drought is complex but the message on climate change is clear
  6. In Japan, supernatural beliefs connect the spiritual realm with the earthly objects around us
  7. are military dogs war heroes or just tools? It's time the law protected our furry troops
  8. how new tourism opportunities can empower the traditional owners of Uluru
  9. Don't just blame YouTube’s algorithms for ‘radicalisation’. Humans also play a part
  10. how the ghosts we believe in reflect our changing fears
  11. Hell, no! Halloween is not 'satanic' – it's an important way to think about death
  12. Behind those headlines. Why not to rely on claims robots threaten half our jobs
  13. Planning a baby? A fertility app won't necessarily tell you the best time to try
  14. Choosing a school for your kid? Here's how other Australian parents do it
  15. We made a database to help boost fire safety in our buildings
  16. Ken Wyatt's proposed 'voice to government' marks another failure to hear Indigenous voices
  17. Why water quality should have been an issue when NZ government joined with farm sector to curb emissions
  18. Michelle Grattan and Amanda Dunn in Melbourne: get your tickets today
  19. The lowdown on Lina Wertmüller
  20. Labor's reset on climate and jobs is a political mirage
  21. Sydney lockout laws review highlights vital role of transparent data analysis
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  23. Having a baby at a birth centre is as safe as hospital but results in less intervention
  24. Some animals pause their own pregnancies, but how they do it is still a mystery
  25. Proposed indigenous 'voice' will be to government rather than to parliament
  26. here are 7 ways our nature laws must be fixed
  27. As the 9-to-5 work day disappears, our lives are growing more out of sync
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  30. Ross Gittins on the government's 'surplus obsession'
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  35. Telstra's new high-tech payphones are meeting resistance from councils, but why?
  36. why Australian advertising is stuck in a sexist past
  37. Screen Australia celebrates its work in gender equality but things are far from equal
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  39. Working conditions in aged care homes are awful, largely because the work is done by women
  40. why everyone alive today can call northern Botswana home
  41. The destruction of Sydney's cultural spaces is creating a city of ghosts
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