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Morrison says China knows 'where Australia is coming from', after meeting Chinese vice-president

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

Scott Morrison seized the opportunity of his Jakarta weekend visit for Indonesian President Joko Widodo’s inauguration to obtain a meeting with Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan.

Morrison told a news conference he had come out of the discussion “pleased that there is, I think, a very clear understanding of where Australia is coming...

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Who's responsible for the slaughtered ex-racehorses, and what can be done?

  • Written by: Kate Fenner, PhD Candidate (Equine Training and Welfare), University of Sydney
Who's responsible for the slaughtered ex-racehorses, and what can be done?Animal activists stage a protest during Caulfield Cup day at Caulfield Race Course in Melbourne, following shocking hidden-camera footage revealing the slaughtering of former racehorses.AAP Image/James Ross

This weekend saw protests at Caulfield racecourse, following a shocking report last week on the ABC’s 7:30 program on the fate of...

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Arrogance destroyed the World Trade Organisation. What replaces it will be even worse

  • Written by: John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
Arrogance destroyed the World Trade Organisation. What replaces it will be even worseAs the public face of globalism, the WTO mobilised protesters. It'll be replaced by the law of the jungle.fuzheado/Flikr, CC BY-SA

In line with his usual practice, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has backed Donald Trump over the World Trade Organisation, criticising of China’s status in it as a “developing country”.

Critics of the...

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Science prizes are still a boys' club. Here's how we can change that

  • Written by: Justine Shaw, Conservation Biologist, The University of Queensland
Science prizes are still a boys' club. Here's how we can change thatAt the 2018 Prime Minister's Prizes for Science, only two recipients were women.PM's Prizes for Science

This year, five of the seven Prime Minister’s Prizes for Science were awarded to women. While this is a welcome development, the great majority of awards and prizes for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) in Australia...

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