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India is reforming education for the first time since 1986 – here's why Australia should care

  • Written by: Craig Jeffrey, Director and CEO of the Australia India Institute; Professor of Development Geography, University of Melbourne

India released a Draft National Education Policy (DNEP) in June 2019. It’s the first comprehensive policy proposal on education in the country since 1986 and a major, game changing statement.

Australia has a moral duty to engage with the global challenge of providing quality education to hundreds of millions of Indian youth. And by engaging...

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Typhoons and other disasters force Japan to rethink its city vs rural living plans for the future

  • Written by: Andrew DeWit, Professor, School of Economic Policy Studies, Rikkyo University
Typhoons and other disasters force Japan to rethink its city vs rural living plans for the futureTyphoon Faxai left many people without power and other services for several days when it hit the greater Tokyo region in September.NASA/Worldview

Greater Tokyo took a major hit earlier this month from Typhoon Faxai, which stopped regional transport and knocked out power in the eastern prefecture of Chiba.

Ever since the hit, some media coverage has...

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Scott Morrison's dance with Donald gets up Beijing's nose

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

Scott Morrison has a good deal riding on Donald Trump winning re-election next year. During his week in the United States, the Prime Minister tied himself to the President to a remarkable degree.

Morrison will want the trip’s enduring images to be the White House welcome and the state dinner in the Rose Garden under the stars. And they are...

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The UK Supreme Court ruling on suspending parliament is a warning for Australian politicians

  • Written by: Anne Twomey, Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
The UK Supreme Court ruling on suspending parliament is a warning for Australian politiciansThe UK Supreme Court ruled there was no good reason for Boris Johnson to advise the Queen to prorogue parliament.Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament Handout/EPA

The UK Supreme Court’s finding that Boris Johnson’s suspension of parliament (or prorogation) was unlawful has raised the question of whether similar judicial action could be taken to...

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  1. Home grown cannabis to be legal in the ACT. Now what?
  2. sediments reveal a famous early human cave site was also home to hyenas and wolves
  3. Warren placed second after Biden, as Trump's ratings rise. But could the impeachment scandal make a difference?
  4. Why are scientists so excited about a recently claimed quantum computing milestone?
  5. A landmark report confirms Australia is girt by hotter, higher seas. But there is still time to act
  6. Defiant Scott Morrison tells the world Australia is 'doing our bit' on climate change
  7. 8 reasons why impeaching Donald Trump is a big risk for the Democrats. (And 3 reasons why it's not)
  8. Still serving guests while your male relatives relax? Everyday sexism like this hurts women's mental health
  9. they're trending down while Australia's population booms
  10. When it comes to climate change, Australia's mining giants are an accessory to the crime
  11. a psychologist tells us what we can learn from the success of the Richmond Tigers
  12. Australia's carbon market needs to be faster and smarter. Blockchain can help
  13. Don't blame parcel delivery vans for clogging up city traffic, look to the tradies
  14. What might Lily and Abbey say to Scott Morrison about Greta Thunberg?
  15. tapestries interweave traditions with a new sense of place
  16. With 15 other children, Greta Thunberg has filed a UN complaint against 5 countries. Here’s what it’ll achieve
  17. Here is a global solution to the plastic waste crisis
  18. In a virtual universe of 'perfect' bodies, Instagram's new policy offers important protection for young users
  19. Australia's mining know-how makes it the perfect $150m partner for NASA's Moon and Mars shots
  20. Australia is the runaway global leader in building new renewable energy
  21. Swollen executive pay packets reveal the limits of corporate activism
  22. why the Nationals shouldn't politicise the science replication crisis
  23. Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us
  24. Politicians who become lobbyists can be bad for Australians' health
  25. Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness shines a spotlight on the changing face of HIV
  26. it’s a word we use a lot, but what exactly is it?
  27. The ban on live sheep exports has just been lifted. Here’s what’s changed
  28. Albanese slams Morrison for using a "loud hailer" to talk to China from US
  29. a searing comics anthology on sexual violence
  30. Why can't rape survivors in Tasmania reveal their name, even when they want to?
  31. Do new cancer drugs work? Too often we don't really know (and neither does your doctor)
  32. Highly touted UN climate summit failed to deliver
  33. why can't we just build a pipe to move water to areas in drought?
  34. daughters of Robert Menzies and Arthur Calwell say parliament wasn't always a 'fort'
  35. 1 in 3 new mums struggle to get their baby to sleep, but some women have a tougher time
  36. 'Transformer' rooms and robo-furniture are set to remake our homes – and lives – before our eyes
  37. Yes, the US-Australia alliance is important, but Scott Morrison needs to take a careful approach with Donald Trump
  38. neither science nor history favours a dairy monopoly
  39. debunking the myths around self-injury
  40. We can make roof tiles with built-in solar cells – now the challenge is to make them cheaper
  41. How raising tax for high-income earners would reduce inequality, improve social welfare in New Zealand
  42. Leila Waddell, Australian violinist, philosopher of magic and fearless rebel
  43. native water rats have worked out how to safely eat cane toads
  44. where do phobias come from?
  45. Activists are using the climate emergency as a new legal defence to justify law-breaking
  46. the idea behind Labor's National Rental Affordability Scheme is worth saving
  47. Fairest and best? Status counts in the Brownlow Medal
  48. Users (and their bias) are key to fighting fake news on Facebook – AI isn't smart enough yet
  49. City share-house rents eat up most of Newstart, leaving less than $100 a week to live on
  50. In a chatty world, losing your speech can be alienating. But there's help

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