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Why the Indian Ocean region might soon play a lead role in world affairs

  • Written by: Craig Jeffrey, Director and CEO of the Australia India Institute; Professor of Development Geography, University of Melbourne
Why the Indian Ocean region might soon play a lead role in world affairsThe economics of countries in the Indian Ocean region are rapidly growing.from shutterstock.com

In recent days, Australia’s foreign minister Marise Payne announced efforts to strengthen Australia’s involvement in the Indian Ocean region, and the importance of working with India in defence and other activities. Speaking at the Raisina...

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The Water Margin, China's outlaw novel

  • Written by: Josh Stenberg, Lecturer in Chinese Studies, University of Sydney
The Water Margin, China's outlaw novelLi Kui (李逵), one of the characters in The Water Margin, battles tigers after they killed his mother. Utagawa Kuniyoshi, between between 1845 and 1850. Wikimedia

The Water Margin, also known in English as Outlaws of the Marsh or All Men Are Brothers, is one of the most powerful narratives to emerge from China. The book, conventionally...

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what the future of television looks like

  • Written by: Marc C-Scott, Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University

The Consumer Electronics Show (CES) wrapped-up in Las Vegas last week. The annual event gives enthusiasts a taste of the latest gadgets and devices on the horizon of consumer technology.

This year, we saw advances in digital health, new integrations for voice assistants, an expanding door to secure your deliveries (which can be heated or cooled),...

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why has nobody found any life outside of Earth?

  • Written by: Josh Calcino, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland
why has nobody found any life outside of Earth?An artist's impression of Kepler-22b, a planet known to comfortably circle in the habitable zone of a sun-like star. It is the first planet that NASA's Kepler mission has confirmed to orbit in a star's habitable zone - the region around a star where liquid water, a requirement for life on Earth, could persist. NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech

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  7. the ancient roots of your backyard garden
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  9. Populism's problems can be fixed by getting the public better-informed. And that's actually possible
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  19. Sex offender registries don't prevent re-offending (and vigilante justice is real)
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