AUSTRALIA IN THE ASIAN CENTURY – A series examining Australia’s role in the rapidly transforming Asian region. Delivered in partnership with the Australian government.
Today, Professor John Langmore argues…
The Australian government faces a difficult task in balancing relationships with China and the US.
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The recommendation by intelligence agency ASIO that Chinese telecommunications company Huawei be banned from tendering in the National Broadband Network because of cyber security concerns, raises serious…
Republicans today went to the polls on Super Tuesday, but no clear candidate for the presidential nomination emerged.
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Voting in the Super Tuesday Republican primaries has ended in every participating state except Alaska.
The results have been shared: front runners Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have all…
US-China competition could lead to a brighter clean energy future, or a trade war.
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There is a trade war brewing between the United States and China over intellectual property relating to clean technologies – particularly solar power.
Steven Chu, a scientist, Nobel Laureate in Physics…
Mitt Romney has targeted voters in different market segments in his bid to win the Republican nomination.
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One of the more interesting techniques emerging from the United States Republican Nomination Primary Contest has been the strategy being used in television advertising by some candidates, in particular…
No one goes to Paula Deen for health advice.
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I’ll be completely up front. I love celebrity cook Paula Deen. I love the drawl, I love the finger licking, I love her ever-so-slightly inappropriate relationship with her sons. That time she described…
Can the Republican party get behind Mitt Romney despite the misgivings of the base?
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By rights, Mitt Romney should be on the ropes. In the years leading up to the Republican presidential primaries, he supported small-l liberal positions on anything from abortion and gun control to climate…
The aftermath of a bombing in Tehran that killed a nuclear scientist.
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Relations between Iran and the United States and its ally Israel have descended into the worst crisis in years. Concern is growing that the situation could quickly degenerate into conflict.
The origins…
Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow proudly affirms his Christian faith during NFL games.
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Just as acquiring a perfunctory understanding of the AFL is inevitable in southern Australia, living in New England Patriots' heartland has forced me to pay a little attention to America’s NFL.
Despite…
Americans may be a little confused about Australia, but they sure do like us. AAP/Greg Wood
Americans may not think about Australia much, but when they do, they try not to let facts get in the way. But why should we be surprised by that? With great passion comes great ignorance. And Americans…
China is becoming a superpower in space as well as on earth.
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In the early hours of this morning, the tranquility of the remote Gobi desert was shattered by the sound of a brand new spacecraft hurtling towards the sky.
The rocket, Shenzhou-8 or “Divine Vessel…
The Cronulla riots saw ugly attacks on people of "Middle Eastern appearance".
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It’s about that moment; if you’re old enough it’s the indelible memory of JFK being shot. As a teenager I was listening to the car radio when I heard.
For Gen X it’s 9/11, the midnight phonecalls, the…
The East African drought is one of the area's worst in 60 years.
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2010 was the world’s hottest year on record, with global temperatures 0.53°C above the long-term (1961-1990) average.
2011 started with a strong La Niña (perhaps the strongest since 1917), something which…
Stock markets around the world plummeted after news of the US credit rating downgrade (EPA/FRANK RUMPENHORST)
Without the firing of a single shot in anger, a country has been, at least in a sense, brought to its economic knees. The capitalist system, with variations and aberrations, is now reacting.
Shares are…
Minnesota's three-week shutdown saw basic government services stripped back.
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Minnesotans have breathed a sigh of relief after the state’s Republican-led legislature signed off on a budget deal negotiated with Democratic Governor Mark Dayton, ending a three-week state government…
Pupils at this charter school appreciate President Obama's support, but it's not the only option.
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Education policy in the United States is paved with some glaring failures. Despite this, many Australian reformers are looking west for inspiration, as the Gonski review of education funding is carried…
Under the rule of law bin Laden should have been captured.
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In the extensive debate about the killing of Osama bin Laden there has been very little discussion of the legal (and possibly moral) aspects of the US operation. This is especially true in the United States…
Obama's on his own when it comes to the environment.
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As the US was brought to the brink of a government shutdown this weekend, one of the sticking points was Republican insistence that President Obama curtail the activities of the Environmental Protection…
