Australia’s best defence isn’t to retreat from open trade, but to strengthen and diversify the rules-based system that supports it.
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Both private-sector and government spending contributed to the fastest GDP growth since 2022. Yet it’s still well below the growth Australians saw in the past.
So far, Australia’s response to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran has been ‘say nothing’. But this may not be a successful long-term approach.
The new agreement gives Australia and India a chance to become much needed AI chip material suppliers – and an alternative to China.
The latest announcement follows more than 40 years of previous plans that amounted to nothing. Will this time be any different?
On Friday, Trump said ‘great certainty’ had been brought back to the United States and the world. In truth, the uncertainty is far from over.
Social housing is being built at the fastest pace since the 1980s. But we are still leaving hundreds of thousands of Australians waiting for a home.
Businesses using facial recognition cameras need customer consent – but a new ruling could open a loophole in the law.
Despite being on lower incomes, younger people were generally willing to pay more to buy local for environmental reasons or to support better conditions for workers.
At its best, the scheme changes lives – like an abattoir worker using savings to supply clean drinking water to his Vanuatu village. But exploitation remains rife.
The Canadian leader’s powerful speech has garnered headlines for his admission that the rules-based international order has been ruptured.
Donald Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ has raised questions about whether it is intended as an alternative UN. Australia should be wary of turning its back on the UN now.
There is not just much information available on the proposed board. But the obstacles it faces in building and maintaining peace in Gaza are huge.
Vaporising crystals with a laser allows us to look deep into Earth’s past.
Intense fires can produce storms that make more fire – and they’re becoming more common.
With a trillion-dollar trade surplus, is China’s goal really to make everything ‘better and cheaper’ at home? The reality is not so simple.
While wind and solar energy led in investments globally, liquefied natural gas is also booming. A former climate envoy for Germany explains what’s coming and the countries to watch.
A summit between the leaders of the US, India, Japan and Australia was expected in November. But it never happened.
As Australia’s teen social media ban comes into force, its scope will be tested in court.
A host of other restrictions will affect social media use in the coming months. Our research shows teens worry about them – and will find a way around them.
Top contributors
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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ARC Future Fellow and Associate Professor in Climate Science, ARC Centre of Excellence for 21st Century Weather, The University of Melbourne
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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Research Associate, Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW
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Adjunct Professor, Stout Research Centre, Victoria University of Wellington and Auckland University of Technology, Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University., Georgetown University
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Professor of International Security, Adelaide University
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Dosen Hubungan Internasional, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
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Associate Professor in Criminal Justice and Criminology, Bond University
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Professor of International Law, Australian National University
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Scientia Professor and ARC Laureate Fellow, Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW
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Director, La Trobe Centre for Global Security, and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University