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Forget sanctions, reining in North Korea will need a whole new approach

North Korea has launched its first ballistic missile since the start of Donald’s Trump’s presidency, just as Japanese Prime... Read More
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‘Big, beautiful’ walls don’t stop migrants in the US or Europe

Walls have a strong political connotation in post-war Europe. The most tragically famous was the Berlin wall built in... Read More
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‘At once silent and eloquent’: a glimpse of Pakistani visual poetry

Rickshaw poetry in Pakistan. D.Kazi, CC BY-NC-ND Whose mischief created a world of beseechers? Each petitioner is seen wearing... Read More
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FactCheck Q&A: is violent crime getting worse in Victoria and do people feel less safe than ever?

Energy and Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg speaking on Q&A. ABC The Conversation fact-checks claims made on Q&A, broadcast Mondays... Read More
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Australian banks go back to ACCC to further delay customers from getting Apple Pay

Banks still holding out on Apple Pay Author The 3 major Australian banks have signalled that they have no... Read More
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A hologram of light and love

The Bartlett Head (Aphrodite) at The MIT Museum 1978, white light transmission hologram Kenneth Lu/flickr, CC BY-ND I have... Read More
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The IMF is showing some hypocrisy on inequality

“I hope people will listen now” said Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), at... Read More
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Australia’s looming e-cigarette ban robs smokers of a chance to quit

The effective ban on e-cigarettes in Australia forces people to access unregulated nicotine products to help them quit smoking.... Read More
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Why big data may be having a big effect on how our politics plays out

The first week of parliament for the new year was a noisy one. Cory Bernardi’s decision to leave the... Read More
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Fifty shades of erotica: how sex in literature went mainstream

One can find reading material to suit all tastes. Arif Akhtar/Flickr, CC BY-ND E L James’s Fifty Shades trilogy... Read More