Although the South China Sea dispute mainly involves China and some ASEAN countries, the United States has played an important
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What the first month has revealed is a war producing outcomes directly contrary to its stated objectives. The strikes have
Artemis II has returned humans to deep space for the first time in fifty years — but the forces that
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Germany and Australia announce multiple defence arrangements; Minister Penny Wong appoints several new Consuls-General;
Indonesia is advancing a digital downstreaming strategy that extends beyond raw mineral processing. Recognising that building an advanced fabrication plant
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Indonesia’s universal healthcare ambitions cannot be realised without targeted reforms to specialist training and financial structures. Paid specialist training positions
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In an era defined less by territorial conquest and more by influence, education has become one of the most powerful
‘Crucible’ according to the Oxford English Dictionary refers figuratively to any severe test or trial. This surely is what contemporary
Australia’s world-first ban on social media for children under 16 years of age has prompted governments worldwide, including in the European Union,
