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Can the European Union Influence Global Standard-Setting in AI? By Dr Darren Lim, Walter Brenno Colnaghi and Professor Anthea Roberts 26 March 2024Competition to set global standards in AI is heating up. Can the EU’s new AI Act follow the GDPR in influencing behaviour far beyond its borders? Read More
Governing China’s Celebrities By Dr Elaine Jeffreys and Dr Jian Xu 18 May 2023China’s entertainment celebrities are indentured to aid the ruling Communist Party by regulatory frameworks and potential online public censure with follow-up industry and government action. These formal and informal controls prevent PRC celebrities from using their mediatised star power to wield oppositional political influence. Read More
Australia Needs to Act Now for Compulsory Licencing of the COVID-19 Vaccine By Dr Samuel Berhanu Woldemariam and Professor Lisa Toohey 21 May 2021Australia’s neighbours are struggling with serious COVID-19 outbreaks. Australia needs to take seriously its obligations as a good neighbour in helping to secure COVID-19 vaccines for the region. Read More
The World Watches Australia’s News Media Code By Mary Griffiths and Peter Chen 17 February 2021Australia’s proposed news media code highlights tensions between self-interest, the needs of democratic media, and new challenges to laissez-faire regulation of transnational firms. This action will highlight the market power, privacy failings, and democratic implications of digital giants. Read More
China’s Varied Approach to the Liberal International Order By Eloise Watson 18 June 2020Pundits often negatively portray China’s current posture towards the liberal international order. A more nuanced, and arguably more apt, characterisation of its stance is that of a “conditional supporter.” Read More
Coronavirus Outbreak and Teaching Chinese Students Online: Legal Issues That Australian Universities Should Know By Dr Jeanne Huang 12 February 2020With Chinese students being prevented from returning to Australia to continue their studies amidst the coronavirus, universities are pushing initiatives such as online teaching. However, there are some legal implications in doing so. Read More
The Green New Deal is Happening in China By Dean Baker 29 January 2019The rapid growth of China's renewable energy sector presents valuable lessons for the United States. Read More
EU-Australia Free Trade Talks: Services Essential By Pascal Kerneis 03 January 2019Although agricultural trade has dominated the headlines, the EU – Australia Free Trade Agreement has far greater implications for the service sectors. Read More
With the Liberal World Order Uncertain, the EU Must Step up to the Plate Dayna Santana05 November 2018Since the Second World War, the United States has held itself up as the leader of the ‘free […] Read More
India in Asia: ASEAN, Japan and the Right Balance By Alyssa Ayres 23 February 2018India is taking steps to become a more visible player across the entire Indo-Pacific, extending from the maritime space to the west all the way to the east, both through involvement in Asia’s most central regional institutions and deepened ties with Japan. Read More