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China-India border dispute a grim sign for stability in Asia

  • Written by: Nick Bisley, Executive Director of La Trobe Asia and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
imageThe standoff on the Doklam Plateau makes it difficult for either Narendra Modi or Xi Jinping to back down.Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

Conflict was almost baked into Asia’s post-1945 international order. Taiwan’s contested status following the communist victory in China’s civil war, and the division of the Korean Peninsula are only the...

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There's far more to the fair go than just economics

  • Written by: Eva Cox, Professorial Fellow, Jumbunna IHL, University of Technology Sydney
imageWe need to consider whether values are the basis of beliefs about inequality.Shutterstock

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten has often argued that inequality in Australia is the worst it has been in 75 years.

Leaving aside whether that is or isn’t correct, there is a bigger, more pertinent political question: is it inequality itself, or the...

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The Knowledge City Index: Sydney takes top spot but Canberra punches above its weight

  • Written by: Lawrence Pratchett, Dean of Business, Government and Law, University of Canberra
imageSydney has the brightest prospects of the 25 Australian cities assessed in the new Knowledge City Index. pisaphotography from www.shutterstock.com

A knowledge city has several characteristics, including diverse knowledge industries, key knowledge-producing infrastructure (such as universities and science parks), and a quality of life that enhances...

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School uniform policies need to accommodate students' cultural practices

  • Written by: Renae Barker, Lecturer in Law, University of Western Australia
imageSagardeep Singh Arora is challenging Melton Christian College's decision not to enrol his son unless he agrees not to wear his patka (similar to the photo above).Shutterstock

Can a school impose a uniform policy that does not take into account a student’s religious or cultural beliefs and practices? This is an issue currently being considered...

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