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The Belt and Road Initiative: China's vision for globalisation, Beijing-style

  • Written by: Benjamin Habib, Lecturer, School of Social Sciences, La Trobe University
imageWorld leaders, led by Chinese President Xi Jinping, meet for the Belt and Road Forum in Beijing.Reuters

China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a multifaceted economic, diplomatic and geopolitical undertaking that has morphed through various iterations, from the “New Silk Road” to “One Belt One Road”.

The BRI imagines...

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Violence against nurses is on the rise, but protections remain weak

  • Written by: Jacqui Pich, Lecturer in Nursing, University of Technology Sydney
imageVerbal abuse can result in significant psychological trauma for nurses.from shutterstock.com

Two recent violent episodes against nurses in emergency departments have again highlighted the issue of inadequate protections for nursing staff.

In both cases the nurses, from Wyong Hospital on the central coast of NSW and The Royal Melbourne Hospital in...

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Curious Kids: why are some shells smooth and some shells corrugated?

  • Written by: Jan Strugnell, Associate Professor Marine Biology and Aquaculture, James Cook University
imageSome sea animals with smooth shells can dig themselves into the sand in just a few seconds.Flickr/jridgewayphotography, CC BY-NC-SA

This a piece from Curious Kids, a new series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky! Email...

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Sidelining God: why secular climate projects in the Pacific Islands are failing

  • Written by: Patrick D. Nunn, Professor of Geography, Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research and Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast
imageChurch and climate: two issues that are close to many Pacific Islanders' hearts.Seaphotoart/Shutterstock.com

Unless you are cocooned in a tourist bubble, it is hardly possible to miss God when you visit the Pacific Islands. In every village and on every main street there seems to be a church or temple, packed to bursting point on holy days. It is...

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  7. Australia risks missing out on China's One Belt One Road
  8. How resilience can break the link between a 'bad' childhood and the youth justice system
  9. Banning early evening gaming ads on TV is like being 'a little bit pregnant'
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  11. The Sydney Barrier Reef: engineering a natural defence against future storms
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  14. The other Eurovision star hunt: Australia joins with Europe to explore the universe
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  16. Why 2℃ of global warming is much worse for Australia than 1.5℃
  17. The budget is the government's Plan B, but what's Plan C if polls stay bad?
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  19. Wondering if health fund premium rises are justified? Don't look to Bupa's accounts for answers
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  36. Fireworks, feelings, and fraught relations at Eurovision 2017
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  38. Former FBI director James Comey very likely caused Trump's win
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