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Ideas for Australia: Australia boosts defences, but must pick its fights carefully in a time of tensions and uncertainties

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageThe adjustment in Australia’s defence spending to 1.9% to 2% of GDP is reasonable.AAP/Tracey Nearmy

The Conversation has asked 20 academics to examine the big ideas facing Australia for the 2016 federal election and beyond. The 20-piece series will examine, among others, the state of democracy, health, education, environment, equality,...

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Friday essay: on telling the stories of characters with Down syndrome

  • Written by: The Conversation Contributor
imageSarah Kanake and her brother Charlie.Author supplied.

In 2014 I was asked, by my then university, to present in a jovial end of year debate. My partner, brother and a few of my close friends came to watch. The auditorium was packed. There were university bigwigs on both teams. I was pretty nervous. It went well, although many of the debaters...

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