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Students from China may defend their country but that doesn't make them Communist Party agents

  • Written by: Diarmuid Cooney-O'Donoghue, PhD student, Monash University
Students from China may defend their country but that doesn't make them Communist Party agentsChinese students come to Australia to study for the same reasons as other international students.from shutterstock.com

Chinese students with nationalist sentiments can be seen as agents of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Such concerns were particularly evident during reports of clashes at Australian and New Zealand universities between pro-CCP...

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lessons from the collapse of White Ribbon Australia

  • Written by: Michelle Cull, Senior Lecturer in Accounting and Financial Planning, Western Sydney University

Few Australian charities have been as high-profile as the White Ribbon organisation. In its stated mission to prevent men’s violence against women, it garnered the support of politicians, sporting champions, celebrities and the general public.

But now White Ribbon Australia has collapsed under the weight of its debts, after losing A$840,000...

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Climate change poses a 'direct threat' to Australia's national security. It must be a political priority

  • Written by: Chris Barrie, Honorary Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Climate change poses a 'direct threat' to Australia's national security. It must be a political priorityClimate change is expected to increase the severity of natural disasters in the Asia-Pacific region, straining Australia's ability to respond through humanitarian missions and fuelling more climate migration.Vlad Sokhin/UNICEF handout

This is part of a new series looking at the national security challenges facing Australia, how our leaders are...

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why drone hacking could be bad news for the military

  • Written by: Mohiuddin Ahmed, Lecturer of Computing & Security, Edith Cowan University
why drone hacking could be bad news for the militaryAre military drones a security threat to their own operators?Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock

Unmanned aerial vehicles, more commonly called drones, are now a fundamental part of defence force capability, from intelligence gathering to unmanned engagement in military operations. But what happens if our own technology is turned against us?

Between 2015 and...

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  1. When mothers are killed by their partners, children often become ‘forgotten’ victims. It’s time they were given a voice
  2. why aged care needs to reflect multicultural Australia
  3. forensic entomology, or what bugs can tell police about when someone died
  4. It takes 21 litres of water to produce a small chocolate bar. How water-wise is your diet?
  5. New research shows pokie operators are not nearly as charitable as they claim
  6. China’s status as a developing country gives it few benefits in the World Trade Organisation
  7. Pharmacists can vaccinate adults against whooping cough, measles and the flu, but it might cost you more
  8. Studying for exams? Here's how to make your memory work for you
  9. how to craft a protest brand
  10. Morrison needs to avoid 'the conveyor belt of Trumpism'
  11. Michelle Grattan on Scott Morrison's controversial phone call with Donald Trump
  12. NASA's recordings of 'marsquakes' let us listen to the martian heartbeat
  13. a rave for the senses, a future that has already arrived
  14. why does my older sister not want to play LEGO with me anymore and stays in her room?
  15. an interview with Martin Lee, grandfather of democracy
  16. what is extradition between countries and how does it work?
  17. 4-metre flying reptile unearthed in Queensland is our best pterosaur fossil yet
  18. New research turns Tasmanian Aboriginal history on its head. The results will help care for the land
  19. How the impeachment inquiry might affect Trump's 2020 re-election chances
  20. how human eggs went from simple cells to a valuable commodity
  21. Simone Biles' athleticism and advocacy have changed gymnastics forever
  22. Global bank urges cities to invest in new infrastructure to adapt to climate change
  23. yes, house prices will rise with lower interest rates, but that's not the only effect
  24. Scott Morrison warns against 'negative globalism'
  25. Jackie Lambie should not horse trade on medevac repeal bill
  26. Yes, we still need to cut down on red and processed meat
  27. ACT's new animal sentience law recognises an animal's psychological pain and pleasure, and may lead to better protections
  28. Australia's biggest property companies are making net-zero emissions pledges – now we can track them
  29. The vegans are coming! What's fuelling the interest in plant-based eating?
  30. Space can solve our looming resource crisis – but the space industry itself must be sustainable
  31. Scarcity drives water prices, not government water recovery: new research
  32. If warming exceeds 2°C, Antarctica's melting ice sheets could raise seas 20 metres in coming centuries
  33. How a Minecraft world has built a safe online playground for autistic kids
  34. composition for video gaming draws on tradition and tech
  35. Australia isn't taking the national security threat from far-right extremism seriously enough
  36. When big companies fund academic research, the truth often comes last
  37. Making our cities more accessible for people with disability is easier than we think
  38. Here's what happened when codeine was made prescription only. No, the sky didn't fall in
  39. Just because both sides support drought relief, doesn’t mean it's right
  40. Tim Watts on Australia's changing identity
  41. ranitidine, the heartburn medicine being recalled because of cancer-causing contamination
  42. can controversial athletes sell a sport or are they bad for the business?
  43. the rise and fall of an Australian advertising empire
  44. Australia's digital competitiveness is slipping. Here's how we can catch up
  45. What's made of legumes but sizzles on the barbie like beef? Australia's new meat alternative
  46. How China is legally recognising same-sex couples, but not empowering them
  47. Australia's quest for national security is undermining the courts and could lead to secretive trials
  48. Paul Hogan and the myth of the white Aussie bloke
  49. Does your mental state affect recovery from illness and disease? We asked five experts
  50. politicians use it to discredit media, and journalists need to fight back

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