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Clive Hamilton and Richard McGregor on Australia-China relations

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Clive Hamilton and Richard McGregor on Australia-China relationsShutterstock

After its calls for an inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, Australia has found itself targeted by China with trade retaliation as well as sharp rhetoric.

In this podcast, we talk with two prominent China experts about the superpower’s wider ambitions and tactics and the bilateral relationship.

Clive Hamilton, from Charles...

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Tensions rise on the Korean peninsula – and they are unlikely to recede any time soon

  • Written by: L Gordon Flake, CEO, Perth USAsia Centre, University of Western Australia
Tensions rise on the Korean peninsula – and they are unlikely to recede any time soonAAP/EPA/Yonhap

After a period of relative quiet, North Korea again commandeered news headlines with the dramatic, if symbolic, demolition of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in the city of Kaesong, just north of the demilitarised zone.

The office was refurbished at considerable cost to South Korea following the 2018 inter-Korean Summit, and was...

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China and India's deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world.

  • Written by: Ian Hall, Deputy Director (Research), Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
China and India's deadly Himalayan clash is a big test for Modi. And a big concern for the world.Michael Kappeler DPA/AAP

Sometime on Monday, an Indian army patrol skirmished with Chinese troops in the Galwan River Valley, high in the Himalayas.

According to reports, no guns were involved, but the fight left at least 20 Indian soldiers dead from injuries caused by stones, makeshift clubs, and falls down the steep cliffs of the valley.

Although...

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South Australia will re-open its borders to some states, but not others. Is that constitutional?

  • Written by: Benjamen Franklen Gussen, Lecturer in Law, Swinburne University of Technology
South Australia will re-open its borders to some states, but not others. Is that constitutional?Shutterstock

In one relatively short section of the Australian Constitution, section 92, you will find this phrase:

[…] trade, commerce, and intercourse among the states […] shall be absolutely free.

You would think there is not much in it, but it turns out this section is one of the most litigated sections in the constitution.

Australia...

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