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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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the cheap, old and boring drug that's a potential coronavirus treatment

  • Written by Nial Wheate, Associate Professor | Program Director, Undergraduate Pharmacy, University of Sydney
the cheap, old and boring drug that's a potential coronavirus treatmentAuthor provided

First, we tried the antimalarial drug hydroxychloroquine. Then we tested the antiviral drug remdesivir. But new UK research gives the strongest indication yet we may have found a useful treatment for COVID-19.

This time it’s an old anti-inflammatory drug, dexamethasone, which has been described as cheap, old and boring.

Prelimi...

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Pokémon Go wants to make 3D scans of the whole world for 'planet-scale augmented reality experiences'. Is that good?

  • Written by Marcus Carter, Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, SOAR Fellow., University of Sydney

In 2016, the mobile game Pokémon Go sent hundreds of millions of players wandering the streets in search of virtual monsters. In the process it helped popularise augmented reality (AR) technology, which overlays computer-generated imagery on real-world environments.

Now Pokémon Go is set to take AR to a new level. A new feature within...

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  2. how American slave-owners started again in Australia
  3. Energy giants want to thwart reforms that would help renewables and lower power bills
  4. Think slavery in Australia was all in the past? Think again
  5. Feeling hopeless? There are things you can do to create and maintain hope in a post-coronavirus world
  6. What adds value to your house? How to decide between renovating and moving
  7. 'Shovel-ready' projects ignore important aspects of community resilience
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  9. Mr Morrison, you can cut 'green tape' without harming nature – but it'll take money and gumption
  10. Labor's branch stacking scandal is a problem for the whole party. Not just Victoria.
  11. how to travel the world from home
  12. Australia Post can't turn back. Here's why
  13. Finding beauty in code – 5 ways digital poetry combines human and computer languages
  14. Councils often ignore residents on social media. How can digital platforms ensure they have a say in planning?
  15. Social media platforms need to do more to stop junk food marketers targeting children
  16. Foreign Minister Payne pledges continued fight against Chinese 'disinformation'
  17. Steve Bracks and Jenny Macklin installed to run crisis-ridden Victorian ALP
  18. 2 new COVID-19 cases in New Zealand, but elimination of community transmission still stands
  19. 10 ways Aboriginal Australians made English their own
  20. should bosses be able to spy on workers, even when they work from home?
  21. Cats wreak havoc on native wildlife, but we’ve found one adorable species outsmarting them
  22. Trust, democracy and COVID-19: A British perspective
  23. Planning a snow holiday? How to reduce your coronavirus risk at Thredbo, Perisher or Mount Buller
  24. what does the law say about secret recordings and the public interest?
  25. How Paul Keating transformed the economy and the nation
  26. The number of climate deniers in Australia is more than double the global average, new survey finds
  27. how Australia's wine industry can adapt to climate change
  28. Karm Gilespie's case cannot be separated completely from strained Sino-Australian relations
  29. Almost 90% of astronauts have been men. But the future of space may be female
  30. Australia's decisive win on plain packaging paves way for other countries to follow suit
  31. 'Can do' Scott Morrison needs to take care in deregulating
  32. Planting non-native trees accelerates the release of carbon back into the atmosphere
  33. Removing monuments to an imperial past is not the same for former colonies as it is for former empires
  34. is time travel possible for humans?
  35. what is branch stacking, and why has neither major party been able to stamp it out?
  36. We don't know if breastfeeding is rising or falling in Australia. That's bad for everyone
  37. what we can learn from the successes of post-war reconstruction
  38. Getting vaccinated at the pharmacy? Make sure it's recorded properly
  39. international students make up more than 30% of population in some Australian suburbs
  40. We may live to regret open-slather construction stimulus
  41. Universities and government need to rethink their relationship with each other before it's too late
  42. Using cannabis during pregnancy could be bad news for your baby: new research
  43. experts react to plans to release 2 million fish into the Murray Darling
  44. Disadvantaged students may have lost 1 month of learning during COVID-19 shutdown. But the government can fix it
  45. The next once-a-century pandemic is coming sooner than you think – but COVID-19 can help us get ready
  46. the self-surveillance strategy to keep supermarket shoppers honest
  47. what seniors want instead of retirement villages and how to achieve it
  48. Psycho turns 60 – Hitchcock's famous fright film broke all the rules
  49. Morrison commits another $1.5 billion for infrastructure
  50. 48,000-year-old arrowheads reveal early human innovation in the Sri Lankan rainforest
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