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The Strait of Hormuz is the most important oil choke point in the world. Use our interactive map to explore it

  • Written by: Wes Mountain, Multimedia Editor
The Strait of Hormuz is the most important oil choke point in the world. Use our interactive map to explore itWes Mountain/The Conversation, CC BY-ND

After months of increasing tension between Iran and the US, on Tuesday the Morrison government committed a warship, surveillance aircraft and about 200 troops to a US-led convoy to protect ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz.

But why is this small passage – just 39km across at its narrowest point...

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some essential reading for Trump on Colonialism

  • Written by: Felicity Jensz, Research associate professor, University of Münster
some essential reading for Trump on ColonialismThe coast of Greenland is not for sale.Shutterstock

Donald Trump is not the first US President to make an offer of buying Greenland from Denmark – but he might be the last.

Home of some 56,000 people and around 80% covered by ice, Greenland is culturally connected to Europe – but physiographically it is a part of the continent of North...

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Should I get my DNA tested? We asked five experts

  • Written by: Alexandra Hansen, Chief of Staff, The Conversation
Should I get my DNA tested? We asked five expertsIs it worthwhile to know you're 25% Irish? from www.shutterstock.com

With the advent of online ancestry DNA testing, and advancements in genetic screening for various medical aliments, we’re able to know more than ever about the genes that make us who we are.

But is there a point to knowing we’re 25% Irish? And is there a point to...

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How the US right-to-life movement is influencing the abortion debate in Australia

  • Written by: Prudence Flowers, Lecturer in US History, College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences, Flinders University
How the US right-to-life movement is influencing the abortion debate in AustraliaThe recent decriminalisation debates in Australia have included a new focus on partial restrictions on abortions – a strategy that has been very successful in many US states.Joel Carrett/AAP

As the abortion decriminalisation bill gradually makes its way through the NSW parliament, opponents have been increasingly drawing on their long...

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