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Being a Trump 'bestie' comes with its own challenges for Scott Morrison

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Being a Trump 'bestie' comes with its own challenges for Scott MorrisonIt's now widely observed that Morrison and President Donald Trump have struck an early bromance.AAP/Lukas Coch

“How good is this?” Scott might have said to Jenny, when word came that he’d be the first Australian prime minister since John Howard in 2006 to score a White House state dinner when he visits Washington in September.

It&rs...

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Australian universities must wake up to the risks of researchers linked to China's military

  • Written by: Clive Hamilton, Professor of Public Ethics, Centre For Applied Philosophy & Public Ethics (CAPPE), Charles Sturt University
Australian universities must wake up to the risks of researchers linked to China's militaryTwo universities are conducting internal reviews of research collaborations linked to the suppression and surveillance of the Uyghur minority in western China.Tracey Nearmy/AAP

Two Australian universities, University of Technology Sydney and Curtin University, are conducting internal reviews of their funding and research approval procedures after Fo...

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Biden leading, followed by Sanders, Warren, Harris; and will Trump be beaten?

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Biden leading, followed by Sanders, Warren, Harris; and will Trump be beaten?Joe Biden is the frontrunner for the Democratic nomination.AAP/EPA/Justin Lane

The next US presidential election will be held on November 3, 2020. Incumbent president Donald Trump will almost certainly be the Republican nominee, but there is a contest for the Democratic presidential nomination. The Republican and Democratic nominees will be the...

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Opera Australia's Whiteley brings together 3 icons to tell the artist's complicated story

  • Written by: David Larkin, Senior Lecturer in Musicology, University of Sydney
Opera Australia's Whiteley brings together 3 icons to tell the artist's complicated storyLeigh Melrose as Brett Whiteley in Opera Australia's 2019 production of Whiteley at the Sydney Opera House. The opera focuses on the artist's addictions and his relationship with his wife. Prudence Upton

Review: Whiteley, Opera Australia, Sydney.


Opera Australia’s newest production, Whiteley, brings together three Australian icons. Elena...

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