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Chinese investment in Australia is down 36%. It's time for a more balanced debate about the national interest

  • Written by: Hans Hendrischke, Professor of Chinese Business and Management, University of Sydney
Chinese investment in Australia is down 36%. It's time for a more balanced debate about the national interestIn 2018 13% of Chinese investment in Ausralia came from state-owned enterprises, with 87% from private companiesEric Prouzet/Unsplash, CC BY-SA

Chinese investment in Australia fell 36% in 2018, to A$8.2 billion (US$6.2 billion) from A$13 billion (US$10 billion) in 2017, according to research by KPMG and the University of Sydney Business School.

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Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the body

  • Written by: Aurelien Forget, Lecturer in Macromolecular Chemistry, Freiburg University
Edible seaweed can be used to grow blood vessels in the bodyFluorescence microscopy image of the newly formed blood vessels after injection of our seaweed-derived hydrogel in a muscle. In green are the blood vessels and in blue the cell nuclei.Aurelien Forget, Roberto Gianni-Barrera, Andrea Banfi and Prasad Shastri, Author provided

When we have small wounds on our skin or muscles they can usually heal by...

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What will the Turnbull-Morrison government be remembered for?

  • Written by: Rob Manwaring, Senior Lecturer, Politics and Public Policy, Flinders University

This article is part of a series examining the Coalition government’s record on key issues while in power and what Labor is promising if it wins the 2019 federal election.

When the “mighty Roman” Gough Whitlam died, Indigenous leader Noel Pearson delivered a memorable eulogy. Channelling Monty Python, Pearson asked what had...

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Coalition narrows gap to trail 48-52% in post-budget Newspoll

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The government has narrowed the gap in the post-budget Newspoll, now trailing 48-52% in two-party terms, compared with the 46-54% margin a month ago.

As Scott Morrison readies to call the election, with speculation he will announce next weekend for May 18, he has also increased his lead over Bill Shorten as better prime minister in Newspoll,...

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