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Australia's naval upgrade may not be enough to keep pace in a fast-changing region

  • Written by: Chris Barrie, Honorary Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
Australia's naval upgrade may not be enough to keep pace in a fast-changing regionAs part of Australia's naval upgrade, construction of 12 future submarines will start around 2022-23.Brendan Esposito/AAP

Last year, Professor Roger Bradbury and I questioned whether or not there was an unacceptable risk of the world “sleepwalking” into war.

We cited as reasons to be concerned a lack of strong and principled leadership,...

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How huge floods and complex infrastructure could have triggered ancient Angkor's demise

  • Written by: Dan Penny, Associate Professor, University of Sydney
How huge floods and complex infrastructure could have triggered ancient Angkor's demiseA monument to urban frailty?Javier Gil/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA

A series of floods that hit the ancient city of Angkor would have overwhelmed and destroyed its vast water network, according to a new study that provides an explanation for the downfall of the world’s biggest pre-industrial city.

Our research, published in Science Advances,...

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Bringing in backpackers is not the right way to get more workers onto farms

  • Written by: Stephen Howes, Director, Development Policy Centre, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Bringing in backpackers is not the right way to get more workers onto farmsThe prime minister appears to want to make it easier for backpackers to work on Australian farms.Shutterstock

Suddenly, getting workers onto farms is a top political priority.

Over the weekend, and again in parliament on Monday, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced plans to get more backpackers working on farms.

We don’t yet have the details...

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how far off is a Parramatta CBD?

  • Written by: Tooran Alizadeh, Senior Lecturer, Director of Urban Design, University of Sydney
how far off is a Parramatta CBD?Parramatta has been designated as the central CBD of three future city centres in the Greater Sydney region.haireena/Shutterstock

One of the biggest strategic planning challenges of our time in Australia is to re-imagine the Greater Sydney metropolis with more than one CBD.

My students in the capstone unit of the Master of Urbanism program at the...

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  6. Senate inquiry calls for tougher rules on pet food in Australia
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  10. Shifting the Australian embassy in Israel to Jerusalem would be a big, cynical mistake
  11. The Modern Slavery Bill is a start, but it won't guarantee us sweeter chocolate
  12. The war in Syria may be ending, but is likely to bring a fresh wave of suffering
  13. Why R2D2 could be your child's teacher sooner than you think
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  18. Government raises glimmer of hope for New Zealand deal on refugees
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  27. New autism guidelines aim to improve diagnostics and access to services
  28. Australian study reveals the dangers of 'toxic masculinity' to men and those around them
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  41. For the sake of our retirement savings, it's time to reform the investment management boys' club
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