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Here's how to reset New Zealand’s cultural diplomacy in the Pacific

  • Written by: Simon Mark, Senior Adviser Strategy and Policy, Massey University
Here's how to reset New Zealand’s cultural diplomacy in the PacificNew Zealand proposes a new approach to diplomacy with its Pacific neighbours.from www.shutterstock.com, CC BY-SA

As part of a renewed approach to diplomacy in the Pacific region, the New Zealand budget this year included a funding boost for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) - NZ$150 million additional operational spending over four...

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Australia was founded on a hypocrisy that haunts us to this day

  • Written by: Henry Reynolds, Honorary Research Professor, Aboriginal Studies Global Cultures & Languages, University of Tasmania
Australia was founded on a hypocrisy that haunts us to this dayA view of Sydney Cove, New South Wale, 1804State Library of Victoria

US slave owners wrote and spoke about liberty, equality and the pursuit of happiness. Similar hypocrisy, buried in the foundations of settler Australia, has escaped comparable scrutiny.

The nature of the early settlements is so well known that it is frequently taken for granted....

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Do butterflies remember being caterpillars?

  • Written by: Michael F. Braby, Associate Professor, Australian National University
Do butterflies remember being caterpillars?Inside the pupa (or chrysalis), the caterpillar actually turns to liquid as it transforms into a butterfly or moth.Shutterstock

This is an article from Curious Kids, a series for children. The Conversation is asking kids to send in questions they’d like an expert to answer. All questions are welcome – serious, weird or wacky! You might...

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If the Liberals have any hope of rebuilding, they might take lessons from Robert Menzies

  • Written by: James Walter, Professor of Political Science, Monash University

After the hatred, theatre and gore of a party insurgency, the third act in the Coalition’s mind-numbing term in government is about to begin. The self-nominated defenders of the Liberal faith have destroyed their target — the infidel Malcolm Turnbull — but at ruinous cost to themselves. Can the Liberal Party recover?

Malcolm...

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