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Why roads and trains may be key to bringing peace to the Korean peninsula

  • Written by: Hussein Dia, Chair, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Swinburne University of Technology

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un left his historic Singapore summit with US President Donald Trump last month with a massive political victory in hand, but questions remain how this will help his isolated country in pragmatic terms.

A Japanese newspaper reported Sunday that Kim has asked Chinese President Xi Jinping for his help in lifting the...

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How support groups can boost your health and make chronic conditions easier to live with

  • Written by: Ben Harris, Policy Associate, Australian Health Policy Collaboration, Victoria University
How support groups can boost your health and make chronic conditions easier to live withPeer support groups don't cost much, and thousands of Australians find them useful.from www.shutterstock.com

People want to look after their own health, and with new technology, there are more tools than ever to help people manage it. But the greatest gains could come from a little help from your friends.

For people living with chronic health...

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Why Trump’s liberal demolition job and authoritarian outreach is about China

  • Written by: Reuben Steff, Lecturer in International Relations and Security Studies, University of Waikato
Why Trump’s liberal demolition job and authoritarian outreach is about ChinaUS President Donald Trump has been reaching out to totalitarian leaders such as North Korea's Kim Jong-un while snubbing traditional allies.AAP, CC BY-SA

It is obvious that US President Donald Trump is comfortable engaging with dictators and even US adversaries.

In contrast, he displays indifference – if not hostility – towards the libera...

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Circus Oz serves spectacle in garden-inspired Precarious

  • Written by: Peta Tait, Professor of Theatre and Drama, La Trobe University
Circus Oz serves spectacle in garden-inspired PrecariousEmily Gare, Tara Silcock, and Lachlan Sukroo perform a 'precarious' shoulder balance. Rob Blackburn

Circus Oz is 40 years old. Some shows in the company’s extraordinary history of annual productions stand out in memory for the comic play, the political commentary, the outrageousness. The circus form is distinguished by the effort to connect...

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  7. Solving deep problems with corporate governance requires more than rearranging deck chairs
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  10. does drinking coffee help you live longer?
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  20. Turnbull government says no losers in its new GST carve-up plan
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