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Why the NSW government is reviewing its Confucius Classrooms program

  • Written by: Jeffrey Gil, Senior Lecturer in College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences, Flinders University
Why the NSW government is reviewing its Confucius Classrooms programThere are 1,113 Confucius Classrooms in 146 countries and regions across the world.UniversityofMemphis/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

Since the early 2000s, China has been focusing on soft power as one means of achieving its goals in world politics. The promotion of Chinese language learning has been a major aspect of this. Language is seen as a means for...

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Here's why it won't happen

  • Written by: Lorraine Finlay, Lecturer in Law, Murdoch University
Here's why it won't happenThe dual citizenship saga that has rocked the parliament in recent months is unlikely to end any time soon.Shutterstock

The release of the report by the Joint Standing Committee on Electoral Matters (JSCEM) into section 44 of the Australian Constitution is the latest chapter in the long-running dual citizenship saga. The committee was asked to...

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overcoming our mistrust of robots in our homes and workplaces

  • Written by: Alan Finkel, Australia’s Chief Scientist, Office of the Chief Scientist
overcoming our mistrust of robots in our homes and workplacesWhat is it about AI that unnerves us? Alan Finkel suspects it’s a combination of things.Wes Mountain, CC BY-ND

Here’s a question: do you consider yourself to be a trusting person? Or let me put it another way: would you put your life in the hands of a total stranger?

You do. Hundreds if not thousands of times, every day. Take me, for...

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Friday essay: how to fix Parliament House

  • Written by: Kim Dovey, Professor of Architecture and Urban Design, University of Melbourne
Friday essay: how to fix Parliament HouseParliament House is a citadel — the practices and representations of democracy have been segregated from the community. Kim Dovey

This is an edited version of a Senate Occasional Lecture delivered in Parliament House on May 11.

Parliament House in Canberra celebrated its 30th birthday last week; the grass was freshly mowed and the fences to...

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  1. One-third of the world's nature reserves are under threat from humans
  2. Defeated in Syria and Iraq, the Islamic State is rebuilding in countries like Indonesia
  3. Hope and fear surround emerging technologies, but all of us must contribute to stronger governance
  4. NAPLAN writing tests hinder creativity, so what could we use in their place?
  5. is it ok to give children pain killers?
  6. what city planners can learn from Hobart's floods
  7. Fixing citizenship imbroglio is not just a matter of better paperwork
  8. gains for health, housing and education in fiscally conservative budget
  9. Logging burns conceal industrial pollution in the name of 'community safety'
  10. Why China's 'debt-book diplomacy' in the Pacific shouldn't ring alarm bells just yet
  11. Pitch to publication: how The Conversation works
  12. Women are less likely to be replaced by robots and might even benefit from automation
  13. Why are 'feminine' crafts like basket weaving disparaged by politicians?
  14. The latest health data breach is one reason why I’ll be opting out of MyHealthRecord
  15. Australia needs a better conversation about religious freedom
  16. how is frontotemporal dementia different and what are the warning signs?
  17. Liberal rebel will proceed with bill after government preserves sheep trade
  18. US can no longer be counted on to end Israel-Palestinian conflict
  19. From Victoria to Diana to Meghan, royal weddings have shaped bridal fashions
  20. What happens to small towns whose water becomes big business for bottled brands?
  21. We need to reform NAPLAN to make it more useful
  22. What was missing in Australia's $1.9 billion infrastructure announcement
  23. eruptions from Kīlauea volcano place the Hawaiian island on red alert
  24. It's OK to skip your period while on the pill
  25. Long-running battle ends in a win for residents, koalas and local council planning rules
  26. The RBA's shift to worrying about financial stability could be hurting Australian wages
  27. drugs and surgery should be the last resort
  28. four decades between surfing and myth making
  29. Let’s abandon NAPLAN – we can do better
  30. There are no age restrictions for gambling in video games, despite potential risks to children
  31. How Indonesia is dealing with the new threat posed by returning Islamic State fighters
  32. Acupuncture during IVF doesn't increase chances of having a baby
  33. Why we can't just throw more regulation at the ethical issues raised by the banking royal commission
  34. Council wants 'English first' policy on shop signs – what does it mean for multicultural Australia?
  35. Spotify removing R. Kelly's songs is a sign of a worrying trend towards censorship
  36. election promises and real-life tests
  37. 'I would like to know why man lions have manes and lady lions don't'
  38. Labor would deliver bigger surpluses than the Coalition: Bowen
  39. Kelly O'Dwyer seeks to turn one Liberal woman's loss into gains for others
  40. How an Australian scientist tried to stop the US plan to monopolise the nuclear arms race
  41. As the details emerge on Australia's new space agency, we (might) finally have lift-off
  42. Labor has equal best Newspoll budget result, gains in Ipsos, but trails in Longman
  43. To get conservative climate contrarians to really listen, try speaking their language
  44. women need to know about the link between the pill and depression
  45. The ethics of 'securitising' Australian cyberspace
  46. How the Bible helped shape Australian culture
  47. Australia's shameful story of policy complacency and failure continues
  48. Five things we wouldn't know without NAPLAN
  49. What it's like to be a 'black economy' worker
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