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Three ways East Asia can avoid a North Korean refugee 'crisis'

  • Written by: Ola G. El-Taliawi, PhD Candidate, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
Three ways East Asia can avoid a North Korean refugee 'crisis'

With tensions in the Korean peninsula seemingly never-ending, the possibility of conflict erupting in East Asia is keeping everyone on edge. North Korea’s continuous launching of missile and nuclear tests has been met with fresh sanctions from the UN Security Council – an action Pyongyang considers an “act of war”.

In the...

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Making sexual consent matter: one-off courses are unlikely to help

  • Written by: Bianca Fileborn, Lecturer in Criminology, UNSW
Making sexual consent matter: one-off courses are unlikely to helpBy the time young people get to university, it's far too late to be initiating education on sexual consent.Shutterstock

In the wake of the findings of the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) 2017 national report on sexual assault and sexual harassment at Australian universities, a number of universities have introduced mandatory courses on...

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Nationals rally behind Joyce's leadership but he is on notice

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

Barnaby Joyce has secured his colleagues’ backing to hang onto his leadership and Malcolm Turnbull has flagged he will be acting prime minister next week, despite the potential for this to cause further distraction for the government.

Although he is safe for now, Joyce is essentially on notice as leader.

In the short term, he is hostage to any...

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Liberals gain a Tasmanian long Senate term due to citizenship saga, while polling on Adani is mixed

  • Written by: Adrian Beaumont, Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Melbourne
Liberals gain a Tasmanian long Senate term due to citizenship saga, while polling on Adani is mixedSteve Martin has been sworn in to take Jacqui Lambie's place as a Tasmanian senator.AAP/Mick Tsikas

As the 2016 federal election was a double dissolution, half of the 72 state senators were assigned long terms expiring in June 2022, while the other half received short terms expiring in June 2019. The four territory senators have terms tied to the...

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The strategic rise of Bali as Australia’s next essential healthcare support hub

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Cost Savings and Benefits of Using Used Pallets in Logistics

In today’s competitive logistics and supply chain industry, businesses are constantly looking for ways to reduce operational costs without compromising efficiency and reliability. One of the most prac...

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How Fulfilment Services in Australia Help Businesses Scale Efficiently

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