Tag: China
‘Trumpism’ in Australia has been overstated – our problems are mostly our own
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The Trump era might not yet be over. But the Trump presidency – or at least one Trump presidency – certainly...
Australia can repair its relationship with China, here are 3 ways to start
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China has certainly got Australia’s attention with a highly inflammatory tweet from a government spokesperson. It has provoked the desired reaction — a storm of...
How midnight digs at a holy Tibetan cave opened a window to prehistoric humans living on the roof of the world
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A mountainside cave now used as a Tibetan Buddhist sanctuary was home to prehistoric humans known as Denisovans for tens of millennia.
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‘America First’ is no more, but can president-elect Biden fix the US reputation abroad?
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Throughout the four years of Donald Trump’s presidency, Joe Biden spent significant time reassuring American allies around the world that Trump’s America is...
Finding Covid Normal
A musician friend in Aotearoa/New Zealand was telling me about the live gigs he has been playing lately, and those he has booked, and...
China just stunned the world with its step-up on climate action – and the implications for Australia may be huge
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China’s President Xi Jinping surprised the global community recently by committing his country to net-zero emissions by 2060. Prior to this announcement,...