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The latest polio cases have put the world on alert. Here’s what this means for Australia and people travelling overseas

Image: Shutterstock Until recently, polio had only been detected in a handful of countries, thanks to global eradication efforts. But this year’s polio alerts in the...

Sunday essay: if growing US-China rivalry leads to ‘the worst war ever’, what should Australia do?

A military officer salutes during a parade to commemorate the anniversary of the founding of Communist China in Beijing. Mark Schiefelbein/AP Should Australia join the United...

Why the Australia-France submarine deal collapse was predictable

  Aerial-motion/Shutterstock Australia’s unilateral cancellation of its contract to purchase French submarines and sign up for the AUKUS security pact constitutes a slap in the face for...

Incomplete strategy and niche contributions — Australia leaves Afghanistan after 20 years

  Picture: Department of Defence/AAP Prime Minister Scott Morrison has declared Australia will withdraw its remaining 80 troops from Afghanistan by September, marking the end of its...

Trump has changed America by making everything about politics, and politics all about himself

Graphic:Wes Mountain/The Conversation On October 14, Donald Trump held a rally attended by several thousand in Iowa, despite White House guidelines that gatherings...

‘Backwards’ federal budget: Morrison government never fails to disappoint on climate action

Image: Shuttlestock When it comes to action on climate change, Tuesday’s federal budget delivered by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg was a real – though not unexpected –...

US coronavirus data will now go straight to the White House. Here’s what this means for the world

Picture: John Amis/EPA Led by physicians, scientists and epidemiologists, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is one of the most reliable sources of...

In many countries the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, not slowing

A mass grave in Manaus, Brazil. The country now has the second-most coronavirus cases and deaths in the world.  Sandro Pereira/Fotoarena/Sipa USA Around the world,...

Is America a ‘failing state’? How a superpower has been brought to the brink

Picture: AAP/EPA/Albert Halim After the collapse of the Soviet Union, there was a sense history had ended, and that the United States represented a supreme...

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Potato Jack often left home without his jacket on. His mum warned him he’d catch his death, but she was wrong. Just like she...
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