Far from ‘making America great again’, Donald Trump’s sloganeering will deepen mistrust of US motives and irreparably damage any prospect of co-existence, let alone a more co-operative world order.
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As the Trump era begins, Australian are having an overdue debate about the need for greater self-reliance at a time when American power may be receding.
When his partner was pregnant, Russell Brand announced he may raise the child ‘gender-neutral’ to avoid social constraints associated with being a boy or a girl. So what determines your ‘sex’?
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Here are five political leaders from around the world who are emerging as significant talents and possible contenders for influence in 2017 and beyond.
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In the Middle East, there will be no easy choices for the incoming Trump administration - and a wild ride is likely to continue.
Venezuela’s economic crisis is deepening, and dialogue between the government and its opposition is tense. What will it take to avoid full on dictatorship and an outbreak of political violence?
The ball is rolling on the first foreign policy white paper in a decade - and there is much we need to think about.
With China’s president headed for the World Economic Forum in January, much attention will be on how US-China relations will fare under Donald Trump’s presidency.
Often there is tendency to overreact to risk estimates, so it’s worth unpacking what these really mean.
There has never been a time when the disconnect between political elites and the public interest was greater than it is today.
A couple of days ago I published an article with Peter Green about the imminent release of a tiny wasp that will be used for biological control of a bug that feeds the crazy ants that kill red crabs on…
In the coming weeks, Parks Australia will release a 2mm wasp on Christmas Island to control the island’s yellow crazy ant infestation.
A focus on phonics may be the cure to Australia’s literacy woes.
The search for oil was once depicted in movies and books as a boys’ own adventure. But as films such as Deepwater Horizon show, in an age of anxieties over fossil fuels, oil’s story is now a darker one.
Uncertainties about America’s trajectory under Trump come at a particularly awkward moment in post-Cold War history.
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Professor, School of Allied Heath, Human Services & Sport, La Trobe University, La Trobe University
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Research Fellow, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer & Research Fellow, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Journalism, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Associate Professor, Living with Disability Research Centre, La Trobe University
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Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Professor of Acquired Brain Injury, La Trobe University
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Professor of Chemistry, La Trobe University
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Principal Research Fellow and Associate Professor, La Trobe Rural Health School, La Trobe University
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PhD Candidate, Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Director, La Trobe Asia, and Professor of International Relations, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Professor, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Commerce, La Trobe University
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Lecturer in Clinical Psychology, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University
