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Water scarcity and the need for reusing wastewater

Reclaimed water is becoming an attractive option for ensuring water security.

Making food safer and sustainable

Greater investments in science, technology and innovative practices can transform food systems, and ensure steady supplies, nutrition, and access

Environmental carcinogens threaten our wellbeing

The increase in cancer rates globally has been linked to prolonged exposure to environmental contaminants.

Could Australia’s economy survive Trump’s position on China?

On rules of international trade, Canberra is more aligned with Beijing than Washington, so how could the next US President impact the relationship?

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Climate and China weigh on how the US views Pacific relations

Pacific leaders will keep their preference for US President quiet, yet viewing relations only through the lens of China does nobody a service.

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Jakarta is a thirsty metropolis without drinkable water

Indonesia’s capital has poor water infrastructure. Existing water resources should be reused to avoid a water crisis.

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Podcast: A king’s ransom for past injustices?

By his own words, the “time has come” for a conversation over Britain’s involvement in the slave trade as King Charles meets Commonwealth leaders in Samoa.

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Australia’s response to atrocities – a tale of two tragedies

The impacts of media coverage and public deliberations on Australia’s foreign policy – from the 2017 Rohingya crisis to the current war in Gaza.

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Violence, victimhood and the collapse of civilian protection

The Responsibility to Protect was supposed to ensure states care for their people — or else. In Gaza, this hard-won principle lies in tatters.

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Nature conservation is a public good, not a market

Private investment in conservation is always welcome but the evidence suggests governments will need to do the heavy lifting when it comes to repairing nature.

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Three ways to cool the international students debate

Here are three perspectives and possible ways forward to remove the heat from the debate around international student caps in Australia.

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The two-state solution is dead, so why do politicians rely on it?

The US and its allies believe the two-state solution is the remedy to Israeli long-term security, but few on the ground want it to happen.

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How the Palestinian Authority is failing its people

Effectively silent in the face of the Gaza war, the Palestinian Authority becomes increasingly irrelevant and complicit in the occupation of its people.

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The empty slogan of ‘Never again’

A new UN doctrine was supposed prevent genocide and other atrocity crimes. It never worked.

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Water scarcity and the need for reusing wastewater

Making food safer and sustainable

Environmental carcinogens threaten our wellbeing

Could Australia’s economy survive Trump’s position on China?

Climate and China weigh on how the US views Pacific relations

Jakarta is a thirsty metropolis without drinkable water

Podcast: A king’s ransom for past injustices?

Australia’s response to atrocities – a tale of two tragedies

Violence, victimhood and the collapse of civilian protection

Nature conservation is a public good, not a market

Three ways to cool the international students debate

The two-state solution is dead, so why do politicians rely on it?

How the Palestinian Authority is failing its people

The empty slogan of ‘Never again’

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