economic policy

International students can be a potent source of soft power, as Australia would do well to remember.

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Timor-Leste doesn’t have much, but it does have vast reserves of gas. Should it be able to be extracted in the name of climate justice?

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Australia’s proposed cap on international student enrolments is the latest headache for Indian higher education students looking to study abroad.

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The richest man in the world and a populist presidential candidate team up for an election. What happens next is anyone’s guess, but we’ve been here before.

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

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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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In an election campaign that appears to be fuelled by vibes and buzzwords, what policies will fuel the Harris campaign after the DNC?

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Bendigo Bank, Westpac and ANZ are the latest three banks to begin their exit from the Pacific Islands. Here are the five key reasons why that’s happening.

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The rampant activity reduces freshwater supply in turn affecting crop output, drinking water and the general ecosystem.

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Climate change and increased human activity are putting one of Asia’s most important river systems under duress. It will require a sustained and coordinated effort to fix things.

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Supply of critical minerals is dominated by one country and other nations are moving to diversify their supply chains in response.

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