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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

As the world descends on Paris for the biggest show in sport, the question must be asked if the Olympic Games still hold the same

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

Neurodivergent children — those with autism, ADHD, dyslexia or other difference in brain functioning — face myriad issues at schools ill-equipped to help them.

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

There’s a lot of fearmongering around children and their interactions with digital technology, but the truth is more nuanced.

Southeast Asia’s three-nation partnership to fight cyber threats

Cyber threats surges in Southeast Asia. Can Australia, Malaysia and Singapore forge a trilateral digital security shield at a key summit?

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ASEAN: Everyone needs good neighbours

Looking ahead to next 50 years of the ASEAN-Australia partnership.

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The SDGs can save us, but can we save the SDGs?

What are the roadblocks to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals? And how can the pace of the SDGs gather momentum to meet the 2030 targets?

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Who wins in the US, China climate arms race

Souring diplomatic relations between the world’s leading economies and biggest polluters could supercharge the race to net zero.

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Reports of a Pacific fracture fail to understand the region

Pacific Island nations are keenly aware that disunity is unhelpful for the region.

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Australia’s world-class democracy has a trust issue

Australia is considered great, young democracy, but fluctuating public trust in government is an issue threatening to take the shine off its world-class status.

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Indonesia’s anti-corruption machine is under attack

Indonesia’s blossoming democracy has fallen into a backslide under the watch of President Joko Widodo.

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Spooked by disunity: why some Malaysians prefer autocracy to democracy

Democracy relies and thrives on competing ideas to keep it honest. But how does that work in a country which has learnt that disunity leads to chaos, or worse?

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Brexit fractured the UK’s democracy and cynicism now reigns

In the shadow of Brexit, this ideal seems far from reality in the UK, many Britons have come to view politics through an antagonistic lens.

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Biden’s democracy fix starts at home

Joe Biden’s pledged to “reinvigorate American democracy” starts with bridging the gap between America’s perception of itself and its reality.

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How civil society is safeguarding Indonesia’s democracy

In a climate where truth and institutional independence are increasingly under attack, safeguarding Indonesia’s democracy is an all-society affair.

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Are the Olympic Games still relevant?

How schools are failing neurodivergent students

What’s it like growing up and parenting in a digital world?

Southeast Asia’s three-nation partnership to fight cyber threats

ASEAN: Everyone needs good neighbours

The SDGs can save us, but can we save the SDGs?

Who wins in the US, China climate arms race

Reports of a Pacific fracture fail to understand the region

Australia’s world-class democracy has a trust issue

Indonesia’s anti-corruption machine is under attack

Spooked by disunity: why some Malaysians prefer autocracy to democracy

Brexit fractured the UK’s democracy and cynicism now reigns

Biden’s democracy fix starts at home

How civil society is safeguarding Indonesia’s democracy

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