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Vaccine hesitancy and the risks in rural Papua New Guinea

Jennifer Hsu

The politics of being Chinese in Australia

Fabrizio Bozzato

“Repair and Build”: Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq

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Michael Wesley 5 Mar 2021 11:00

Her brilliant career

An entertaining and informative memoir about a woman’s career through a deeply patriarchal profession in diplomacy.
Mikaela Seymour 5 Mar 2021 06:00

Vaccine hesitancy and the risks in rural Papua New Guinea

Another vaccine drive could cause resentment among those who feel they don’t need it because “they are not sick”.
Jennifer Percival 4 Mar 2021 14:00

An endless game of whack-a-mole?

The efficacy of proscribing extreme-right groups is debated. How to keep ahead of their evolution is also challenging.
Anthony Maliki 4 Mar 2021 07:00

Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the WTO, and what’s next?

It was a high hurdle to take charge, but Nigeria’s former finance minister has only just begun her run.
Jennifer Hsu 3 Mar 2021 14:00

The politics of being Chinese in Australia

A new Lowy Institute survey reveals a wide range of experiences and views around the Australia-China relationship.
Fabrizio Bozzato 3 Mar 2021 11:00

“Repair and Build”: Pope Francis’ visit to Iraq

A papal visit helps focus world attention. It also deals the Vatican in to the crowded “great game” in the Middle East.
Henry Storey 3 Mar 2021 06:00

Cracks beginning to appear in the Russia-India relationship

But Washington’s interests might actually be served by New Delhi and Moscow muddling through.
Samuel Bashfield 2 Mar 2021 06:00

Agalega: A glimpse of India’s remote island military base

Satellite imagery reveals the transformation of an Indian Ocean island into a strategic outpost. Many questions remain.
Sam Roggeveen 1 Mar 2021 14:00

How far would Australia go in defence of the rules-based order?

The way the defence force is structured and the weapons deployed sends a message beyond the words.

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Long Reads

Can vaccines offer an exit plan from Covid-19?

Raina MacIntyre

Extraordinary global efforts are bearing fruit, but not all vaccines will be equal – in efficacy or to escape pandemic.
The unique power of TikTok’s algorithm

Xueyin Zha

Even if the question of control is resolved, this game-changing app may still pose a challenge to democratic norms.
Afghanistan’s unseen Covid crisis

Andrew Quilty

In a country familiar with tragedy, the pandemic is met with a dose of nonchalance. But the numbers keep going up.

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Samuel Bashfield 2 Mar 2021 06:00

Agalega: A glimpse of India’s remote island military base

Satellite imagery reveals the transformation of an Indian Ocean island into a strategic outpost. Many questions remain.
Grant Wyeth 16 Feb 2021 12:00

India, Canada and the new vaccine politics

As a pharmaceutical powerhouse, India finds it now holds the cards over Canada and what it sees as its irksome PM.
Ian Kemish 1 Mar 2021 12:30

Farewell, Grand Chief

A unifier, Michael Somare always had Papua New Guinea’s independence in mind in dealing with Australia, or any nation.
Graeme Smith 18 Jan 2021 06:00

Boys’ love brings edgy drama to China, and a backlash

As a genre, gay fiction has leapt from words to the screen with enormous popularity, but not beyond the censor’s reach.
Henry Storey 3 Mar 2021 06:00

Cracks beginning to appear in the Russia-India relationship

But Washington’s interests might actually be served by New Delhi and Moscow muddling through.
Peter Layton 11 Nov 2019 11:30

Australia’s F-35s: Lessons from a problematic purchase

The rush nearly 20 years ago to buy the fighter of the future exposed fundamental shortcomings in defence acquisitions.

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