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21 June 2013
An Australian Customs boat with asylum seekers off Christmas Island. Photo by DIAC on flickr.

The perils of leaving

Arguing for Australia to withdraw from the Refugee Convention is misleading and misguided, writes SUSAN HARRIS-RIMMER.

20 June 2013
Dini was accused of using black magic to kill her son. His friends dragged her to a pigsty, where she was tortured. Photo by Vlad Sokhin/ vladsokhin.com

Breaking the Spell

Sorcery and witchcraft are leading to increased violence and killings, and stifling the development of Melanesia, reports Belinda Cranston.

20 June 2013
US-China rivalry could pull ASEAN apart, warn ANU experts. Photo by Aaron Tam/AFP.

ASEAN must talk tough to survive Asian century

ASEAN must engage with dramatic change in the Asian century or risk being pulled apart.

19 June 2013
Photo by Miguel Medina/AFP.

New perspectives on the Pacific

Four-day research event looks and Pacific economics, politics and society.

14 June 2013
Inmates at Quezon City jail, Philippines. Photo by Noel Celis/AFP.

Extremism may decrease under lock and key

The vicious killing of an off-duty British soldier has thrown radical Islam into the global spotlight once again.

06 June 2013
Australian and British POWs work on the Thai-Burma railway during the Second World War. Photo by DVA Aus on flickr.

Once were warriors

Australian prisoners of war are helping to rewrite the Anzac legend, says military historian.

05 June 2013
Crosses on a railway sleeper at Hellfire Pass. Photo by chishikilauren on flickr.

To hell and back

The horrors of Hellfire Pass have come to symbolise the experiences of all Australian prisoners of war, writes JAMES GIGGACHER.

04 June 2013
Fashana Chowdhury, Deen Muhammed Imadul Hoque and Bishnu Prasad Gautam. Photo by Emily Duncan.

Diplomatic ties

Young future leaders use ANU fellowships to help build diplomatic bridges across South Asia.

28 May 2013
A Chinese soldier gestures while standing alongside an Indian soldier

India and China both friend and foe

Rising super powers and 'frenemies' China and India are set to remake world in their image.

24 May 2013
It's time to put Australian aid back in the hands of local Timorese. Photo by UN Photo/Martine Perret.

From the ground up

It's better to give Australian aid and governance support to Timor-Leste’s local communities rather than state institutions, argues Joanne Wallis.

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