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Democracy for the few
John LeeMay 31, 2008The Business Spectator

China’s transformation from the backward, autocratic economy of just three decades ago is probably the...

‘China’s unbalanced economy providing silver lining
John LeeMay 30, 2008The Age

Chinese leaders and economists have been saying for a decade that its economy is pulled...

Democracy’s slowboat to China getting slower
John LeeMay 28, 2008The Canberra Times

Figures released suggest that in early 2009, there will be over 200 million Internet users...

Putting democracy in China on hold
John LeeMay 28, 2008

WHY DEMOCRACY IS GOING BACKWARDS IN CHINA Since the 1989 Tiananmen Square protest, China has...

Putting Democracy in China on Hold
John LeeMay 28, 2008IA95

China’s transformation from the backward, autocratic economy of just three decades ago is probably the...

Bachelors wreaking havoc in China
John LeeMay 28, 2008The Courier Mail

China’s leaders seem to be good at fixing big problems. They have transformed a backward...

Reflections on the EU Project and its Flaws: A fatal conceit about markets and the real world
Richard AlstonSeptember 9, 2021OP185

The European Union shows all the signs of worsening economic, social and political decline —...

The Threat of Identity Politics
Simon HefferSeptember 1, 2021OP184

Global outrage over the killing of George Floyd by a white policeman in America last...

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Attitudes to a post-Covid Australia
Robert Carling, Simon CowanAugust 26, 2021AP25
This report explores what sort of post-Covid future Australians expect, based on YouGov polling conducted...
The Psychology of Populism: Tribal Challenges to Liberal Democracy
Joseph P. ForgasAugust 19, 2021OP183

The resurgence of both left-wing and right-wing populism presents a serious challenge for liberal democracies....

90 Days to Freedom? Why Australia can learn from Canada’s vaccination success
Robert CarlingAugust 18, 2021PP43
Predictions have been made by the Doherty Institute and others that Australia will achieve full...
Why Inquiry Based Approaches Harm Students’ Learning
John SwellerAugust 11, 2021AP24

This paper outlines the evidence and scientific reasons that inquiry based learning reduces academic performance....

Trump’s goal to end Ukraine war makes moral sense
Tom SwitzerMarch 4, 2025THE AUSTRALIAN

Friday’s heated exchange in the White House was surely a regrettable moment in American diplomatic...

Albanese could learn from Howard when it comes to Indonesia
Andrew BlythSeptember 3, 2024SPECTATOR

Indonesian president-elect Prabowo Subianto visiting Australia before he has even been inaugurated is a positive...

It’s the most volatile election in living memory and anything can and will happen
Tom SwitzerAugust 10, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

In five decades of living alternately on the two sides of the Pacific, I have...

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NATO’s Prophetic Critics. Expanding the alliance has led to a war many experts predicted
Tom SwitzerJune 10, 2024MODERN AGE

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022, a chorus of government officials, academics, commentators, and retired...

Why Republicans are sceptical about funding Ukraine
Tom SwitzerMarch 7, 2024SPECTATOR UK

When US policy-makers supported Nato expansion in the 1990s, it was widely believed that America,...

The West’s bid to expand NATO eastwards was a mistake
Tom SwitzerFebruary 24, 2024THE AUSTRALIAN

For the people of Ukraine, the failure of Western nations to help them defeat Russia...

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