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The current policies of the U.S. Government are undermining its comparative advantage in education, technology, military, film and agriculture. Patrick Drennan reports. A COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE exists ...

As global trade tensions escalate, Asia-Pacific economies must rethink strategies to protect growth, jobs and development gains, writes Armida Alisjahbana. THE GLOBAL TRADE environment is shifting ...

When it comes to public opinion, women face harsher trials than men — long before any verdict is reached, writes Zayda Dollie. Whether it be abortion law, birth control rights or sex education ...

IA believes that true democracy is impossible in Australia under the current party system, which exercises strict party discipline to maintain power and subvert the will of the people. Read more about ...

President Trump's suspension of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act has signalled to business elites that compliance with anti-corruption laws is optional for the well-connected, writes Ajay Chaudhary.

Immigrants vying for U.S. citizenship is being pitched for reality TV — exploiting the migrant story is nothing we haven't already seen. Dr Binoy Kampmark reports. SHOCKING IT MIGHT BE, yet still part ...

Does the state of the world turn readers to “escapist” books, or does it just turn readers away from books? Rosemary Sorensen reports. DESPITE THE CLAIM that so-called escapist romance novels are ...

The Liberal and National parties are "on a break", but what does this mean for Australia's polity? Managing editor Michelle Pini analyses the split. AFTER ALMOST FOUR DECADES without an official ...

Australia cannot make diplomacy its first line of defence until it reclaims the independence it has long surrendered to foreign alliances, writes Dr Alison Broinowski. I HAVE BEEN ASKED by the ...

While Timor-Leste flies flags for a freedom it fought for, Australia still hesitates to claim its own, writes GJ Burchall. THE FLAGS were all out and it was a joy to behold. They started to appear ...

As the world races toward fibre and 5G, Australia risks being left in the digital dust unless bold leadership steps in, writes Paul Budde. THE LATEST OECD data confirms what many of us in the ...