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Editor's note
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We’ve heard a lot recently about how our relationship with China has become strained, much of it focused on concerns about Chinese interference in Australian politics. But as Tony Walker – who has reported on China since the 1970s – writes, what Australia really needs is to re-set its relationship with China, and respond calmly to the inevitable anxieties its continued rise brings with it.
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Amanda Dunn
Section Editor: Politics + Society
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Top story
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In happier times: Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2017 APEC summit in Vietnam.
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Tony Walker, La Trobe University
Anxiety about China's rise is unlikely to abate any time soon – Australia needs to remain calm and realise the region is changing rapidly.
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Politics + Society
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
The Seven Network paid a reported $150,000 for the interview which Joyce and Campion are putting into a trust fund for Sebastian, who was born in April.
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Reuben Steff, University of Waikato
New Zealand’s foreign minister announced a NZ$714 million increase in aid for Pacific nations in a soft-power response to China's growing influence in the Asia-Pacific region.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
It's been another colourful week in federal politics, highlighted by Greg Hunt's swearing, the Barnaby Joyce saga taking yet another turn, and One Nation falling apart at the seams.
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Sarah Joseph, Monash University
ABC's cancellation of the hit reboot Roseanne because of its star's racist tweet raises complex questions about freedom of speech and the line between public and private selves in the age of social media.
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Cities
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Andrea Connor, Western Sydney University; Donald McNeill, Western Sydney University
Cities are expanding upwards and downwards, as well as outwards. With urban density also increasing, moving people efficiently around the city, often using ageing infrastructure, is quite a challenge.
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Health + Medicine
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Suzanne Dyer, Flinders University; Stephanie Harrison, Flinders University
Outcomes are better when people with dementia are in home-like care rather than standard nursing homes.
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Emmanuel Stamatakis, University of Sydney
A new study found those who reported walking faster were less likely to die prematurely.
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Environment + Energy
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Robert McLachlan, Massey University
New Zealand has set itself a goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050, and a recent report by the Productivity Commission lays out how it could hit that target.
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Gregory Moore, University of Melbourne
The majestic Eucalyptus regnans stands far above its forest brethren.
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Science + Technology
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Renee Barnes, University of the Sunshine Coast
Eliminating anonymity is often touted as a solution to hostile online behaviour, but research shows that agreeable people who are more likely to leave positive comments prefer to do it anonymously.
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Adrian Barnett, Queensland University of Technology; Scott Sisson, UNSW
We are often presented with surveys that claim to show how we all think on a certain subject. But how many people do you need to ask for that finding to have have any convincing meaning?
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Arts + Culture
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Bruce Isaacs, University of Sydney
In this episode of Close-up, Bruce Isaacs contrasts the unsettling musical score from Hitchcock’s Psycho with Howard Shore’s score for Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring.
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Business + Economy
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Gary Mortimer, Queensland University of Technology
Amazon has barred Australian shoppers from its US site, rather than contend with new GST rules on overseas purchases. But don't expect a stampede at your local branch of Harvey Norman as a result.
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Ben Phillips, Australian National University; Matthew Gray, Australian National University
The income tax cuts in the 2018 federal budget are likely to be modestly regressive, giving high earners a lower share of the overall tax burden. But by 2028 income tax will be higher across the board.
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