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Editor's note
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The big news this week was the Morrison government committing a warship, surveillance aircraft and about 200 troops to a US-led convoy to protect ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz. If you responded to the news with “the strait of what?”, you’re not alone. That’s why our talented multimedia editor Wes Mountain created this interactive map to help us understand why this narrow body of water has suddenly become the stage for the growing tensions between the US and Iran.
Click through the interactive and if you enjoy it (or learn something new) be sure to share this article with your friends and family.
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Molly Glassey
Digital Editor
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Top story
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Wes Mountain/The Conversation
Wes Mountain, The Conversation
Australia has committed to joining the US and the UK in a mission to protect oil ships in the Strait of Hormuz. But why is the Strait the source of so much tension between the US and Iran?
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“He was much loved by the Australian community. He was a character - a political character - in an era when you tend to get white bread politicians,” says Michelle Grattan on Tim Fischer.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Michelle Grattan reflects on Tim Fischer's personal and political legacy, and discusses the kind of leader Scott Morrison is with the anniversary of his prime ministership approaching on Saturday.
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Politics + Society
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John Blaxland, Australian National University
US-Iran tension in the Strait of Hormuz is just one of many looming security challenges that need closer scrutiny.
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Denis Muller, University of Melbourne
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Environment + Energy
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Jaco Le Roux, Macquarie University; Florencia Yanelli, Stellenbosch University; Heidi Hirsch, Stellenbosch University; José María Iriondo Alegría, Universidad Rey Juan Carlos; Marcel Rejmánek, University of California, Davis; Maria Loreto Castillo, Stellenbosch University
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Scott Hamilton, University of Melbourne; Changlong Wang, University of Melbourne; Roger Dargaville, Monash University
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Business + Economy
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Christopher Sheil, UNSW; Frank Stilwell, University of Sydney
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Tim Harcourt, UNSW
Former Austrade chief economist Tim Harcourt reflects on the quirky and kind Tim Fischer.
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Health + Medicine
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Melanie Woodfield, University of Auckland
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Clare Collins, University of Newcastle
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Arts + Culture
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Education
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Rachel A. Ankeny, University of Adelaide
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Lewis Mitchell, University of Adelaide; Joshua Ross, University of Adelaide
Mathematician Hannah Fry has called for tech and data scientists to make an ethical pledge, as medical doctors do. But the same result might be delivered by simply asking people to mind their bias.
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Cities
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