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Editor's note
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You can follow our rolling analysis of the London Bridge attack here, written by experts in the UK – for instance, on how years of training led to the lightning police response
– as well as from our region and the world.
Meanwhile, tonight’s Four Corners on the ABC promises to examine how China’s Communist Party is infiltrating Australia. There’s no doubt about China’s importance to Australia – but as James Leibold writes, there’s never been a greater need for independent centres to foster useful research on China. And he questions whether that work is being overshadowed by UTS think-tank the Australia-China Relations Institute, which doesn’t publicly disclose its finances while it seeks to transmit “China’s voice” in Australia.
Finally, we’re entering the final week of our annual reader donation campaign. We are truly humbled by the support of the 2,000 of you who have donated. Thank you. However, we’re not quite there yet and still need your help so we can continue to thrive. Donations are tax deductible, and every donation makes a difference, so please support however you can.
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Jenni Henderson
Editor, Business and Economy
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ACRI was founded with over A$2.8 million in donations from two wealthy Chinese entrepreneurs that had recently migrated to Australia. Bob Carr (left) was appointed its director.
China Daily China Daily Information Corp - CDIC/ Reuters
James Leibold, La Trobe University
If Australia is going to successfully navigate its way through the “Asian Century,” we need independent centres of research excellence on China.
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Politics + Society
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Steve Hewitt, University of Birmingham
The attack in London was horrific but armed officers were on the scene and ending it with astonishing speed.
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Bill Durodie, University of Bath
Tightening security, impact of foreign wars – Britons have heard it before. The UK now has to dig beyond rhetoric to ask why some care so little of their own lives to take those of others.
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Dan Lomas, University of Salford
It's difficult for security services to anticipate such a low-tech attack.
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Keiran Hardy, Griffith University
There are many obstacles to successful prosecution, including obtaining evidence in a war zone and using foreign intelligence in court.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra; Deep Saini, University of Canberra
The University of Canberra's Deep Saini and Michelle Grattan discuss the week in politics.
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Health + Medicine
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Richard Murray, James Cook University; Andrew Wilson, University of Sydney
Australia has more doctors per population than most comparable countries, yet many living in rural and remote areas don't receive the care they need. Changing the way we train doctors will fix this.
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Jane Ussher, Western Sydney University
I am not enraged by reports of a study examining the sexual impact of endometriosis on male partners. Talking to both members of a couple about a health issue is important.
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Lisa Amir, La Trobe University; Anita Moorhead, La Trobe University; Della Forster, La Trobe University; Susan Walker, University of Melbourne
Hospitals sometimes recommend women express milk towards the end of their pregnancies. But it's not suitable for all.
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Cities
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Tooran Alizadeh, University of Sydney
The highly politicised nature of the NBN has led to a lack of transparency that makes it even harder to fix the mess that has been made of this vital national infrastructure.
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Arts + Culture
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Benjamin Isakhan, Deakin University; Jose Antonio Gonzalez Zarandona, Deakin University
Islamic State has destroyed globally-significant sites in Iraq and Syria, but not as wanton acts of destruction. Instead, they are calculated political and religious attacks.
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Sarah Balkin, University of Melbourne
The Book of Exodus is a provocative work that sees children retelling the biblical tale.
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Science + Technology
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Richard Banati, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation
Ordinary grey bird feathers placed under X-ray fluorescence reveal beautiful patterns of elements like zinc, telling a story of feather growth and the environments the birds have experienced.
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Ritesh Chugh, CQUniversity Australia; Asif Q Gill, University of Technology Sydney; Leonie Simpson, Queensland University of Technology
The Australian government's cybersecurity report card is out and the results are worrying.
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Environment + Energy
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Jenni Downes, University of Technology Sydney
In the rush to increase recycling, we should remember that reducing waste in the first place is a much a higher priority.
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Dave Frame, Victoria University of Wellington
In pulling out of the Paris climate agreement, Donald Trump has turned his back not just on the world but on the low-carbon economy. He should pay heed to a very apt lesson from China's history.
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Paul Graham, CSIRO
A new report from CSIRO outlines four pathways for Australia to hit our Paris climate targets, and get cheaper energy at the same time.
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Business + Economy
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Jenni Henderson, The Conversation
The Conversation sought response from the Australia-China Relations Institute based at the University of Technology Sydney in relation to analysis questioning their research, funding and reporting.
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Caron Beaton-Wells, University of Melbourne
The level of corporate fines for anti-competitive conduct in Australia is woefully below international benchmarks.
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Education
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Lucy Nicholas, Swinburne University of Technology
The new program for Catholic schools draws on the same research as Safe Schools (so perhaps it wasn't part of a 'Marxist agenda' after all).
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Peter Goss, Grattan Institute
Here's why Labor’s figure for school funding is too high.
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