'Facts no longer exist; emotion shapes Australia’s security discourse. What does this mean for the future of our intellectual culture? Australia is growing a next generation of scholars and experts who are going to self-censor to navigate increasing political pressures.'

The Asia Foundation Malaysia is glad to welcome Prof (Irene Blackberry) Assoc. Prof Anne-Marie Laslett. Both are on a working visit to understand MY’s Care Economy & Industry, and share lessons learnt in Australia. Thank you Danielle Heinecke and La Trobe University for making this trip happen!

'These cables will be an essential infrastructure network, can help Australia propel its renewable energy agenda at home and also support clean energy development for the broader region.'
Interesting piece by Cynthia Mehboob.

I’ll be in Berlin 27 May - 1 June (with the fabulous people from Kubernein Initiative) if anyone is around and wants to meet! 🇩🇪

Vogue owner Condé Nast averts union walkout with deal on day of Met Gala. “Workers say tentative agreement was reached for first union contract after threats of walkout during gala, a major fashion event” theguardian.com/business/artic…

Congratulations on your ARC success, Dr Gionfriddo Dr. Caitlin Gionfriddo 🙌

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“Fostering Indigenous cooperation between Australia and Taiwan” lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

A joint investigation by Amnesty International, Haaretz, Tempo and other outlets has revealed that Indonesia, which has no diplomatic ties with Israel, worked with at least four Israeli firms selling offensive cyber capabilities
haaretz.com/israel-news/se…

How many universities are left in Gaza, mate?

📢 Good news! The deadline for the application for the position of 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐫 - 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 within the Dept of Foreign Affairs & Trade has been extended to 𝟏𝟗 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒.

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From a Heavy Metal Band in Hijabs, a Message of Girl Power.
Voice of Baceprot has electrified audiences and built a large following in Indonesia. The group is also winning fans overseas. nytimes.com/2024/04/27/wor…

Sharing views on Bougainville's future can make you feel vulnerable - especially when differing from the masses.

I hope my piece on the The Lowy Institute's Interpreter makes us Bougainvilleans think pragmatically about how we decide to move forward.

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A fantastic investigation by Marian Faa into Vanuatu’s abortion laws. It was great being her Walkley Foundation mentor on this project, funded by the Sean Dorney Pacific Journalism Prize

abc.net.au/news/2024-05-0…

You asked, I delivered. derek guy meets Australian politics. You’re welcome.

crikey.com.au/2024/05/02/twi…

An important piece by ASPI on the increased level of disinformation in the lead up to the elections in Solomons but equally important to note that on the ground the issues that concerned voters were the cost of living crisis, jobs, development, corruption and healthcare. It…

This is cool - Kazimier Lim commentary quoted in this Los Angeles Times piece. The Lowy Institute latimes.com/world-nation/s…

Climate risks ignored in National Defence Strategy, former defence chief says |

‘Admiral Chris Barrie says mass migration, food insecurity and other climate risks must be addressed by government and defence’.

abc.net.au/news/2024-05-0…

I live by Columbia. Tonight I went for a walk & saw 10+ blocks rapidly barricaded, dozens of police vehicles flying by, large groups of NYPD in riot gear gathering.
I study protest in E Europe. What I saw tonight was some of the most wildly disproportionate policing I've seen
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