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West worried as China invests billions in global ports

By Claudio Bozzi On his way to the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro in November, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to officially open a

Tips to help a child with back-to-school anxiety

By Samantha Vlcek From next week, schools will start to return for term 1. This can be a nervous time for some students, who might be anxious about new teachers, classes

Trump’s day one executive order blitz. The full list

By Samuel Garrett In a piece of pure political theatre, Donald Trump began his second presidency by signing a host of executive orders before a rapturous crowd of 20,000

Simple answer to damaging Australia Day debate

By Shane Rodgers A former work colleague of mine had a really simple solution to the ridiculous annual controversy that mars Australia Day. He believed we should just

What the Gaza deal really means. An expert’s view.

After 15 months of bitter conflict on the Gaza Strip, a ceasefire deal has been agreed which promises an end to the fighting and will allow for the access of food and

Aussie dollar hits five-year low, but don’t panic

By John Hawkins You may have seen stories the Australian dollar has “plummeted”. Sounds bad. But what does it mean and should you be worried? The most-commonly

Dutton’s election year “launch” short of answers

By Michelle Grattan Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s Sunday “soft launch” of his campaign for election year was carefully calibrated to pitch to the party faithful

5 steps to having a more chilled life in 2025

By Shane Rodgers This is a tough time of year for a lot of people. We put so much stock into the Christmas-New Year wind-down that the prospect of cranking up a new year

Could Los Angeles-style fires devastate Australian cities?

By David Bowman As I write this, five people are dead and at least 1000 buildings have been destroyed by wildfires that have swept across Los Angeles. Around 100,000

Are we heading for a “rare summer La Niña”?

By Andrew King and Kimberley Reid It’s the height of summer and many Australians have already experienced heatwaves, heavy rains and even significant bushfires over

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