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The Fix: Chipping in
The Fix: Chipping in
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Nobody ever teaches anyone how to be a Minister
Nobody ever teaches anyone how to be a Minister
Book review: Penny Wong: Passion and Principle, by Margaret Simons (Black Inc. Updated edition 2023) Contemporary political biography is the art of working out how our leaders…
Who leads the world as longest in charge of their country?
Who leads the world as longest in charge of their country?
Hun Sen heads to the polls in Cambodia this weekend, even though, as Radio Free Asia noted, the result is preordained. Hun Sen will win. Just like he has ever since 1985. Hun…
The Fix: Beauty and bravery
The Fix: Beauty and bravery
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For Indonesia’s haunting past, Jokowi’s resolution is non-judicial
For Indonesia’s haunting past, Jokowi’s resolution is non-judicial
The civilian witness held a pressurised kerosene lamp. He stood just a step back from the edge of the mass grave, two meters deep. Thirty-one men, purported members and companions…
The Fix: Putting in the boot
The Fix: Putting in the boot
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The Fix: Backflips and realignments
The Fix: Backflips and realignments
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China’s answer to Top Gun is a flat spin
China’s answer to Top Gun is a flat spin
In the battle for cultural supremacy, the Chinese film industry has released their counterpoint to the American blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. The May 2023 release of Born to Fly,…
The Fix: What has meaning
The Fix: What has meaning
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Low Earth orbit: The next frontier
Low Earth orbit: The next frontier
Book review: The Future of Geography by Tim Marshall (Simon & Schuster, 2023) Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot stay in the cradle forever. ~ Konstantin…