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University challenge: Caption contest winners
University challenge: Caption contest winners
Presenting the results from a fun little contest to give university students a chance to win tickets to the 2023 Lowy Lecture and Dinner. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will…
The Fix: A death in Malta
The Fix: A death in Malta
We’re asking contributors to put together their own collected observations like this one – and as always, if you’ve got an idea to pitch for The Interpreter, drop a line via the…
Tales from the magic circle
Tales from the magic circle
Book review: Beauty is in the Street: Protest and Counterculture in Post-War Europe by Joachim C. Häberlen (Allen Lane, 2023) By chance, the legendary Italian intellectual…
The Fix: Simple history is never simplistic
The Fix: Simple history is never simplistic
We’re asking contributors to put together their own collected observations like this one – and as always, if you’ve got an idea to pitch for The Interpreter, drop a line via the…
China and Taiwan are big Pacific donors – but not for gender equality
China and Taiwan are big Pacific donors – but not for gender equality
This year, Lowy Institute researchers used Pacific Aid Map data among other sources to ascertain how much aid has been spent on gender equality initiatives in the Pacific between…
The Fix: Seeking impact
The Fix: Seeking impact
We’re asking contributors to put together their own collected observations like this one – and as always, if you’ve got an idea to pitch for The Interpreter, drop a line via the…
Does Australia’s walk match its talk about helping Pacific women advance?
Does Australia’s walk match its talk about helping Pacific women advance?
Last year, I shared Samoan Prime Minister Fiame Naomi Mata’afa’s call to action on gender equality. In her keynote address to the first Pacific Islands Forum Women Leaders Meeting…
Australia and space: A step together for the whole nation
Australia and space: A step together for the whole nation
Australia’s reliance on space-based and space-enabled technologies is integral to the country’s way of life, especially in navigating the varied challenges presented by the…
Pacific Aid Map: Big data gaps are skewing the story about women
Pacific Aid Map: Big data gaps are skewing the story about women
To outsiders, reporting could be the most boring part of development work, but it’s arguably one of the most essential – if done accurately. On cross-cutting issues, like women’s…
Practising politics in a moral wilderness
Practising politics in a moral wilderness
Book review: Politics on the Edge: A Memoir from Within, by Rory Stewart (Jonathan Cape, 2023) To explain away their failures, errors and flaws, many politicians have consoled…