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![The Fix: Nationalist theatre, with a twist](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-12/GettyImages-1668436316.jpg?itok=hYRSkhlA)
The Fix: Nationalist theatre, with a twist
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…
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Espionage top ten
Australian spooks are not a literary lot. The secret services of Britain and the United States have spawned many spy fiction authors, but we are still waiting for a domestic John…
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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](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-12/Death%20in%20Malta%20comp.jpg?itok=G9yLyTAN)
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…
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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](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-11/mr-cup-fabien-barral-Fo5dTm6ID1Y-unsplash.jpg?itok=o7E9jLPw)
The Fix: Simple history is never simplistic
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![China and Taiwan are big Pacific donors – but not for gender equality](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-11/Untitled%20design.jpg?itok=qbPy8RXI)
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](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-11/Harvesting%20comp.jpg?itok=zwnlUxOn)
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?](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-11/34069211303_cd72bd2573_k.jpg?itok=_m7q7Fik)
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…
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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…
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