The Interpreter
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The Interpreter team.
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Bouncing off for a bit …
Monday is a public holiday for the Queen’s Birthday long-weekend in (most of) Australia. We’ll be back Tuesday.
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Skipping off for a break
With the holiday weekend upon us, we’ll be running light till we’re back next week.
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Public holiday: Australia Day
We’re taking a break.
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Climate change, a constant battle
Before a pandemic struck, Australia’s bushfires set alarms bells ringing. They haven’t stopped.
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The China challenge: Highlights of The Interpreter in 2020
From Covid cover-ups to high altitude stand-offs, Beijing was never far from the centre of controversy.
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Interpreting the 2020 US presidential election
In a year of horrible uncertainty, the political future of a superpower was a big question mark.
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Covering the Covid shock on The Interpreter in 2020
A year of new language – social distancing, lockdown, “iso” – and a compounding challenge for nearly every global issue.
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Your most-read articles on The Interpreter in 2020
It was about March we tried to ban the word “unprecedented” from articles. But a relentless year wasn’t letting go.
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Jiggle the cable?
Publishing will be light today, we’re having a system upgrade.