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An Indian–Australian affair: the passion of Louise Lightfoot
An Australian ballet teacher’s love of Indian dance helped bring two cultures together, writes AMIT SARWAL. In the 19th century, during the British Raj, India
Correspondence: Indonesia’s democratic moments
The smartphone election Joko Widodo’s (Jokowi’s) inauguration as Indonesia’s seventh president this month, after trouncing the swaggering former Kopassus (Special Forces) commander Prabowo Subianto by
Women hope for something good in Rouhani’s Iran
Women in Iran are realistic about the difficulty of undoing more than three decades of institutionalised discrimination against them, writes REBECCA BARLOW. Views on the
China’s West Bank: the alienation of the Uyghur
A mass stabbing attack on bystanders at a train station in China in March has again focused attention on the troubled Xinjiang province, writes MICHAEL
Japan’s environmental nuggets
Despite a bad environmental reputation, writes SIMON AVENELL, Japan has also been a pioneer in global environmental protection and justice. Japan’s environmental record over the
Hong Kong struggles to control its fate
The ball appears to be in Beijing’s court as protests grow in Hong Kong over how the former British colony should be governed, writes KERRY
Tibet awaits its day in court over genocide claims
Spain drops a judicial investigation into alleged genocide and human rights violations against a number of Chinese leaders in Tibet, writes BODEAN HEDWARDS. Despite its
Life in a Fukushima world
The focus of sovereign intervention in response to the nuclear meltdowns since 3/11 risks long-term consequences for short-term gains, writes Adam Broinowski. The meltdowns of
Tiananmen, 25 years on
Twenty-five years after the events of Tiananmen Square, the issue is still far from settled, writes RICHARD RIGBY On the night of 3–4 June 1989,
Breaking the bamboo ceiling
People of Asian background have had a strong cultural influence on Australia since the 1970s, writes TIM SOUTPHOMMASANE, but they remain far from proportionately represented
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