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A wind change in the global economy

I've posted a few times about how the world economy is changing in response to the rise of new economic powers and in the aftermath of the GFC. One nice ... The Interpreter - 12:47 p.m. Wednesday 17th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Australian Brands Failing to Tell Their Stories Online

Sydney, Australia, 17 March 2010 - Burson-Marsteller Australia (B-M) today announced the results of a study into the online newsrooms of twenty top Australian brands. The study found that the ... Public Relations Institute of Australia - 10:50 a.m. Wednesday 17th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

The stories we're missing in Southeast Asia

Geraldine Doogue is host of ABC Radio National's Saturday Extra program. In the debate over how to boost comprehensive coverage of modern Southeast Asia, including Indonesia, I favour a new ... The Interpreter - 10:27 a.m. Wednesday 17th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Thomas Cromwell vs UFOs

A bit of very long aircraft travel recently gave me the chance, like Sam , to try out the much-recommended Wolf Hall. Not surprisingly, given the recommendations, I did quite ... The Interpreter - 9:35 a.m. Wednesday 17th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Japan-Australia: Signs of damage

Since the beginning of the 2007 election campaign in Australia, I have been worried about Japan-Australia relations. I thought long-standing differences between Tokyo and Canberra over Japanese whaling in the ... The Interpreter - 8:41 a.m. Wednesday 17th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Swamped by data

From The Economist: The amount of digital information increases tenfold every five years...A vast amount of that information is shared. By 2013 the amount of traffic flowing over the internet ... The Interpreter - 1:40 p.m. Tuesday 16th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

SBY in PNG: Making up for lost time

Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono was busy improving bilateral relations with more than one neighbour last week. Incredibly, for two countries that share an island and a difficult border, President ... The Interpreter - 1:05 p.m. Tuesday 16th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Are brumbies overpowering the environment?

They are the stuff of Aussie folklore, but brumbies roaming our high country could be causing serious problems for delicate national parks. Dave Darlington, NSW Regional Manager of the National ... ABC Canberra - 11:28 a.m. Tuesday 16th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Tuesday Mornings - Mothers Are Burning Out, What can we do?

There's been a lot of recent political talk about supporting mothers financially when they're at home with their children - but what about support in general? There is a forum ... ABC Canberra - 11:01 a.m. Tuesday 16th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

China's currency: The limits of patience

As predicted , the argument over the future of China's exchange rate policy is heating up . The US Congress has told the Obama Administration that it wants the US ... The Interpreter - 10:48 a.m. Tuesday 16th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Tuesday Mornings - Could Cuba have the health system solution?

Canberra and the surrounding region is well seasoned bracing for the onslaught of politicians in an election year. Schools, Kevin with cow puppets, Tony Abbott at the Ainslie shops and ... ABC Canberra - 10:27 a.m. Tuesday 16th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

US must make equal time for Asia

Geoff Miller is the former Director-General of the Office of National Assessments . Hugh White's thoughtful response to my questions about US policies in Asia raises many intriguing issues. He ... The Interpreter - 2:50 p.m. Monday 15th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Monday Mornings - The US Health Plan

US President Barrack Obama has delayed his visit to Australia in order to shore up support in the US senate for his proposed health reforms. Health reform is certainly popular ... ABC Canberra - 10:29 a.m. Monday 15th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Monday security linkage

The recent US Quadrennial Defense Review (QDR) emphasised the need for a new 'AirSea Battle' strategy to deal with growing Chinese and Iranian maritime anti-access capabilities. Andrew Krepinevich explains the ... The Interpreter - 9:46 a.m. Monday 15th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend

Travel on the time tram

...domestic affairs are governed by the delights and discontents of democracy, foreign affairs by the iron logic of power. This line has the twin values of being elegantly expressed and ... The Interpreter - 8:51 a.m. Monday 15th March 2010 EST View Article Related Articles Email to Friend