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China welcomes Australia’s vision

China welcomes Australia’s vision

Australia’s Asian Century White Paper was welcomed as a great gift for China’s new president Xi Jinping in the Chinese media which also dubbed Australia a “Reform Vanguard” in the second Industrial Revolution led by Asia. The White Paper, which aims to …
Protests against austerity measures erupt in Europe

Protests against austerity measures erupt in Europe

Europe is united more than ever, in protest: Spain, Portugal, Greece and now Italy. Thousands of European workers, trade unions, pensioners and students moved to oppose all governments that support austere policies in response to the economic crisis, without “first depriving themselves …
China’s Gen Z laughs off political transition

China’s Gen Z laughs off political transition

China’s yuppies celebrated Barack Obama’s win in the American election on social media, but are showing less passion about their own country’s new leadership transition. While the new president Xi Jinping and the other six Central Committee members were announced on November …
Fight to protect children against malaria gets a boost

Fight to protect children against malaria gets a boost

A large scale malaria prevention program, consisting of intermittent distributions of anti-malaria medicines, appears to be drastically reducing the number of new cases of the disease among young children during peak transmission season, according to preliminary results from projects run by the …
The Viking strikes back

The Viking strikes back

A small, but important, event was held in the area of Nörrebro in Copenhagen on September 23. It is an area with some social problems and is also home to Hells Angels and immigrant gangs. The reason for the event has its …
Australian companies shape Irish society

Australian companies shape Irish society

The Green Isle, sitting pretty on the edge of Europe just a skip, hop and jump away from a market of half a billion people, is proving an attractive location for Australian businesses writes Anne Lillis. Similar in size to Tasmania with …
US gun laws won’t budge despite shootings

US gun laws won’t budge despite shootings

For many Americans belief in the right to bear arms still prevails amidst controversy in the wake of three recent fatal shootings, writes Todd Holbrook in Phoenix Arizona. Even in light of the Colorado Aurora movie theatre massacre in July and the …
Whatever happened to Mary’s tram?

Whatever happened to Mary’s tram?

When Tasmanian Mary Elizabeth Donaldson married the Danish Crown Prince Frederik – son of  Danish queen Margrethe and Prince Henrik –  in the Copenhagen Cathedral on May 14, 2004 they were showered with presents of every kind. Even a tram from Melbourne where Mary had at one …