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Monday 15 December 2025
UOW appoints new Council members
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Festering families, difficult truths and transcendent grace: best podcasts of 2025
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Law, Politics and Society
Australia’s Constitution works because it doesn’t define national identity
When Australia’s Founding Fathers came together in the 1890s to draw up a constitution to enable the colonies to federate, what did they think they were doing? Looking at the debates and the Constitution itself, one thing is certain. They were not drawing up a document that defined what it means to be an Australian.
Law, Politics and Society
Justice Antonio Carpio delivers public lecture on South China Sea
The South China Sea is rich in mineral resources, traversed by global shipping lines and home to fishing grounds that supply the livelihoods of people across the region.
Law, Politics and Society
Papuans and Jokowi are hostage to Indonesian politics
Indonesian President Joko Widodo recently announced the end of the decades-long restriction on foreign journalists in the provinces of Papua and West Papua, Indonesia’s territories in the island of New Guinea. While the president, popularly called Jokowi, says he is committed to human rights in the Papua provinces, the military and police continue to murder Papuans with virtual impunity.
Law, Politics and Society
Why the world is wary of China's 'great wall of sand' in the sea
The leaders of Southeast Asian nations recently took the extraordinary step of warning China that its island-building activities in the contested South China Sea “may undermine peace, security and stability” in the region.
Law, Politics and Society
Inaugural Community Fellowship Award conferred to Lifeline South Coast
A Community Fellowship Award was bestowed upon Lifeline South Coast today (13 May 2015) at the organisation's annual Volunteer Recognition lunch during National Volunteer Week.
Law, Politics and Society
Prestigious award recognises the life saving services of Lifeline South Coast
A Community Fellowship Award was bestowed upon Lifeline South Coast today (13 May 2015) at the organisation's annual Volunteer Recognition lunch during National Volunteer Week.