Asia has the time to address demographic challenges, but not much time to waste
Author: Editorial Board, ANU The ageing and shrinking of populations in many parts of East Asia will be a defining…
Asia’s demographic growing pains
Author: George Magnus, Oxford University It is often said that demographics are destiny, but at a macroeconomic level, ageing societies…
Reclaiming ASEAN’s comprehensive and cooperative security
Author: Mely Caballero-Anthony, NTU Against a backdrop of heightening competition between the United States and China, Southeast Asia has come…
From Brazil to Gunnedah with a brown belt in jiu-jitsu, this GP is bringing more than healthcare to his new home
In the town of Gunnedah, in north-western NSW, there is no greater equaliser than the grey mat at the local Brazilian…
Three-time Olympian Vicki Roycroft back home after near-death experience
Olympic equestrian Vicki Roycroft has made it back home after suffering a burst aorta at the Sydney Royal Easter Show which…
How realistic is a smoke-free New Zealand?
Author: Chris Bullen, University of Auckland In 2011 the New Zealand government adopted the goal of making New Zealand smoke-free…
AFL player’s widow says league needs to act quickly on concussion-related condition
The wife of late AFL player Danny Frawley has urged the league to “act now” to prevent the neurodegenerative disease chronic traumatic…
India and Japan are fostering friendships in Central Asia
Author: Ved Shinde, Asia Society Policy Institute New Delhi’s strategic partnership with Tokyo has shown promise over the last two…
The hypocrisy of Japan’s punitive drug policy
Author: Paul Christensen, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Across Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous and Danshukai (Sobriety Association) meetings in Tokyo, the…
Breast health researcher shocked by findings on female cricketers
When breast health researcher Deirdre McGhee assessed 90 international female cricketers last year, she was shocked by what she found.…