We’re all supposed to be Asia-literate now. Freelance writer David Donaldson investigates where federal MPs are going on taxpayer-funded overseas study tours — and finds one key Asian country is off the radar.
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Is Ferguson in a parallel universe or just the real world?
The present path is that China and India will be gobbling up all the growth in coal, and nearly all the growth in oil. Will we fight to combat climate change or make stacks of cash selling coal to Asia?
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It seems counter-intuitive when one considers the Asian presence — students, visitors and trade. But we are probably less Asia-ready than we were 20 years ago, says John Menadue.
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Crikey readers have their say.
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A grand unifying theory of Asia
In honour of the great other inventors and philosophers, Kevin O’Faircheallaigh attempts to create one all encompassing grand theory about Asia. Something better than “land of contrasts”.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Asia’s abandoned architectural wonders
Some of Asia’s most spectacular ruins aren’t thousands of years old — they’re modern buildings, abandoned by business and governments. Web Urbanist looks at some of the most impressive.
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