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The Singapore Bureau: lessons from Asia’s first early warning system for epidemic diseases

The Singapore Bureau: lessons from Asia’s first early warning system for epidemic diseases

This piece, written by Dr Stefen Hell, was originally published on the New Mandala website and is republished with the permission of the author and New Mandala. International arrangements to collect and distribute information on epidemic diseases are crucial in times of pandemics, because pathogens ignore borders, political order and economic status. Today states have […]
What does the Pell verdict mean for child sexual abuse victims?

What does the Pell verdict mean for child sexual abuse victims?

What does the High Court’s unanimous verdict upholding George Pell’s appeal against his conviction mean for the complainant, who was found to be a credible witness? How well does the criminal justice system serve those who suffer sexual abuse as children, asks Matthew Ricketson?   There is a famous legal principle, usually attributed to eighteenth-century […]
Three Cheers for Hunter-Gatherers

Three Cheers for Hunter-Gatherers

In May 2019 an article in the Australian edition of the Guardian discussed the extraordinary public endorsement of Bruce Pascoe’s book, Dark Emu, which was originally published in March 2014.  After a slow start its reputation and sales grew.  By the time the Guardian included Dark Emu in its ‘series of literary highlights’, The Unmissables, […]
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