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Justin Bergman

Melbourne

Deputy Politics and Society Editor at The Conversation (Australia)

Writer at Interest.co.nz

International affairs editor, The Conversation. Former correspondent at Monocle magazine, Shanghai and Singapore.

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  • 1 month ago | hashtag.net.au | Justin Bergman

    Both Labor and the Coalition are considering an increase to defence spending ahead of the federal election. Defence spending is currently at about 2% of gross domestic product (GDP), or around A$56 billion per year. The Coalition is reportedly eyeing an increase to 2.5% of GDP by 2029. The Albanese government’s current spending plan is expected to reach 2.33% of GDP by 2034.

  • 1 month ago | tolerance.ca | Justin Bergman

    © 2025 Tolerance.ca® Inc. All reproduction rights reserved. All information reproduced on the Web pages of www.tolerance.ca (including articles, images, photographs, and logos) is protected by intellectual property rights owned by Tolerance.ca® Inc. or, in certain cases, by its author. Any reproduction of the information for use other than personal use is prohibited.

  • 1 month ago | interest.co.nz | Gemma Ware |Justin Bergman |Gareth Vaughan |David Hargreaves

    By Gemma Ware, Justin Bergman & Matt Garrow*Scam Factories is a special multimedia and podcast series by The Conversation that explores the inner workings of Southeast Asia’s brutal scam compounds. Multimedia series‘We could hear the screams until midnight’: life inside Southeast Asia’s brutal fraud compoundsPeople around the globe are swindled out of billions of dollars a year in scams. The scammers, though, are sometimes victims, too.

  • 2 months ago | theconversation.com | Ashlynne McGhee |Gemma Ware |Justin Bergman |Matt Garrow

    Scam Factories is a special multimedia and podcast series by The Conversation that explores the inner workings of Southeast Asia’s brutal scam compounds. The Conversation’s digital storytelling and podcast teams collaborated with three researchers: Ivan Franceschini, a lecturer in Chinese Studies at the University of Melbourne; Ling Li, a PhD candidate at Ca’ Foscari University of Venice; and Mark Bo, an independent researcher.

  • 2 months ago | flipboard.com | Ashlynne McGhee |Gemma Ware |Justin Bergman |Matt Garrow

    1 hour agoFrom winding borders to straight lines and landlocked nations, Al Jazeera explores the stories behind Africa’s map. Africa has the most countries of any continent with a total of 54. Rather than following natural terrains or historical boundaries, many of its borders are strikingly straight in some …

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Justin Bergman
Justin Bergman @justindbergman
24 Feb 25

RT @ConversationEDU: 🎧💻 Out now Scam Factories takes you inside Southeast Asia’s brutal scam compounds. In our podcast series (🔎 search f…

Justin Bergman
Justin Bergman @justindbergman
16 Oct 24

As Jokowi prepares to leave office in Indonesia, @EdwardAspinall looks back at his 10 years as president. Once deemed the 'new hope' for Indonesia, his legacy will be one of democratic backsliding. @ConversationEDU @ANUBellSchool #jokowi https://t.co/egS1Y0z5oa

Justin Bergman
Justin Bergman @justindbergman
15 Oct 24

Why is China so invested in an election in a remote corner of the Pacific? @GraemeKSmith's report for @ConversationEDU on Palau's upcoming vote--and what it means for China and Taiwan.

The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand
The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand @ConversationEDU

Palau is one of the few remaining countries to have diplomatic relations with Taiwan. Is a switch to Beijing possible following next month’s election? @OurANU https://t.co/npHGBXRzWd