Karl Wilson

3 weeks ago | chinadailyhk.com | Karl Wilson

The US government’s funding freeze on research grants will have a devastating impact on life-saving research being undertaken at Australia’s leading research-intensive universities. The top eight Australian universities, known as the Group of Eight (Go8), are the most affected as they carry out 70 percent of the country’s university research. The rapid shift in United States’ policy will impact critical research into health and medicine in Australia, and potentially defense and national security.

Nov 28, 2024 | chinadailyasia.com | Karl Wilson

Albanese has taken care to rebuild relations derailed earlier, experts sayAfter a period of disruption, the Australia-China relationship is back on solid ground, cemented by the recent meeting between Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and China’s President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Both leaders reiterated their shared desire to build a mature and stable relationship.

Nov 13, 2024 | chinadailyhk.com | Karl Wilson

The impact of social media on the well-being and mental health of children has been thoroughly documented for more than a decade. Research has shown that excessive use of social media by children has led to increases in anxiety, depression, self-harm, and loss of self-esteem. It also exposes children to violence, pornography and cyber bullying. The issue facing governments and health services around the world is how to make social media safe for children.

Nov 8, 2024 | chinadailyhk.com | Karl Wilson

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group was the brainchild of the former Australian Labor prime minister Bob Hawke. He saw free trade as being more than just good economics. He saw it as a way of ensuring a more peaceful world. In his autobiography The Hawke Memoirs he wrote: “A world sunk in protectionism and economic autarky is a world much closer to war.”From 1983 Hawke had been toying with the idea of a regional trade body. He saw Australia’s future in Asia, and particularly China.

Nov 8, 2024 | chinadailyasia.com | Karl Wilson

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) group was the brainchild of the former Australian Labor prime minister Bob Hawke. He saw free trade as being more than just good economics. He saw it as a way of ensuring a more peaceful world. In his autobiography The Hawke Memoirs he wrote: “A world sunk in protectionism and economic autarky is a world much closer to war.”From 1983 Hawke had been toying with the idea of a regional trade body. He saw Australia’s future in Asia, and particularly China.