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Juthathip Jongwanich is Associate Professor in the Faculty of Economics, Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand. Her research interests span international economics, capital mobility, multinational ...

Australia might be, as Ross Gittins suggests, at the forefront of that global renewable energy change. And that is wonderful. But Australia ranks fifth of 15 countries responsible for nearly 80 per ...

We recognise the First Peoples of this nation and their ongoing connection to culture and country. We acknowledge First Nations Peoples as the Traditional Owners, Custodians and Lore Keepers of the ...

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