International cooperation is critical as the world wrestles with the impact of COVID 19. It’s just as important when tackling climate change or security threats by terrorists or cyberattacks. A panel of European Ambassadors reflects on the state of global affairs and international cooperation. Can multilateralism survive emerging regional tensions? How can trust in international organisations be restored.

International cooperation is critical as the world wrestles with the impact of COVID 19. It’s just as important when tackling climate change or security threats by terrorists or cyberattacks. A panel of European Ambassadors reflects on the state of global affairs and international cooperation. Can multilateralism survive emerging regional tensions? How can trust in international organisations be restored.

No-one wants a repeat of last summer’s devastating bushfires but the risks are increasing due to climate change. So we need to use all the tools at our disposal to manage the size and scale of the fires. An indigenous geographer says we should tap into 60,000 years of indigenous knowledge which uses fire to shape landscapes and other practices to preserve biodiversity.

No-one wants a repeat of last summer’s devastating bushfires but the risks are increasing due to climate change. So we need to use all the tools at our disposal to manage the size and scale of the fires. An indigenous geographer says we should tap into 60,000 years of indigenous knowledge which uses fire to shape landscapes and other practices to preserve biodiversity.

Roll on the end of 2020. Next year has to be better! With three Covid vaccines in the starting gate, life can begin to be normal again. But we can’t avoid the legacy of the pandemic. How will it shape our future and the way we respond to the next emergency? Can we make up for lost time in universities, the arts and the economy?

Roll on the end of 2020. Next year has to be better! With three Covid vaccines in the starting gate, life can begin to be normal again. But we can’t avoid the legacy of the pandemic. How will it shape our future and the way we respond to the next emergency? Can we make up for lost time in universities, the arts and the economy?

Sue Brierley is the adoptive mother of Saroo, the Indian boy whose remarkable story of finding his Indian birth mother is told in the film “Lion”. Sue has now written her side of the story, and she talks to Paul Barclay about her book, "Lioness".

Sue Brierley is the adoptive mother of Saroo, the Indian boy whose remarkable story of finding his Indian birth mother is told in the film “Lion”. Sue has now written her side of the story, and she talks to Paul Barclay about her book, "Lioness".

A permanent monument to Indigenous peoples should be built in recognition of their contribution to the modern Australian nation, says Mark Kenny. It’s to complete the symbolic axis in Canberra from War Memorial to Old and New Parliament House. A nation is unable to move purposefully forward, when people, institutions and politicians are not willing to look back. That’s the message of the 2020 Henry Parkes Oration.

A permanent monument to Indigenous peoples should be built in recognition of their contribution to the modern Australian nation, says Mark Kenny. It’s to complete the symbolic axis in Canberra from War Memorial to Old and New Parliament House. A nation is unable to move purposefully forward, when people, institutions and politicians are not willing to look back. That’s the message of the 2020 Henry Parkes Oration.