Australia and the World Past and Present

This site contains articles on current affairs, Australian history, Austalian culture and selected issues from around the world

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The nature of French colonialism
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Rice in Australia
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Rice cultivation around the world – why Australia and California stand out
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Pete Hesgeth’s “fat generals” speech
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Why was Paul and Virginia so popular in 18th-century France?
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Was slavery obscured in Paul and Virginia?
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s influence on Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre
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Paul and Virginia in art
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Paul and Virginia
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Itō Hirobumi and his most controversial role – Japanese power in Korea