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Would Mitt Romney in the Whitehouse be a 'safe pair of hands?
20 September 2012

Republicans in the US used to be the 'foreign policy party'. With Democrats in power acting decisively on foreign policy in the Whitehouse, that's no longer the case. Mitt Romney has hit a hurdle with comments on US reponse to Libya attacks, and his misteps might cost him at the polls.

The University of Melbourne's US political analyst Dr Tim Lynch spoke to Sky News.

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Andrea Carson analyses the latest moves in the Australian media.
13 August 2012

The ACCC has cleared the way for Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation to buy Consolidated Media Holdings — but what will this mean for media diversity?

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Dr Tim Lynch talk to SKY News about the US election.
13 August 2012

With Mitt Romney on a big overseas tour and Barack Obama in full campaign mode back in America, senior American politics lecturer Dr Tim Lynch joins SKY NEWS.

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Bronwyn Hinz discusses COAG on ABC News 24
2 August 2012


JUNE 25th, 2012 — As the nation's political leaders gathered in Canberra to discuss education reform and the establishment of a National Disability Insurance Scheme, University of Melbourne public policy researcher Bronwyn Hinz (@BronwynHinz) spoke to ABC News 24 about the liklihood of consensus.

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‘Brand Australia’ gains ground in India, but…
17 July 2012

Australia’s reputation in India is improving, but swift action is needed to protect and build on the gains, according to a report to be launched in Sydney today.

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University of Melbourne carbon tax experts available for comment.
27 June 2012

The University of Melbourne has a range of experts available to discuss the incoming carbon tax, household impacts and pollution abatement.

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Maxine McKew joins the University of Melbourne as VC’s Fellow.
22 June 2012

Former Federal MP and celebrated journalist, Maxine McKew, has been appointed a Vice-Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne.

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Inadequate safeguards against misuse of coerced information: study.
21 June 2012

Individual rights may be coming second to a notion of ‘collective security’ as agencies ramp up their use of information obtained through coercive means, a University of Melbourne study has warned.

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Australia must help East Timor adapt to climate change.
22 May 2012

East Timor is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change and Australia has a moral and historical obligation to help, a University of Melbourne study has found.

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Prof Tim Lynch discusses plans for a new US military air base in the Cocos Islands
29 March 2012

Dr Tim Lynch comments on the controversial proposal for a joint Australian US military air base on Australia's Cocos Islands.

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