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This site is dedicated to sharing the current events and news of Asia and Australia. Our journalists reporting, include: Dahnielle Milton
Discussion Questions:
Week 2 - 9/5
Relating back to Luke's article "UN Imposes Sanctions Against North Korea" What do you think North Korea will do about these sanctions directed towards the United States?
Week 3 - 9/17
Looking back at Elizabeth's article " Bioluminescence Light up Australia" Would you spend the time and money to travel to Australia just to see the luminescence?
Week 4 - 9/25
Week 4 we saw Yingluck Shinawatra and her alleged rice subsedy crime. Will she continue to seek refuge in England or will she return and serve her 5 year prison sentence?
Week 5 - 10/2
Looking back at Evan's article "Volcano Eruption Warning Increases Fears in Bali", even after the governor ordered people to go back to their homes right outside the danger zone, would you want to go back to the area even though eruption rate is still high?
Week 6 - 10/9
Looking at Elizabeth's article " Cancer Causing Tattoo", would you still consider getting a tattoo even though you read about how harmful they can be?
Week 7 - 10/27
How do you feel about the President of China having complete authority over the country for his lifetime? Do you think the current president is on the same level of communist China's founder Moa Ze Dong? Explain your answer.
Week 8 - 11/3
With Singapore having the most powerful passport in the world, with having access to 159 countries, where is the first place you would go if you had one of their passports? Why would you go there? Explain.
Week 9 - 11/3
Should the UN enforce more laws about rape and child safety in third world country? Explain?
Week 10 - 11/17
Should the Prime Minister legalize gay marriage in Australia, after the population has shown their support for the cause? Explain.
Week 11 - 12/1
What do you think could be done to save Australia's coral reef? Should it be saved?
Week 12 - 12/8
After reading Ben's article, do you think Russia should have been banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics for their involvement in the doping scandal.
Week 13- 12/15
Do you think China should stop their island circlement drills around Taiwan?
Week 14 - 1/12
What do you think is the primary reason for the new "Sober Generation" in Australia?
Week 15 - 1/26
What is your opinion about genetic cloning? By successfully cloning monkeys, do you think the Chinese have opened new frontiers of scientific knowledge?
Week 16 - 2/15
Do you think Joe Kennedy III was the best candidate chosen to deliver the 2018 State of the Union Address?
March 19-23
How do you think these suicide bomber attacks in Afghanistan could be prevented?
March 26-30
Do you think that such a technologically advanced society should have a better method of predicting reentry of space objects? Are you concerned with where the Tiangong-1 will fall?
April 9-13
In Dahnielle´s article on the school bus accident, Why is there such a high rate of accidents in India? Can this destruction be prevented?
April 16-20
How do you feel about China´s social media outlets banning gay content, and grouping it with violent illegal material such as pornography?