This report discusses society's growing reliance on mobile devices, looking at changes made to education methods due to the introduction of new technologies. From smart phones to tablets, these now commonly owned devices have become so much more than just a piece of technology.

This report suggests that with rising Chinese influence in the region, the US appears to doubt that Australia can deliver on South Pacific issues. The Pacific Island members of the United Nations now meet under the rubric of the Pacific Small Islands Developing States that excludes Australia. The Melanesian Spearhead Group has backed fellow member...

Given the pace and spread of cyber attacks around the world, Canberra and Washington will be spending a lot more time consulting. October was cybersecurity month in Washington. On Capitol Hill and in several think tanks around town, US policymakers and analysts focused on various aspects of the cybersecurity problem, from the nature and scale...

Another loss, and another round of debates. The Assange saga now moves to its next phase after the loss in the High Court that seemingly propels him closer to Sweden, writes Binoy Kampmark.

Governments are struggling to meet the rising demand for secondary education, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, where there are enough school places for just 36% of children of age to enrol. Girls face the greatest barriers as the gender gap widens across the region, according to the 2011 Global Education Digest. Produced by the UNESCO Institute...