August 12, 2022 Australia, China, and the Language of Humiliation By Grant Wyeth When Australia defends mutually beneficial rules – or the status quo in Taiwan – China takes offense.
July 29, 2022 Are Australia and New Zealand Compromising on Democratic Ideals in the Pacific? By Grant Wyeth The best approach to safeguarding democracy in the region is for both countries to demonstrate the prosperity and human flourishing that can flow from good governance.
July 21, 2022 How Australia Can Help Sri Lanka By Grant Wyeth If the northeast Indian Ocean is of strategic interest to Australia, then the current economic and political crisis in Sri Lanka ought to be a pressing concern for Canberra.
July 12, 2022 Queensland: A Political Conundrum By Grant Wyeth What explains Queensland's unique -- and divergent -- political choices at the state and federal levels?
June 30, 2022 Indian Australians Fastest Growing Group in Australia By Grant Wyeth Since 2016 India has leapfrogged both New Zealand and China to become the third largest country of birth in Australia after Australia itself and the United Kingdom.
June 28, 2022 How One Nation and UAP Fit Into Australia’s Political Landscape By Grant Wyeth Australia cannot be complacent about the votes that both One Nation and the UAP attracted in the last election.
June 07, 2022 The Forgotten, Quiet, Battlers: Who Are The Real Australians? By Grant Wyeth If the Liberal Party wants to find its way back to government it needs to abandon the attempt to define an “authentic” class of Australians, and instead simply see people as people.
May 31, 2022 The Real Power of Preferential Voting in Australia By Grant Wyeth Preferential voting has been harnessed effectively to create a change that invested actors – in major political parties and the media – find disconcerting.
May 17, 2022 Do Australian Politicians Know the Difference Between Hinduism and Hindutva? By Grant Wyeth Engagement with the growing Hindu community is essential for Australian politicians, but there is an obvious tightrope to walk.
May 16, 2022 Macho Election Tactics Miss the Point in Australia By Grant Wyeth Politicians will no doubt continue to wrap themselves in high-vis vests, but come election day it is women who will make themselves seen.
May 02, 2022 Country and the Blue Pacific: A Necessary Readjustment of Australian Foreign Policy By Grant Wyeth There is opportunity for First Nations peoples to play a far greater role in Australia’s foreign policy.
April 14, 2022 What an Academic Freedom Debate Says About Australia-India Relations By Grant Wyeth A group of fellows at the University of Melbourne’s Australia India Institute recently resigned, alleging restrictions on their academic freedom.