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April 22, 2021
Australia Avoids Reckoning With Afghanistan War Crimes Allegations
By Joshua Mcdonald
More cases of alleged unlawful killings and abuse by Australian special forces in Afghanistan arise.

April 22, 2021
Australia Ends China Deals on National Interest Grounds
By Rod McGuirk
In response, Chinese state media warned of "serious consequences for unreasonable provocation against China."

April 19, 2021
Examining Australia’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security
By Grant Wyeth
Women and girls often suffer the effects of conflict disproportionately to men.

April 16, 2021
The Nordic Paradox in Australia: Women’s Advancement and Male Resentment
By Grant Wyeth
Male resentment and status anxiety are globally destabilizing forces.

April 06, 2021
New Zealand to Open Travel Bubble With Australia on April 19
By Nick Perry
Australia had previously allowed New Zealanders to arrive without going into quarantine but New Zealand had taken a more cautious approach.

April 06, 2021
Why Australia Needs to Prioritize Women
By Grant Wyeth
If we understand the state as a self-interested entity, then it is puzzling that it would not seek to neutralize issues that adversely affect half its population.

April 05, 2021
Heavy Rains Over Easter Weekend Flood Timor-Leste’s Capital
By Joshua Mcdonald
Skies cleared in time for the country’s first delivery of COVID-19 vaccine, but the lasting devastation may complicate distribution.

March 31, 2021
Palau President Visits Taiwan Despite Chinese Pressure
By Associated Press
In tow was the U.S. ambassador to Palau, John Hennessey-Niland, a further sign of Washington's support for Taiwan.

March 30, 2021
US Opens Initiative to Focus on ‘Small and Less Populous Island Economies’
By Grant Wyeth
In addition to the Pacific Island states, the SALPIE initiative covers island nations in the Caribbean and North Atlantic, which share climate change and COVID-19 concerns.

March 26, 2021
The Common (and Overlooked) Underpinnings of Australia’s Economy
By Conor McLaughlin
Much of the discussion about diversification is centered on two overarching premises: China and trade. What does that approach miss?

March 26, 2021
Can New Zealand Fix Its Housing Crisis?
By Joshua Mcdonald
In the final quarter of 2020, 40 percent of all property sales in New Zealand were to people who owned multiple properties already.

March 22, 2021
Why Is Australia’s Vaccine Campaign Moving So Slowly?
By Joshua Mcdonald
More than 6 million Australians are currently eligible to receive their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. A mere fraction have received it.
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