Oceania

China has effectively created a Schrödinger’s Chinese Australian, where a person’s nationality is simultaneously Australian and Chinese depending on which serves the CCP’s purposes. 

Its Statement of Intent 2020-2024 provides an assessment of the country’s security environment – with COVID-19 thrown in the mix.

After almost three decades of uninterrupted economic growth, Australia’s luck has run out thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The question of recognizing China vs. Taiwan has been weaponized in a long-standing dispute between Malaita and the central Solomon Islands government.

A recent report suggests the country’s security services are cracking down on Chinese interference operations.

COVID-19 has seen drug prices jump even higher, making Australia a lucrative market if smugglers can reach it.

Canberra is set to introduce legislation giving the federal government a veto over state and territory deals with foreign governments. 

As recent testimonies to a royal commission demonstrate, the Australian government has poorly managed the pandemic in aged care facilities.

The island nation is an example of the battleground on which the United States and China are pursuing a "great power" competition for global influence.

Over the first three days of the hearing, 90 survivors and family members told the judge about the pain and aftermath of the attacks.

With borders still closed, the Australian agriculture industry is facing a looming summer shortage of workers.