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Why Is New Zealand’s Defense Minister Visiting South Korea?
By Geoffrey Miller
When it comes to geopolitical strategy, New Zealand and South Korea are becoming closer by the day.
The Big Problem With Labor’s ‘Plan to Build a Stronger Pacific Family’
By Corey Lee Bell
The Pacific Islands are not interested in being Australia’s – or China’s – “little brothers.”
NASA to Launch from Australia’s Northern Territory
By Philip Citowicki
The move could expand the frontiers of space exploration, and enhance Australia's ability to carry out missions of its own.
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.
Australian Leader’s Visit Affirms Deeper Ties to Indonesia
By Niniek Karmini
Talks between Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and President Joko Widodo focused on expanding the economic ties between the two neighbors.
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.
New Zealand Under Pressure as Pacific Contest Heats Up
By Geoffrey Miller
Nanaia Mahuta, New Zealand’s foreign minister, has come under increasing pressure as the geopolitical “Great Game” escalates in the Pacific.
Australian Prime Minister Albanese Confirms Trip to Indonesia Next Week
By Sebastian Strangio
The trip will be the first by an Australian leader since Scott Morrison attended President Joko Widodo's inauguration in late 2019.
China’s Foreign Minister Visits Kiribati, Where Fishing Ground Is at Stake
By Nick Perry
Kiribati made a rare exception to its pandemic border closure for Wang Yi and a Chinese delegation to visit.
As Biden Wraps First Asia Trip, Ardern Heads to the US
By Geoffrey Miller
Biden’s meetings in South Korea and Japan – along with a change of government in nearby Australia – will set the scene for the New Zealand PM’s trip to the United States.
Australian Voters Demand Change, Oust Morrison’s Coalition Government
By Patricia O’Brien
Out of the wreckage of Morrison’s Liberal rule comes a new political era for Australia.
What Labor’s Victory Means for Australia’s Engagement With Southeast Asia
By Sebastian Strangio
The Albanese government is in a good position to craft a more productive, less alienating approach toward a crucial region.