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EU Proposes Security Partnership With Australia
By Mina Pollmann
It is too early to assess the benefits of an Australia-EU defense agreement to each side when so much hinges on the details.
A Look Beyond Seats: How Independents Are Gaining Ground in Australia
By Grant Wyeth
The overall combined primary vote for Australia’s major parties has continued to decline, opening space for independents to make gains.
The Strategic Consequences of the Liberal-National Coalition Split in Australia
By Grant Wyeth
The Liberal Party and the National Party have had a permanent coalition since 1946. Not anymore.
As Liberals’ New Leader, Sussan Ley Makes History – But Faces Unprecedented Difficulties
By Mark Kenny
The Liberal Party's first female leader faces the difficult task of leading the party back to the political center.
On Indonesia Visit, Albanese Calls For Greater Defense and Economic Cooperation
By Sebastian Strangio
Despite the warm neighborly talk that marked the Australian leader's visit, the two nations will continue to have divergent strategic perspectives.
What Can Asia and the Pacific Expect From Australia’s New Government?
By Grace Stanhope
Foreign policy didn’t feature heavily in the campaign, but Labor’s pre-election budget plan offers clues to the government’s priorities.
Australia’s PM Albanese Bound For Indonesia on First Post-election Trip
By Sebastian Strangio
Economic and security relations between Canberra and Jakarta have made significant advances over the past decade.
Post-Election Canada and Australia Face Similar Security Challenges – and a Shared Opportunity
By Wesley Nicol
As the world returns to great power competition, smaller powers will need to work together to advance their shared security interests in the absence of U.S. leadership.
Now or Never: Australia’s Albanese Must Deliver for Climate Justice
By Pascale Hunt
With a fresh mandate, Albanese’s government will preside over Australia’s last chance to shift from climate laggard to climate leader.
Why Australia Rejected the Liberal Party
By Grant Wyeth
The 2025 election brought an almost wholesale rejection of the Liberal Party in the country’s urban areas. Where does the party go from here?
Labor Routs the Coalition as Australia’s Voters Reject Dutton’s Undercooked Offering
By Michelle Grattan
Labor’s strong victory doesn't just reflect the voters’ judgement that the Coalition was not ready to govern; it was worse than that.
Nuclear Weapons Are No Silver Bullet for Australia’s Strategic Predicament
By Michael Clarke
The acquisition of a nuclear deterrent is neither as easy nor as beneficial to the country’s security as some would have us think.
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