Australia

Canberra is the latest government to downgrade its diplomatic mission to the military-ruled country.

Australia’s general election is on May 21, just three days before the summit in Tokyo. It’s unclear who would represent Canberra if the polls usher in a change of government.

Engagement with the growing Hindu community is essential for Australian politicians, but there is an obvious tightrope to walk.

Politicians will no doubt continue to wrap themselves in high-vis vests, but come election day it is women who will make themselves seen.

Beijing’s ambassador to Australia wrote a newspaper op-ed to try and assuage concerns over China’s new security pact with Solomon Islands – although he didn’t specifically mention the deal.

The Russia-Ukraine War has only accelerated the deepening defense ties between Canberra and Tokyo. Will the two countries consider a formal alliance?

"We're very aware of what the Chinese government's ambitions are in the Pacific,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.

Cooperation, competition, and contestation are at the heart of Australia’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific.

There is opportunity for First Nations peoples to play a far greater role in Australia’s foreign policy.

Old anxieties about Australia’s vulnerabilities remain relatively unchanged, but the new geopolitical order is fundamentally different. 

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews suggested China’s announcement of a deal with the Solomon Islands was deliberately timed to undermine the Liberal Party’s re-election prospects.