Australia

The prime minister was called a “complete psycho” and other unflattering things by allies and adversaries alike as intra-party divisions continue to roil Australian politics. 

Professor Sean Turnell had worked as an economic policy advisor to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

Canberra can do more to protect Australia’s democracy and weed out corruption.

Cricket-playing countries have been reluctant to play in Pakistan since a 2009 attack on a visiting team's bus. But the game must go on.

The absence of an Asian voice in an Indo-Pacific security alliance does not bode well. How can AUKUS include other states?

The pandemic is complicating international aid to tsunami-hit Tonga, one of the world’s few COVID-free countries.

An opportunity to upgrade the Australia-Vietnam partnership is within reach, but both sides should take concrete steps to realize this goal.

Australia may find itself sleep walking into an international environment that it doesn't have the disposition to effectively negotiate. 

The Antarctic Treaty System is vulnerable. As a signatory, what can Australia do?

The question that should be at the forefront of the government’s mind is this: How to make it easier for these people to transition to longer term visas, permanent residency, and citizenship? 

In China, the range of expensive foreign joint-ventures that have failed is legion. But there are many small success stories as well, and they are worth learning from.

The recent frenzy over tennis player Novak Djokovic has helped highlight the cruel detention conditions of refugees in Australia.