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How Australia’s COVID Policy Backfired
By Joshua Mcdonald
Australia’s initial successes against the virus may have rendered it complacent, impacting its vaccination campaign.
Australian Government Inquiry Calls for Fresh Support for Foreign Policy Research
By Philip Citowicki
A Senate Committee has highlighted the need for Australia's funding of foreign policy research to keep pace with the region's shifting strategic climate.
How Australia’s Family Courts Are Failing Children
By Grant Wyeth
A recent study peels back the veil on Australia’s family courts.
Australian Government Agrees to Implement Magnitsky-like Laws
By Philip Citowicki
The reforms will enable the imposition of targeted financial sanctions and travel bans on individuals for a broad litany of violations.
In Exporting Problems, Australia Risks Damaging Ties With New Zealand
By Grant Wyeth
With deportations, Australia is demonstrating a knee-jerk self-interest, divorced from the wider realities of the Australia-New Zealand relationship.
Australia Struggles With Moral Obligation to Aid Afghan Partners
By Joshua Mcdonald
Afghan interpreters plead for support from the Australian government as the threat from the Taliban increases.
Connecting the Vertices: Prospects for Australia-Taiwan Relations
By Jung-Ming Chang
As the U.S. tightens ties with both Taiwan and Australia, it's time for Canberra and Taipei to do the same.
Can Australian Rules Football Rule Australia?
By Grant Wyeth
One distinct regional difference within Australia is in preference for sporting codes, but the Australian Football League brushes off its most devoted locales to chase rugby-dominated markets.
Australia’s Hawke, American Informant
By Joshua Mcdonald
The beloved Australian prime minister was a U.S. informant, new research shows.
Australia Donates Vaccines, Aid to Virus-Hit Indonesia
By Sebastian Strangio
The offer comes as the Southeast Asian nation struggles to contain an exponential increase in COVID-19 infections.
Australia Denies Interfering in China’s Pacific Vaccine Help
By Rod McGuirk
A Chinese newspaper had accused Australia of seeking to sabotage the distribution of Chinese vaccines in Papua New Guinea.
COVID-19 and Fortress Australia
By Grant Wyeth
The value of being inside Australia may have risen during the pandemic, but the value of being an Australian citizen has clearly decreased.