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Australia Seeks to Boost Independent Space Capabilities
By Paula Alvarez-Couceiro
Developing individual space capabilities is expensive but critical for countries like Australia.
Why Did the Australian Broadcasting Corporation Take on Fox News?
By Grant Wyeth
In an investigative series, the ABC laid out the connection between misleading reporting on Fox and the January 6 unrest in Washington, DC.
The Quad Conducts Malabar Naval Exercise
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
Australia is back for the second year in a row, underscoring the Quad’s deepening commitment to cooperation in the Indo-Pacific.
Australia Charts Course to Reopening to the World
By Joshua Mcdonald
With a zero COVID state unobtainable, Canberra is looking to reopen once vaccination rates pick up.
The ANZUS Treaty at 70
By Patricia O’Brien
As their alliance turns 70, Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. now face different challenges from China.
How Should Australia Respond to China’s Arbitrary Detentions?
By Grant Wyeth
One option for countries like Australia and Canada is to boycott the upcoming Winter Olympics.
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.