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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.
China’s Repression Reaches Australian Universities
By Joshua Mcdonald
A new Human Rights Watch report details Chinese government efforts to surveil and intimidate Chinese students attending Australian universities.
A Leadership Spill in the National Party Will Reverberate in Australian Politics
By Grant Wyeth
Political infighting remains a substantial part of Australian party politics. What does the latest “knifing” mean for the political future?
Australian Parliamentary Committee Urges Harder Line on Myanmar Junta
By Sebastian Strangio
The cross-party committee called for the government to consider harsher sanctions, and a pathway to residency for Myanmar citizens in Australia.
‘Scary’ Sydney Virus Cluster Blamed on Delta Variant Grows
By Associated Press
“Since the pandemic has started, this is perhaps the scariest period that New South Wales is going through,” said state leader Gladys Berejiklian.
The Murugappans: Sri Lanka Asylum Seeker Case Illustrates Absurdities of Australian System
By Grant Wyeth
For almost a decade, the Murugappans have been tossed around by Australia’s harsh immigration system.
How the Wine Industry Got Ensnared in Australia-China Tensions
By Eleanor Albert
Australia is seeking arbitration at the WTO over Chinese tariffs on Australian wine.
David Brophy on the Alternative to Australia’s ‘China Panic’
By Sebastian Strangio
"Today, hawkish foreign policies and domestic racism certainly exist in a dangerous symbiosis."