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With New Envoys Australia Seeks to Bolster Wavering Social Cohesion
By Grant Wyeth
A trio of new special envoys, to combat antisemitism, Islamophobia, and promote social cohesion, underscore Canberra’s concerns.
Building Resilient Critical Minerals Supply Chains for the Quad
By Akshat Singh
To “China-proof” their critical minerals supply chains, Quad nations must improve intra-Quad partnerships, while solidifying trade with other countries.
Shifting Models of Sovereignty in the Pacific
By Patricia O’Brien
The ambiguous and evolving status of the Cook Islands and Niue holds lessons for other Pacific powers.
Australia Aims to Broaden Media Engagement in the Indo-Pacific
By Grant Wyeth
Maintaining a well-functioning media ecosystem is in the interests of domestic and regional stability alike.
Tropical Tug-of-War: China and the West’s Influence Battle in the Pacific
By Shaoyu Yuan
The Pacific is no tranquil backwater but rather a dynamic frontier of global geopolitics.
EVs Alone Won’t Save Australia from Climate Emergency
By Lily Rau
Zero-emissions vehicles would need to hit 73 percent of new light vehicle sales by 2030 to keep transport emissions aligned to limiting warming to 1.5 degrees.
Solomon Islands PM Manele’s Foreign Visits: More Than a Mere Balancing Act
By Cherry Hitkari
Jeremiah Manele's visits to Australia and China highlight his pressing domestic challenges – and outside powers' longstanding policy failures toward the region.
The Fallout of Russia’s Veto and Putin’s North Korea Visit
By Austin Wyatt
The impact of the fall of the UN Panel of Experts and how Australia should respond to Russia’s increasing closeness to North Korea.
Where Is Australia’s Drug-fighting Money Going?
By Meg Grealy
Australia's drug budget heavily focuses on law enforcement over harm reduction and prevention, underscoring the need for more balanced, effective spending.
How Can Australia Confront ‘Hostage Diplomacy’?
By Grant Wyeth
Countries that engage in hostage diplomacy implicitly recognize that the countries they target value the health and safety of their citizens.
Energy at the Crux of Australia-Taiwan Relations
By Grant Wyeth
Australia effectively powers Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, and, in turn, powers its Silicon Shield.
Australia and China Are Making the Same Mistake in Papua New Guinea
By Carolyn Blacklock
While Australia and China have very different approaches in PNG, both are in working primarily with political elites, while alienating the New Guinean public.
China’s Premier Li Qiang Visits Australia: A Step Toward Stabilizing Relations
By Yu Tao
The four-day visit may lead to breakthroughs on specific issues, but more profound challenges, especially mutual skepticism and strategic competition, will remain.
Despite the Diplomatic Thaw, Australians Still Deeply Mistrust China
By Elena Collinson
While political relations have improved, Australian public opinion on China remains generally negative.
Australian Online Watchdog Drops Federal Court Case Against X Over Stabbing Video
By Rod McGuirk
But eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant is continuing legal action against the platform formerly known as Twitter in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.
Solomon Islands’ New Government: A Chance to Reset Australia’s Pacific Diplomacy
By Corey Lee Bell
The island nation is far from alone in adopting a “look north” policy. It's time for Canberra to take a long, hard look at why.
Days of Reckoning on the Future of ‘Natural’ Gas in Asia
By Axel Dalman
The gas industry in Australia and across Asia needs to face the music being played by major economies and governments worldwide.
Victoria State’s Booming Population and Busted Budget
By Grant Wyeth
Melbourne’s infrastructure needs and the state’s budget problems are clearly in grave tension. The abandonment of critical and necessary rail projects cannot be the solution.
Australia’s Conundrum: A Coherent Defense Plan Needs a Coherent National Strategy
By Corey Lee Bell and Elena Collinson
Australia’s military strategy recognizes the nation’s distinctive vulnerabilities as an island nation in the Pacific, but its national strategy is more in the vein of a continental nation in Europe or North America.
Australia: How Child Maltreatment Drives Mental Health Crisis
By Lucinda Grummitt
Many cases of mental illness in Australia could be eradicated by targeting child maltreatment. The impacts of doing nothing are devastating.
AUKUS Faces Mounting Challenges. Australia Must Address Them.
By Nishank Motwani
Canberra needs to win public support and maintain political unity, while making strategic calculations that factor in a realizable Plan B.
The Inevitability of Indian Spies in Australia
By Grant Wyeth
India’s emerging great power status comes with great power behavior.
Australian Ministers Won’t Comment on Media Reports That Indian Spies Were Secretly Expelled
By Rod McGuirk
Australia's prime minister, foreign minister, and treasurer all deflected questions about India’s reported “nest of spies” in the country.
Where to Next in Australia’s Battle With Elon Musk and X?
By Terry Flew
The Australian government’s battle with Elon Musk and X over violent content appears admirable, but will it change anything for those vulnerable to its harm?