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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?
What Does It Mean to Defend Australia?
By Grant Wyeth
Defending Australia's way of life, not just its shores, is a central objective of the new National Defense Strategy.