Oceania

The result confirmed that the Labor Party’s chief rival, the Liberal Party, is now deeply unpopular in the state.

To resist bullying is only “hawkish” if you sympathize with the bullies.

The gap between how human rights groups view incarcerated people, and how governments in Australia view them, continues to be wide. 

As other liberal democracies lock down supplies, Australia’s lithium exports are an increasingly critical economic component of the Australia-China relationship.

After seeing overwhelming support for Bougainville independence in a 2019 referendum, there is some frustration over perceived foot-dragging by PNG.

Anthony Albanese described his first in-person meeting with Xi Jinping as “successful” and “positive.”

New Zealand’s independent foreign policy is back. That’s a key underlying message from Jacinda Ardern’s trip this week to Southeast Asia.

It may be a massive leap for Australia to jump beyond its current linguistic lassitude, but the increasingly difficult strategic terrain requires Canberra to think big and be bold. 

The landmark meeting encapsulated both the strengths and weaknesses of U.S. strategy in the region.

Defense Minister Richard Marles said “everyone needs to take a deep breath” after China condemned U.S. plans to deploy up to six of the long-range bombers in Australia.

Since becoming New Zealand’s prime minister, she has not attended a U.N. climate change conference, or visited the Middle East. She could do both by traveling to Egypt later this month.