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Ahead of UN Vote, Vanuatu Says: We Must Fight for Climate Justice
March 24, 2023

Ahead of UN Vote, Vanuatu Says: We Must Fight for Climate Justice

By Jotham Napat and Patricia Scotland
If we value human rights and the rule of law, then we must fight for climate justice, argue Vanuatu's foreign minister and the Commonwealth's secretary-general.

The AUKUS Partners Explain Their Phased Approach. What Are the Risks?
March 24, 2023

The AUKUS Partners Explain Their Phased Approach. What Are the Risks?

By Ankit Panda and Catherine Putz
The three partners have explained how the submarine cooperation initiative will move ahead. What are the risks?
What Are Australia’s Plans for the ‘Indigenous Voice’?
March 23, 2023

What Are Australia’s Plans for the ‘Indigenous Voice’?

By Rod McGuirk
Australia is planning a constitutional referendum on creating an Indigenous Voice in Parliament, but the move has generated controversy.

Another Way to Look at AUKUS: Keeping the US Engaged in the Indo-Pacific
March 22, 2023

Another Way to Look at AUKUS: Keeping the US Engaged in the Indo-Pacific

By Grant Wyeth
Beyond responding to the China threat, AUKUS is also a tool to maintain U.S. Indo-Pacific engagement through whatever domestic storms are to come in Washington.

New Zealand’s Middle East Strategy, 20 Years After the Iraq War
March 20, 2023

New Zealand’s Middle East Strategy, 20 Years After the Iraq War

By Geoffrey Miller
Amid rapidly evolving diplomacy in the Middle East, the time might be right for New Zealand to take another look at Iraq.

Breach of Bail to Return as an Offense for Children in Queensland
March 16, 2023

Breach of Bail to Return as an Offense for Children in Queensland

By Dechlan Brennan
Queensland’s new crackdown on youth offenders will be “felt for generations,” experts warn.

Visionary Proposal or Pipe Dream? AUKUS Poses Challenges for Australia
March 16, 2023

Visionary Proposal or Pipe Dream? AUKUS Poses Challenges for Australia

By Corey Lee Bell and Elena Collinson
The impact of AUKUS is likely to be profoundly consequential across a wider purview of government, policy, economic structure, and national identity.
Scientists Say Climate Change Worsened Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand
March 15, 2023

Scientists Say Climate Change Worsened Cyclone Gabrielle in New Zealand

By Seth Borenstein
“These are gigantic amounts of rainfall… I have no doubt whatsoever in my mind that climate change has influenced the event.”

Leaping Into the Unknown: AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Submarines 
March 15, 2023

Leaping Into the Unknown: AUKUS and Australia’s Nuclear Submarines 

By Richard Maude
The plan announced on Monday is ambitious, massively expensive, and laden with risk far exceeding anything Australia has attempted before. 

Australia Says Nuclear Subs Needed to Counter Militarization
March 14, 2023

Australia Says Nuclear Subs Needed to Counter Militarization

By Associated Press
Prime Minister Albanese called the AUKUS deal “the biggest single investment in Australia’s defense capability in all of our history.”

Helping a Friend: Looking Back on Australia’s Intervention in Solomon Islands
March 14, 2023

Helping a Friend: Looking Back on Australia’s Intervention in Solomon Islands

By Catherine Putz
An interview with Michael Wesley about his history of Australia and the international intervention Canberra led in the Solomon Islands.
Innovative Solutions Needed for Indian Community Tensions in Australia
March 13, 2023

Innovative Solutions Needed for Indian Community Tensions in Australia

By Grant Wyeth
Left unchecked, tensions, which have sparked vandalism of Hindu temples and attacks on Sikhs, have the potential to poison the Australia-India bilateral relationship.

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