Australia foreign policy

The recent environmental approval does little to settle the controversies over the mine's impact.

Finding a position respectful of Honiara that also maintains Canberra’s strategic desires will require a deft touch.

The summit circuit approaches and Australia’s new prime minister will take his one-man leadership show on the road.

Australia’s potential Israel embassy policy will impact Australia-Indonesia relations.

Overreacting to China’s presence in the Pacific Islands is actually undermining Australia's image in the region.

With reconciliation, Australia will be in a much stronger position to achieve its stated foreign policy objectives.

Canberra is simply not looking east. How wise may this bet prove?

The true value of the engagement lies in what it says about Southeast Asia and ASEAN’s growing importance on its own terms as well as to Australia.

A shared understanding of the Indo-Pacific could form the basis of a stronger Indonesia-Australia partnership.

How can Australia implement its Foreign Policy White Paper without political stability at home?

Growing military tensions and an ambitious human rights agenda require a cost-benefit recalibration from Canberra.