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Australia Pacific policy
July 29, 2022
Are Australia and New Zealand Compromising on Democratic Ideals in the Pacific?
By Grant Wyeth
The best approach to safeguarding democracy in the region is for both countries to demonstrate the prosperity and human flourishing that can flow from good governance.
June 10, 2022
The Big Problem With Labor’s ‘Plan to Build a Stronger Pacific Family’
By Corey Lee Bell
The Pacific Islands are not interested in being Australia’s – or China’s – “little brothers.”
June 03, 2022
China and Australia’s Dueling Pacific Tours Make Final Stops
By Gantry Meilana and Nick Perry
The foreign ministers of Australia and China were both making their final stops Friday on what has become an island-hopping diplomatic duel in the South Pacific.
May 28, 2022
It’s Game On in the Pacific
By Patricia O’Brien
Australia’s new government and the United States are both moving urgently to boost ties with Pacific Island countries as the scope of China’s ambition becomes clear.
May 09, 2022
Australia Aware of China Plans for Solomon Islands Wharves
By Rod McGuirk
"We're very aware of what the Chinese government's ambitions are in the Pacific,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said.
May 05, 2022
Australia’s Indo-Pacific Engagement: Fear, Honor, and Interests
By John Blaxland
Cooperation, competition, and contestation are at the heart of Australia’s engagement in the Indo-Pacific.
April 30, 2022
Australia’s Monroe Doctrine in the Age of the China-Solomon Islands Security Deal
By Patricia O’Brien
Old anxieties about Australia’s vulnerabilities remain relatively unchanged, but the new geopolitical order is fundamentally different.
October 25, 2021
With Strong State Backing, Australian Telco Purchases Pacific Network Digicel
By Sebastian Strangio
The deal is designed to head off the network's rumored purchase by a state-owned Chinese firm.
March 17, 2021
Amid Outbreak, Australia Donates 8,000 COVID-19 Shots to PNG
By Sebastian Strangio
The donation serves immediate needs, but also dovetails with Australia broader program of engagement with the Pacific.
February 06, 2021
Connecting the Dots: Australia and Digital Infrastructure Development in the Pacific Islands
By Tom Corben and Euan Moyle
COVID-19 has highlighted the reactive nature of Australia's approach to digital infrastructure development in the region.
December 23, 2020
The Pandemic Drags On. But What About Infrastructure?
By Amrita Malhi
Australia can't, and shouldn't, compete directly with China on the funding of hard infrastructure.
December 01, 2020
The Costs of Australia’s Climate Politics
By Matt McDonald
Despite the reality of the threat posed by climate change, Australia is a significant part of the failure to adequately address it. That has growing diplomatic costs.
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