Australia

One distinct regional difference within Australia is in preference for sporting codes, but the Australian Football League brushes off its most devoted locales to chase rugby-dominated markets.

The value of being inside Australia may have risen during the pandemic, but the value of being an Australian citizen has clearly decreased. 

A new Human Rights Watch report details Chinese government efforts to surveil and intimidate Chinese students attending Australian universities. 

The recent Australian budget leaves little breathing room for Pacific Island nations.

The premiers of New South Wales and Victoria could once again become Australia’s most powerful political actors. 

Canberra and Beijing pass the one-year mark of increased tensions over COVID-19 origins and the subsequent trade war.

More cases of alleged unlawful killings and abuse by Australian special forces in Afghanistan arise.

Male resentment and status anxiety are globally destabilizing forces.

If we understand the state as a self-interested entity, then it is puzzling that it would not seek to neutralize issues that adversely affect half its population.

Through deepening maritime partnerships, the Quad nations can amplify their mutual naval power in the Indo-Pacific.

Much of the discussion about diversification is centered on two overarching premises: China and trade. What does that approach miss?