Australia has been slow to respond to these events, instead choosing to remain mostly aloof. Why?

It has been a dog year, indeed, for many.

Australia’s foreign policy may be moving into a phase where it is no longer mostly above partisan politics.

Does the party have the ability to purge its reactionary elements and realign itself as a responsible governing entity?

China’s excited shipyard executives join Alan to dive the Barrier Reef from the boat they’ve built together

It’s a (literal) struggle to stay afloat as tensions crank up on board the Passions 3.

On November 4, New Caledonia said “yes” to France, but the island needs to take a long-term view of its regional engagement.

A joint base with Australia may tip PNG away from its critical non-aligned balance in the Pacific.

Bhutan’s incoming prime minister and foreign minister both hold degrees from Australian universities.

Canberra simply doesn’t understand the power and pull of urban spaces in the modern economy.

What would a permanent Australian naval presence at Lombrum on Manus Island mean for the Pacific?

The new government isn’t likely to change course on its predecessor's efforts to lower the temperature in Australia-China relations.

In the Pacific, climate change is an existential threat. Australia’s domestic unease on the issue hinders its foreign policy.

Australia’s revolving door of prime ministers is a symptom of a weakening political system.

The party’s internal meltdown is rooted in the tensions inherent to its liberal and conservative roots.

Manus Island would be a strategic outpost for China, astride the western Pacific Ocean.