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Australia
The New Colombo Plan and Australia’s Asian Future
By Grant Wyeth
The program’s true success will come when wider Australia society begins to feel a greater affinity with Asia.
If the Global Population Busts, Can Australia Boom with a Proactive Immigration Policy?
By Grant Wyeth
A declining global population will make the maintenance of Australia’s immigration program the country’s primary strategic asset.
Australia’s Liberal Party Releases National Security Plan Ahead of May Elections
By Samuel Bashfield & James Mortensen
The plan broadens the church of national security but it doesn’t provide much clarity.
Australia's Collins-Class Submarines Enter a 20th Year of Trouble
By Robert Green
A Swedish shipyard’s troubles and Australia’s quest for new submarines.
Heaven and Earth in Chinese Art: Politics on Display in Australia
By Grant Wyeth
The broader definition of what constitutes the entity of “China” is on display in Sydney in more ways than one.
Australia Needs a New National Security Strategy
By Samuel Bashfield
Drafting a new national security strategy will be a grueling and charged affair, but it's time for an update.
All Eyes on the AFC Asian Cup
By Layne Vandenberg
As the 2019 AFC Asian Cup winds down, Asian football rises in importance.
Australia’s New Air Warfare Destroyer Completes Weapons, Systems Evaluation
By Franz-Stefan Gady
The HMAS Hobart completed weapons and systems evaluation with the U.S. Navy off the U.S. West Coast in December.
Explaining Australia’s Meek Response to China's Arbitrary Detention of 2 Canadians
By Grant Wyeth
Australia has been slow to respond to these events, instead choosing to remain mostly aloof. Why?
Winners and Losers From Asia’s Dog Year
By Anthony Fensom
It has been a dog year, indeed, for many.
Australia’s Israel Embassy Decision and the Convergence of Conservative Identity
By Grant Wyeth
Australia’s foreign policy may be moving into a phase where it is no longer mostly above partisan politics.
Australia’s Liberal Party in Disarray
By Grant Wyeth
Does the party have the ability to purge its reactionary elements and realign itself as a responsible governing entity?