Australia

Trade negotiators are meeting next week in South Korea to discuss the RCEP, which could impact billions of lives.

The great ethnographer’s little-known adventures on the way to the Pacific.

Gender equality remains a distant pursuit for much of the Asia-Pacific region, despite the economic and social benefits.

Concerning regional developments have put Canberra’s role in the spotlight.

Put simply: Australia has yet to see Indonesia as an opportunity.

The referendum is scheduled for June 2019, but the PNG premier says the criteria to do so have not been met yet.

The Royal Australian Navy has commissioned the lead ship of a new class of air warfare destroyers.

Its members -- Mexico, Indonesia, South Korea, Turkey and Australia -- have some shared and some divergent interests.

The new Pacific Labor Scheme will allow 2,000 people from Nauru, Kiribati and Tuvalu to work in parts of Australia for up to three years.

If Asia’s future is to be led by China, Australia may need to balance out its U.S.-centric foreign policy.

Had the suit gone to court, it would have aired allegations of abuse at Australia’s PNG-based detention facility.

Australia and Timor-Leste are moving toward an “historic” agreement.