Australia

At 2023 came to a close, Australia found itself facing a bevy of difficult issues both at home and abroad.

Three possible plot twists, in particular, threaten to profoundly set back the newly recovered relationship.

In rejecting a request to send a vessel to join Operation Prosperity Guardian, a U.S.-led military operation, Canberra has made a calculation that its focus needs to be closer to home.

Australia’s diplomatic reset with China is complete, it’s time to talk about human rights.

Australia has an opportunity to play a more proactive role in coordinating a regional framework to address security concerns across numerous domains.

Australia aims to shift the overall character of its migration system away from temporary migration and toward permanent residence and citizenship.

In less than two years, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has gone from clear choice to fighting for majority support in the polls. What happened?

Australia is getting close to eliminating HIV transmission, but inequities in the delivery and uptake of prevention and treatment strategies remain.

Rabuka said Fiji was “more comfortable” dealing with nations like Australia, taking a measured tone and notably shifting Fiji further away from entanglement with China.

The opposition Coalition and conservative media argued that the Voice would bring about a racial divide in the country. But it is already here, in clear view. 

The Indigenous Voice to Parliament has been strangled by hands seeking short-term political gains.

Rather than understand the responsibility Australia has for its Indigenous population, both the Liberal and National parties sensed political opportunity in opposing the Voice.