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Australia Moves Toward Vote on a Voice for First Nations People

Australia Moves Toward Vote on a Voice for First Nations People

By Grant Wyeth
No date has been announced for the referendum yet, but the decision has critical ramifications not just for First Nations people in Australia but Canberra’s international reputation.
Robodebt and the Demonization of Welfare in Australia

Robodebt and the Demonization of Welfare in Australia

By Dechlan Brennan
The scheme, engineered to claw back funds supposedly overpaid to welfare recipients, was broken and cruel from the start. Despite a royal commission’s findings, its political backers are unlikely to face punishment.

Australia Works to Combat Modern Slavery

Australia Works to Combat Modern Slavery

By Grant Wyeth
Modern slavery ranges from debt bondage and forced child labor to sexual exploitation.

Australia’s Undeclared National Crisis: A Dire Lack of Affordable Housing

Australia’s Undeclared National Crisis: A Dire Lack of Affordable Housing

By Grant Wyeth
For Australia to be a country that truly values its security, it needs to offer its young, and not-so young, adults the conditions for them to thrive.

Australian General Says US Warned War Crime Allegations Could Prevent Work With Australia’s SAS

Australian General Says US Warned War Crime Allegations Could Prevent Work With Australia’s SAS

By Rod McGuirk
The warning came in the form of a letter from a defense attache “indicating that the release of the Brereton report and its findings may initiate Leahy Law considerations.”
Australia’s Crackdown on Climate Activists 

Australia’s Crackdown on Climate Activists 

By Sophie McNeill
It is critically important for citizens to be able to express their concern about the climate emergency in whatever peaceful way they would like to do so.

Australia Forecasts First Annual Budget Surplus in 15 years

Australia Forecasts First Annual Budget Surplus in 15 years

By Rod McGuirk
Treasurer Jim Chalmers detailed a government economic blueprint for next year, which aims to ease financial hardships of the most needy without stoking stubbornly high inflation.
More Than Embarrassing: Australians Behaving Badly in Indonesia

More Than Embarrassing: Australians Behaving Badly in Indonesia

By Grant Wyeth
An Australia that can engage culturally with Indonesia can also counter the perception that poorly behaved individuals are reflective of wider Australian culture. 

‘Skill up or Sink’: A New Approach to Migration in Australia

‘Skill up or Sink’: A New Approach to Migration in Australia

By Grant Wyeth
Migration is a nation-building project, and Canberra’s review of its migration system reveals the need for new approaches.

Australia Has a New Defense Strategic Review

Australia Has a New Defense Strategic Review

By Melissa Conley Tyler
The Defense Strategic Review achieves its ambitious objective of providing a holistic consideration of Australia’s defense force structure and posture. 

Will Australia Enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Its Constitution?

Will Australia Enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Its Constitution?

By Dechlan Brennan
Altering the Australian Constitution is difficult, but present polling suggests support for an Indigenous Voice, despite some boisterous opposition.
The Importance of Augmenting AUKUS

The Importance of Augmenting AUKUS

By Melissa Conley Tyler and Grant Wyeth
Australia needs all the tools of statecraft it can muster, especially diplomacy.

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