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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?
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
By Melissa Conley Tyler and Grant Wyeth
Australia needs all the tools of statecraft it can muster, especially diplomacy.
The Real Shift in Australian Politics
By Grant Wyeth
If Australia’s Liberal Party is in decline, does this mean that the Labor Party is in ascendency?
Australia and the Geopolitics of Birthrates
By Grant Wyeth
The social policies of its partners are not something Canberra would ever directly comment on, but they matter for Australian foreign policy anyway.
The Strategic Case for New Zealand to Join AUKUS
By Reuben Steff
Pillar II of AUKUS relates to the sharing of advanced technologies and there are good reasons for Wellington to seek access to that part of the pact.
Is Australia’s Liberal Party in Terminal Decline?
By Grant Wyeth
What saves political parties is their ability to adapt, but the aggressive populism that has saved conservative parties elsewhere has limited appeal in Australia.
Another Way to Look at AUKUS: Keeping the US Engaged in the Indo-Pacific
By Grant Wyeth
Beyond responding to the China threat, AUKUS is also a tool to maintain U.S. Indo-Pacific engagement through whatever domestic storms are to come in Washington.
Innovative Solutions Needed for Indian Community Tensions in Australia
By Grant Wyeth
Left unchecked, tensions, which have sparked vandalism of Hindu temples and attacks on Sikhs, have the potential to poison the Australia-India bilateral relationship.
Hard Security Back in Focus at the Quad Foreign Ministers Meet
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
It is relatively easy to establish coalitions to work on non-traditional security issues, but nurturing a group to focus on security issues as the core is not easy, especially for countries like India.
Indian Foreign Minister Visits Australia Amid Deepening Relations
By Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
There is a lot riding on the relationship for both New Delhi and Canberra given that both have a inherent interest in balancing China and ensuring a stable Indo-Pacific strategic order.
Bail Law Reform Urgently Needed in Victoria to Stem Deaths in Custody
By Dechlan Brennan
Veronica Nelson, who died in police custody in 2020 after being denied bail, was subject to “cruel and degrading treatment,” a coroner's report concluded.