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Australian Politics
October 30, 2018
Australia-Indonesia Ties: The Problem of Unnecessary Irritants
By Luke Hunt
The recent controversy about a potential Israel embassy move is exactly the kind of thing the relationship does not need.
October 24, 2018
Australian Government's Balancing Act Gets a Little Bit Harder
By Anthony Fensom
The loss in the Wentworth by-election cost the Morrison government its lower house majority.
October 11, 2018
Why is Australia Trying to Push Migrants Away from Sydney and Melbourne?
By Grant Wyeth
Canberra simply doesn’t understand the power and pull of urban spaces in the modern economy.
August 31, 2018
Polls and Party Room Infighting Undermine the Australian Government
By Patrick Stafrace
Australia’s revolving door of prime ministers is a symptom of a weakening political system.
August 29, 2018
What Happened to Australia’s Liberal Party?
By Grant Wyeth
The party’s internal meltdown is rooted in the tensions inherent to its liberal and conservative roots.
August 28, 2018
The Fall Out From Australia's Leadership Shake Up
By Anthony Fensom
With polls looming next year, where does the country go from here?
August 22, 2018
Leadership Turmoil Rocks Australia
By Anthony Fensom
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull barely survives a leadership challenge from within his party.
August 17, 2018
Why Is Peaceful, Prosperous Australia Anxious?
By Grant Wyeth
As global focus turns increasingly to the Indo-Pacific, it’s no time for Australia to retreat into fearful, baseless timidity.
February 08, 2018
The Batman By-Election: The Carmichael Mine Matter
By Grant Wyeth
In inner-city Melbourne, an upcoming special election is focused 2,000 km away on a mine in Queensland.
December 19, 2017
Hidden in Plain Sight: Australia’s Foreign Workers
By Grant Wyeth
A new report stresses the urgent need for Canberra to review and reform its Seasonal Workers Program.
August 23, 2017
Australia's Parliament Takes a Turn Toward Satire
By Edward Cavanough
The government is in freefall over a dual citizenship fiasco.
August 02, 2017
An Australian Republic, If You Can Referendum It
By Grant Wyeth
Will Canberra ditch the British monarchy? The Labor party wants to put it to a vote.