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![Australia Crawls Toward Growth Record Australia Crawls Toward Growth Record](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-09-03_04-40-06.jpg)
Australia Crawls Toward Growth Record
By Anthony Fensom
After an impressive 24 years of sustained growth, the country faces some serious headwinds.
![Australian Treasurer To Consumers: Get Happy Australian Treasurer To Consumers: Get Happy](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-14_14-20-41.jpg)
Australian Treasurer To Consumers: Get Happy
By Anthony Fensom
With its latest budget, the government hopes to avert a post-boom hangover.
![Australia: A Boring Budget? Australia: A Boring Budget?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-05-14_07-17-36.jpg)
Australia: A Boring Budget?
By Helen Clark
The Australian government tries to avoid the controversy that followed last year’s offering.
![So Is Australia Cutting Its Aid Budget Again? So Is Australia Cutting Its Aid Budget Again?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2015-03-26_14-30-59.jpg)
So Is Australia Cutting Its Aid Budget Again?
By Helen Clark
It appears Australia’s aid budget will remain as it is, or at least no more “slashed” than it already is.
![The Australian Government’s Shortsighted View of Foreign Aid The Australian Government’s Shortsighted View of Foreign Aid](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-31_13-22-50.jpg)
The Australian Government’s Shortsighted View of Foreign Aid
By Michael Sheldrick and Akram Azimi
Another round of cuts suggest Canberra is failing to see the long-term benefits of foreign aid.
![Australia Cuts Foreign Aid Again Australia Cuts Foreign Aid Again](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-21_07-25-24.jpg)
Australia Cuts Foreign Aid Again
By Helen Clark
Budget pressures targeting aid commitments that are already low by international standards.
![Are the Good Times Over For Australia? Are the Good Times Over For Australia?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-12-18_10-58-04.jpg)
Are the Good Times Over For Australia?
By Anthony Fensom
Growth is slowing, while debt and unemployment are on the rise.
![G20 Brisbane: Not Quite Australia’s Coming of Age G20 Brisbane: Not Quite Australia’s Coming of Age](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-11-16_13-02-42.jpg)
G20 Brisbane: Not Quite Australia’s Coming of Age
By Roxanne Horton
Australia ran a smooth summit, but looked out of touch on climate change.
![Australia’s G20 Opportunity Australia’s G20 Opportunity](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-07-03_14-07-53.jpg)
Australia’s G20 Opportunity
By Kevin Placek
Australia is setting a growth agenda for the upcoming Brisbane G20 Summit. Can it deliver?
![An Australia-China FTA in 2014? An Australia-China FTA in 2014?](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-06-28_10-29-58.jpg)
An Australia-China FTA in 2014?
By Kevin Placek
The two governments appear to be moving closer to agreement on several key issues.
![Australia’s ‘Age of Entitlement’ Australia’s ‘Age of Entitlement’](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-05-26_12-51-20.jpg)
Australia’s ‘Age of Entitlement’
By Kevin Placek
The government’s fiscal alarmism may backfire in the years to come.
![Australia’s Economic Luck: 21 Years and Counting Australia’s Economic Luck: 21 Years and Counting](https://thediplomat.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/sizes/thumbnail/thediplomat_2014-03-08_03-44-53.jpg)
Australia’s Economic Luck: 21 Years and Counting
By Anthony Fensom
Stronger than expected growth figures suggests the economy still has some life in it.
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