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Julie Bishop
Malcolm Turnbull Defeats Tony Abbott in Leadership Spill
By Helen Clark
And another first-term prime minister is ousted in Australia.
Australia Begins Flights Over Syria
By Helen Clark
Will incoming PM Malcolm Turnbull continue Tony Abbott’s gung-ho policy on Syria?
Australia’s Pending Defense White Paper
By Helen Clark
Subs, shipbuilding, terrorism and the South China Sea…the next White Paper will make for interesting reading.
Australia and Indonesia: Business as Usual?
By Helen Clark
The freeze that followed the Bali 9 executions appears to be thawing.
Australia: Kinder, Gentler Counterterrorism?
By Helen Clark
The Countering Violent Extremism Summit offers a contrast to government rhetoric on terrorism.
Australia-Japan Talk Closer Military Ties at Pacific Meeting
By Helen Clark
The two countries plan to facilitate joint military exercises.
Budgets, Diplomacy and Australia’s Foreign Aid
By Elliot Brennan
Australian diplomacy is going through an “unsettled period.”
Indonesia Executions Strain Ties With Australia
By Helen Clark
Diplomatic blowback begins following the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
Australia and Iran to Cooperate in Fight Against ISIS
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Canberra and Tehran move closer in the fight against Sunni extremism.
Julie Bishop in Iran
By Helen Clark
The Australian foreign minister covers a lot of ground during a brief visit to Tehran.
Australia, MIKTA and the Middle Power Question
By Helen Clark
A seemingly semantic debate is revealing of Australia’s international ambitions and its place in the world.
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.