Tag
Julie Bishop
September 14, 2015
Australia Begins Flights Over Syria
By Helen Clark
Will incoming PM Malcolm Turnbull continue Tony Abbott’s gung-ho policy on Syria?
August 12, 2015
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.
August 10, 2015
Australia and Indonesia: Business as Usual?
By Helen Clark
The freeze that followed the Bali 9 executions appears to be thawing.
June 17, 2015
Australia: Kinder, Gentler Counterterrorism?
By Helen Clark
The Countering Violent Extremism Summit offers a contrast to government rhetoric on terrorism.
May 25, 2015
Australia-Japan Talk Closer Military Ties at Pacific Meeting
By Helen Clark
The two countries plan to facilitate joint military exercises.
May 24, 2015
Budgets, Diplomacy and Australia’s Foreign Aid
By Elliot Brennan
Australian diplomacy is going through an “unsettled period.”
April 29, 2015
Indonesia Executions Strain Ties With Australia
By Helen Clark
Diplomatic blowback begins following the executions of Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran
April 27, 2015
Australia and Iran to Cooperate in Fight Against ISIS
By Franz-Stefan Gady
Canberra and Tehran move closer in the fight against Sunni extremism.
April 22, 2015
Julie Bishop in Iran
By Helen Clark
The Australian foreign minister covers a lot of ground during a brief visit to Tehran.
April 20, 2015
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.
March 26, 2015
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.
February 19, 2015
Australians Attempt Bali Boycott
By Helen Clark
With two Australians facing execution in Indonesia, a call has been made to boycott a popular tourist destination.