Scott Morrison

Out of the wreckage of Morrison’s Liberal rule comes a new political era for Australia.

The Albanese government is in a good position to craft a more productive, less alienating approach toward a crucial region.

Australia’s general election is on May 21, just three days before the summit in Tokyo. It’s unclear who would represent Canberra if the polls usher in a change of government.

How best to manage ties with China ought to be a central election issue, but the campaign narratives are focused on posturing rather than policy.

It is not just the Pacific region angered by Prime Minister Morrison’s unchanged coal-loving stance. Next month, he will have to answer to the Australian electorate on this critical issue.

Morrison's Liberal Party-led coalition is behind in most opinion polls, but many analysts predict a tight result.

The Coalition government is highlighting China as a major campaign issue, but in reality the China policies of the Liberal and Labor parties are nearly identical.

Using national security to win over voters is not an uncommon strategy, but Scott Morrison is banging the national security drum more furiously than ever as he slumps in the polls. 

The prime minister was called a “complete psycho” and other unflattering things by allies and adversaries alike as intra-party divisions continue to roil Australian politics. 

It is at the intersection of commercial and hard-security interests that Australia’s relationships with Japan and South Korea are finding their increasing health.

Australian leaders appear thankful that the global commitments at COP26 weren’t more ambitious.