It has been a particularly inept start to the year for the struggling prime minister.

Canberra’s recent decision to buy its subs from France highlights the scope for strategic cooperation.

The Diplomat's defense editors discuss Australia's recent Collins-class replacement decision.

A long process finally comes to an end.

Domestic factors may lead Australia to take a more active role in challenging Chinese assertiveness.

In the wake of Brussels, Australians should take solace in the rejection of the politics of fear and division.

The country’s brutal policies are leaving it increasingly isolated.

The debate often misses the regional context surrounding Australia’s submarine program.

In international comparison, Australia still shows some of the best policy performances and governance.

In yet another political knifing in Canberra, a very different prime minister takes over.

Will Australia's leadership change throw a wrench into Japan's odds of winning the Collins replacement deal?

Will the new prime minister seek continuity or change?

The new Australian PM finally achieves his ambition, but the hard work has just begun.

And another first-term prime minister is ousted in Australia.

Will incoming PM Malcolm Turnbull continue Tony Abbott’s gung-ho policy on Syria?

The prime minister is raring to go, despite the questionable wisdom of the move.