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Tony Abbott
October 13, 2015
Australia’s Submarine Debate: Shipyards and Seas
By Helen Clark
The debate often misses the regional context surrounding Australia’s submarine program.
October 10, 2015
Trust Vacuum Leaves Australia Struggling to Govern
By Max Rashbrooke
In international comparison, Australia still shows some of the best policy performances and governance.
September 30, 2015
Australia: Change at the Top
By Helen Clark
In yet another political knifing in Canberra, a very different prime minister takes over.
September 28, 2015
Is Australia's New Prime Minster Bad News for Japan’s Submarine Bid?
By Ankit Panda
Will Australia's leadership change throw a wrench into Japan's odds of winning the Collins replacement deal?
September 19, 2015
What to Expect From a Turnbull Government in Australia
By Joshua Kurlantzick
Will the new prime minister seek continuity or change?
September 15, 2015
Australia: Malcolm Turnbull’s Economic Challenge
By Anthony Fensom
The new Australian PM finally achieves his ambition, but the hard work has just begun.
September 15, 2015
Malcolm Turnbull Defeats Tony Abbott in Leadership Spill
By Helen Clark
And another first-term prime minister is ousted in Australia.
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 27, 2015
Australia to Bomb Syria?
By Helen Clark
The prime minister is raring to go, despite the questionable wisdom of the move.
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 06, 2015
Bronwyn Bishop Scandal Another Blow for Abbott
By Helen Clark
The toppling of the Speaker of the House adds to the litany of political misjudgments by the Australian prime minister.
July 12, 2015
Flags Symbolize Canberra’s Terror Focus
By Helen Clark
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott is making liberal use of Australian flags.