Australia in the World
Perceptions and trust: Chinese views of Canada and Australia amid geopolitical tensions
Both Australia and Canada have seen a deteriorating relationship with China in the past few years – high profile disputes over Australia’s call for independent investigations into…
Bracing for 3000 Pacific Engagement Visas
The Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV) program is expected to go live in the coming weeks – a promise by the Labor government to draw 3000 eligible citizens from across the Blue…
Lowy Poll 2023: Australians still jittery about China in the Pacific
With the Albanese government blitzing the Pacific to reset and renew relationships, do Australians feel more at ease in the region this year?
The short answer is no. Despite…
The “somewhat” conundrum: Lack of communication bedevils AUKUS support
Reflecting Australia’s changing strategic environment, the government has a new and – as the public is often told – ambitious strategy to preserve and achieve national interests.
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O'Farrell leaves India with ties to Australia at a high point
As Barry O’ Farrell approaches the end of an extraordinary three-year stint as Australia’s High Commissioner to India, he can look back with satisfaction at a transformed…
Polling
Lowy Institute Poll 2023
In this its nineteenth year, the Lowy Institute Poll charts how Australians see the world, including relations with major powers, the threats facing the nation, and the risk of…
Finding opportunity in Australia’s liquid fuel security challenge
Australia is overwhelmingly dependent on imports, to the tune of 91%, for its refined fuel needs. That creates national security challenges, a concern clearly identified in the…
The end of the neo-liberal order?
Did US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s “New Washington Consensus” speech on 27 April signal the end of the neo-liberal order, when free markets had a paramount role in…
PNG’s trade ties with China are set to strengthen
Richard Maru, PNG’s trade minister, was startlingly direct at the Australia–Papua New Guinea Business Forum and Trade Expo held in Port Moresby last month. “Enough is enough,” he…
Australia’s lost appeal: Reversing a downward trend for Japanese students
Australia–Japan educational links are on a downward trend. The number of Japanese students in Australia peaked in 2004 at 16,500. That number declined to 9,400 in pandemic…