Australia in the World
The Falepili Union: A Pacific response to the greatest global challenges
In November 2023, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and then Prime Minister of Tuvalu Kausea Natano signed the Australia–Tuvalu Falepili Union. This week, with the support of Natano…
Key questions for reform of the New Colombo Plan
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong has recently outlined reforms to the New Colombo Plan (NCP) that address some of the challenges identified in our research on…
Economic diplomacy: Playing defence with Prabowo
Looking backUnsurprisingly, there was much harking back to the glory days of 1945 when Australia marked 75 years of diplomatic relations with Indonesia this week with a new…
Australia takes a big first step to engage civil society in foreign policy
Australia has this week announced a $35 million investment over four years in a Civil Society Partnerships Fund, a key commitment under the International Development…
Australia–ASEAN maritime cooperation: A focus on the whole risks losing sight of the parts
Australia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations share aspirations for the future of the region, evident at the March special summit in Melbourne with agreement on a …
Labor squanders a multicultural mandate
In a nation where more than half of the population were either born overseas or with at least one parent born overseas, the Albanese government commissioned a review of Australia…
Farewell Fumio Kishida – regional foundations are stronger for your legacy
Having ruled himself out of the party leadership election next month, and so consequently tendering his resignation as Japan’s prime minister, international praise has been quick…
Interoperability: The missing link in Indo-Pacific security
The rise of minilaterals, quadrilaterals, and other groupings in the Indo-Pacific have become increasingly important to the regional security architecture. However, a significant…
Right-sizing the terror threat
The government has warned that terrorist attacks in Australia are once again “probable”. The threat level was lowered to “possible” in November 2022 but had otherwise sat at …