Australia in the World
No, Taiwan is not PRC real estate
In a television interview last week, Australia’s former Prime Minister Paul Keating said Taiwan’s people “are sitting on Chinese real estate. It’s part of China.” To be more…
Wong’s century: A closer look at gender mix in Australia’s top diplomatic roles
Penny Wong will score a century soon – the next person she appoints to be an Australian ambassador, high commissioner or consul-general will be the 100th since she became…
Byte-sized diplomacy: Will governments ever reign in Big Tech?
Got a big question on technology and security for “Byte-sized Diplomacy”. Send it through here.In my work, I often get the question: can governments really do anything to limit…
Where to for Australia’s First Nations Foreign Policy?
On election night in 2022, the new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese committed to implement the Uluṟu Statement from the Heart with the promise of a new enlightened policy approach…
Is Australia too late to claim its green economy share?
Australia’s economic future has long been intertwined with fossil fuels, which still make up 20 per cent of its export earnings. Yet the latest global data tells us a new economic…
Economic diplomacy: Banking on the Pacific
Island bound (again)Australia’s oldest bank changed its name from the Bank of New South Wales to Westpac in 1982, reflecting apparent optimism about business prospects in a…
Mission possible: Making the most of Australia-India cooperation on critical minerals
Critical minerals – lithium, cobalt, copper, and other rare earths – have rising importance worldwide as the building blocks of the digital age and the transition to renewable and…
Australian CEOs face a wave of geopolitical risks
When Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase, declared that geopolitical headwinds “may very well be creating risks that could eclipse anything since World War II”, you know the mood…
Thinking the “unthinkable” again?
In a recent Interpreter article, Daniel Flitton suggested that public opinion on nuclear-related issues may be shifting, with the 2024 Lowy Institute Poll finding that 61 per cent…
What Australia can learn from Ukraine's long-range strike weapons
In its 2024 National Defence Strategy, the Australian government outlined a requirement to hold adversaries at greater risk at an increased distance from Australian…