Australia
Economic diplomacy: Mission critical as Australia’s own BRI gains pace
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The first loans under the Morrison government’s new program to support the production of critical minerals provides another insight into just how central the…
Will Australia use its amended sanctions act against Myanmar?
It was Christmas Eve 2021 when reports emerged about the Tatmadaw – Myanmar’s military – killing and burning 35 people in Kayah State, Eastern Myanmar. Of those killed and burned,…
Delivering promises will show steel in Quad
The German naval chief, Vice Admiral Kay-Achim Schönbach, lost his job during a visit to Delhi last month. During an interaction where he went woefully off-script, he urged the…
Australia’s mainstream media neglected Asia’s Covid stories
Over summer in Australia we’re featuring selected articles from the past year. This was originally published 2 February 2022.
Covid-19 has been particularly disastrous for…
AUKMIN shows the UK is a world away from Australia
Last week’s AUKMIN consultations between Australia and the United Kingdom, the first since 2018, suggested both sides were injecting new energy into this relationship.
As…
Solomon Islands: cops bearing gifts
The pre-Christmas announcement that Solomon Islands’ government was going to accept China’s offer of six police advisers and a swag of emergency riot equipment generated…
The D10 is dead, long live the … Network of Liberty?
After meeting Australian counterparts in the morning, Britain’s Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss delivered an address to the Lowy Institute on Friday which outlined how the…
Australia has a solution to Indonesia’s soaring food prices
Indonesia suffers from some of the highest food prices in Southeast Asia. Over the past decade, government policies focussed on food self-sufficiency have contributed to this…
South Korea’s embrace of Australia goes beyond China
The elevation of a “comprehensive strategic partnership” between South Korea and Australia during South Korean President Moon Jae-In’s state visit last month has left analysts…
Novak Djokovic – a symbol for anti-vaxxers?
After the Czech doubles player Renata Voracova was deported from Australia last week following her visa cancellation for not meeting a requirement for non-citizens to be…