Australia
ISIS: children should not pay for the sins of the parents
The fall of the so-called ISIS caliphate and resultant outflow of fighters’ families into temporary refugee camps highlights the plight of Australian women and their children who…
Refugees are educating themselves abroad. Australia should help
Picture this.
At 68.5 million people, it’s the 23rd largest population on earth. There is no healthcare system. Going to school is often illegal. There is no social welfare…
The cost of terror: two tales of country life
One country town, two people. One of them a hero who added to the legacy of the uncomplicated stoicism and selflessness that Australians popularly associate with “the bush”, and…
Economic diplomacy: trade and infrastructure battles in Asia
Each way bet
Australian businesses are simultaneously becoming more dependent on China and traditional Anglo markets just when the country’s foreign policy thrust is to diversify…
Australia–India ties: closing the gap between intent and action
From the days of former Australian prime minister Robert Menzies, Australia has desired strong ties with India. “We must learn to think together and to act together,” Menzies…
Australia’s PNG gateway: far north Queensland
Just a few kilometres separate Papua New Guinea and Australia at their closest point.
But when it comes to migration procedures, people on both sides of the Torres Strait can…
Who bears responsibility for the children of ISIS?
The death of UK teenager Shamima Begum’s newborn son and the recent video of an Australian woman in Syria calling to be returned home with her sick infant daughter has…
Australia-Turkey: Erdogan’s bitter legacy in present-day history
Pity MIKTA. Not so long ago, Canberra had high hopes for this obscure grouping of countries – Mexico, Indonesia, (South) Korea, Turkey, and Australia. Former foreign minister…
Responding to China’s not-so-secret influence campaign
Sam Roggeveen wrote recently on the need for the government to be more forthcoming about its security assessments on China, specifically, allegations of influence and…
Why Jakarta called in Australia’s ambassador after Christchurch
A murderous terrorist attack by an Australian white supremacist on two mosques in New Zealand does not, at first sight, look like a bilateral issue for Jakarta and Canberra.
But…