18 Sep 2018 The case for a foreign aid tsar Jonathan Pryke Creating a high-profile position with sole responsibility for the aid program would help balance competing priorities.
14 Sep 2018 We already have an agricultural visa Stephen Howes <p>Existing Pacific and Timor Leste programs already meet the labour needs of Australian farms – so why change?</p>
13 Sep 2018 What Canberra’s turmoil means for foreign policy Allan Gyngell Scott Morrison’s new government shows considerable continuity in both personnel and approach for Australia in the world.
11 Sep 2018 PNG: new friend versus old, APEC and polio Annmaree O’Keeffe Australia and China are playing out an aid-funded geostrategic dance, with Port Moresby the chosen venue.
4 Sep 2018 Regional security dilemma in the Pacific Jenny Hayward-Jones Pacific leaders are openly despairing of Australia’s climate change policy and markedly differ on security priorities.
30 Aug 2018 Economic diplomacy: Indonesia, trade deals and TPP Greg Earl After a breakthrough with Jakarta, will Aussie-trained Indonesian workers be welcomed into Australia to improve skills?
30 Aug 2018 Australia right to question Manning visa Rodger Shanahan Manning is not a whistleblower. She is someone convicted of espionage who was given a long prison sentence.
29 Aug 2018 Julie Bishop: buffeted by headwinds James Curran Bishop struggled at times to find the right tone in response to an inward-looking America and a muscular China.
28 Aug 2018 No, Australia has not caught the Trump bug Sam Roggeveen Rather than an outsider, Peter Dutton is a party loyalist who tried to rescue his party against a wealthy outsider.
27 Aug 2018 Julie Bishop and her place in the history books Alex Oliver Her achievements lie in the goals she chose to pursue, which she then pursued with determination and rigour.
24 Aug 2018 The world won’t wait for Scott Morrison Daniel Flitton <p>After an extraordinary week at home, the new PM will need to contend with a pressing international calendar.</p>
24 Aug 2018 Huawei in Australia: the 5G fear Elliott Zaagman <p>Blocking Chinese telecommunications firms from the new mobile network again exposes a wider trust problem.</p>
23 Aug 2018 How Peter Dutton changes Australian foreign policy Daniel Flitton He could soon be leading the country in volatile times but what does Peter Dutton think of the world beyond the border?
21 Aug 2018 Prime Ministerial persistence: Australia vs PNG Shane McLeod <p>So much for the “arc of instability”, a PM in Port Moresby now outlasts an Australian counterpart.</p>
21 Aug 2018 Malcolm Turnbull: ruling the void Sam Roggeveen There is a malaise in Western politics of which Australia’s instability is merely one symptom.
15 Aug 2018 Wisdom of strangers: tackling racism in Australia Daniel Flitton Many nations suffer fools and Fraser Anning is merely the latest to spout prejudice under the guise of policy.
14 Aug 2018 Diplomacy in the post-broadcasting era Wanning Sun Projecting Australia’s interests now demands a very different suite of approaches from those of days gone by.
14 Aug 2018 Who has been best for Australia: Trump or Obama? Stephen Grenville It should concern Australia that Trump treats his potential enemies better than his loyal long-time friends.
8 Aug 2018 Tips for DFAT: how to Facebook Damien Spry So much digital diplomacy is lost to the ether, but a few posts, in a few surprising places, are a real hit.
6 Aug 2018 International broadcasting: not so simple as ABC Ian Macintosh , Bruce Dover Australia’s future international public broadcasting should be placed in the hands of a new independent body.
2 Aug 2018 ASEAN might not be the way Milton Osborne Several Southeast Asian nations fall short of adhering to a “rules-based order” and may not be the hedge against China.
1 Aug 2018 NZ and Australia: Big Brothers or Distant Cousins? Jon Fraenkel , Katharine Woolrych New Zealand needs to stamp an identity on its new Pacific policy.
1 Aug 2018 Managing the release of convicted terrorists Dirk van Graver Australia is trialling new rehabilitation programs that balance the rights of convicted terrorists with public safety.
31 Jul 2018 When friends disagree: New Zealand and Australia Robert Ayson While New Zealand’s Prime Minister has been on leave, a new chapter in trans-Tasman relations has begun.
30 Jul 2018 Julie Bishop’s new Timor-Leste chapter Sophie Raynor Tension remains between Australia and its neighbour despite the minister’s optimistic words.
27 Jul 2018 Bomb, bomb Iran Rodger Shanahan Bombing Iran has been spoken of, allegedly planned and threatened for years, but there is no sign it is about to occur.
23 Jul 2018 Taiwan and Australia’s refugee treatment deal Zoe Wang The Taiwanese have expressed mixed attitudes towards arrangements for the medical treatment of asylum seekers on Nauru.
20 Jul 2018 A blueprint for India–Australia economic relations Shyam Saran The strategic convergence between the countries is not matched by strong economic and commercial relations.
19 Jul 2018 Economic diplomacy brief: India ties, Labor on BRI Greg Earl Infrastructure wars in Asia, a Japan-Europe deal, and the Varghese India report got a surprisingly low-profile launch.
17 Jul 2018 Australia and India: different worlds Alexander Davis Australia wants India to support its “rules based order”, but does New Delhi want the same rules?
16 Jul 2018 Indonesian tourism booms, Australia misses out Ross Taylor Despite high visa compliance rates among Indonesians, Australian policies discourage them from holidaying down under.
9 Jul 2018 China business and China threats Fraser Howie Doing business with China means being able to say no when the conditions for Australia become too onerous.
6 Jul 2018 “Patrons” of the alliance and the missing mates Jenny Hayward-Jones <p>Australia’s public diplomacy is not advanced by excluding women and failing to recognise diversity.</p>
3 Jul 2018 Nauru ABC ban: Australia damned by faint criticism Daniel Flitton Authoritarian dangers encroaching on the Pacific have been a theme of late – but not for Australia about Nauru.
3 Jul 2018 Australia’s Women, Peace and Security policy Susan Hutchinson The new National Action Plan needs to account for developments regarding the rights of women in conflict settings.
28 Jun 2018 The Huawei way Elliott Zaagman Speaking with insiders and outsiders offers a remarkable insight into this famously mysterious company.
26 Jun 2018 Exceptional access: Australia’s encryption laws Dirk van Graver The search is for a technical solution that reconciles the national security imperative with personal privacy.
26 Jun 2018 An empty chair vs the risk of a crazy Trump crony Geoff Kitney <p>A politically stupid choice as next US Ambassador to Australia would hurt public confidence in the relationship.</p>
21 Jun 2018 Australia and Germany should work together on China Frances Kitt , Lucrezia Poggetti Both regions would benefit from exchanges to strengthen democratic resilience in the face of Chinese influence.
19 Jun 2018 Time to denounce China’s Muslim gulag James Leibold Australia should use an important opportunity at the UN Human Rights Council to condemn the extrajudicial detention of up to one million Uyghurs in Xinjiang, China.
12 Jun 2018 A new path to dispute settlement Bec Strating , Clive Schofield The novel mechanism that solved the Timor Sea dispute may not have the same success in other complex and highly contested cases across the region.
8 Jun 2018 Time for reason, not emotion, in the “China influence” debate Matthew Sussex Australians have been passengers, if not active participants, in our own polarisation.
4 Jun 2018 A study in controversy: Chinese students in Australia Bo Seo A love of country is not always synonymous with an endorsement of the government when speaking with Chinese students in Australia.
31 May 2018 A stocktake of Australia’s China policy debate Andrew Forrest The relationship is getting harder to manage, but this difficulty is not an inherently bad thing.
29 May 2018 Building a paved runway in Antarctica Julia Jabour Scrutiny of the environmental cost is needed before plans for a runway in Australian Antarctic Territory are realised.
21 May 2018 Missed opportunities in the internationalised university Fran Martin The majority of Chinese students leave Australia’s universities disappointed with the social experience.
8 May 2018 Banks misbehaving everywhere Stephen Grenville Huge fines for mistakes or malfeasance seem unlikely to change financial system as currently structured.
27 Apr 2018 Clamorous response to a Silent Invasion Geremie R Barmé Instead of generating a sense of common concern, Clive Hamilton’s book could spark discord, sow the seeds of suspicion, and feed ingrained paranoia.
26 Apr 2018 Australia’s Chinese ballistic missile problem Peter Layton China’s new islands and missiles have changed our regional strategic balance.
25 Apr 2018 Harry Harris and the ambassadorial absence James Curran Alliance sentimentalists are wrong to judge the entire heath of the US–Australia relationship through one diplomatic appointment.