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Test Cricket’s world cup forgets what’s best about the game
Cricket’s centre of power has long outgrown its colonial roots.
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3 Jan 2025
Australia and ASEAN: A storied history
After 50 years of dialogue, the relationship has matured on economic, political, and strategic interests. -
2 Jan 2025
Study exposes gender gap in foreign affairs reporting
Not only with male reporters, but the experts likely to be quoted or appear on opinion pages. -
30 Dec 2024
Whether EVs or solar panels, protectionism has the same distorting effect
Biden is playing election politics with tariffs on China’s electric cars, while Albanese’s solar subsidy plans might end up costing Australia. -
17 Dec 2024
China’s panda diplomacy is cute politics but with fuzzy results
While popular with the public, there is little evidence that these “envoys of friendship” will reshape Australia’s ties with China. -
13 Dec 2024
Two steps up in Australia’s Southeast Asia engagement
The detail is starting to emerge for the government’s big ticket spending initiatives in the region. -
12 Dec 2024
The trouble with Australia’s best friends in Asia
Political turmoil in Japan and South Korea cannot be insulated from relations with the region. -
11 Dec 2024
Australia’s new chequebook diplomacy in the Pacific
The potential for a bidding war should be acknowledged. -
11 Dec 2024
An ounce of prevention: Nauru deal puts defence spending in a different light
Australia’s Nauru deal is a victory for preventive diplomacy, closing off any possibility of a Chinese security presence. -
10 Dec 2024
New treaty ties Nauru to Australia via banks, security and telecommunications
But the “permanent state of contest” in the Pacific appears set to continue. -
10 Dec 2024
China’s EV manufacturing and Australia’s connected vehicles conundrum
Canberra faces complicated trade-offs between competing domestic and foreign policy objectives. -
9 Dec 2024
Australia is out to lunch on disaster diplomacy
Despite multiple strategies, frameworks and partnerships, Canberra still lags on regional disaster relief. -
4 Dec 2024
“Narco-subs” in the Pacific demonstrates need for effective maritime security cooperation
Criminals are always looking for an edge. Listening to what the Pacific needs and coordinating maritime security responses will help blunt the threat. -
4 Dec 2024
Australia’s chance to align global efforts against “hostage diplomacy”
A new senate report has set out sensible recommendations for a fresh approach on wrongful detention of Australians overseas. -
2 Dec 2024
Australian industrial policy more liberal and less distortionary than most
Australia followed the crowd as a new wave of industrial policies swept the globe. Six months on, it is useful to hold the government to account. -
29 Nov 2024
As traditional “Anglo” international education destinations falter, Asia-Pacific countries look closer to home
Chinese students are largely driving the surge in international students choosing universities across the region. -
26 Nov 2024
How Australia risks losing global talent
High costs and closed doors means Australia could lose its value as a destination of choice. -
22 Nov 2024
This summer, could Australia vs India take cricket’s greatest rivalry out of the Anglosphere?
Talk of cricket diplomacy often prompts a collective eyeroll. Only, it cuts through. -
21 Nov 2024
Working together in space can enhance worldly ties between Australia and Japan
And the region stands to benefit, too. -
20 Nov 2024
She won’t be right: Trump’s return and Australia’s red lines
The lessons from his first term hold limited relevance for what is on the way. -
18 Nov 2024
Why India’s festive season could hold the key to soft power gains
Governments the world over are harnessing the positivity of the Indian festival of lights. -
14 Nov 2024
Economic diplomacy: It’s populists vs plutocrats in Trump Take 2
Australia’s hopes of a modest economic impact from the Trump administration’s actions will require navigating the financial tensions at its heart. -
14 Nov 2024
Who holds a hose? Climate change as a national security risk in Australian federalism
The lines on a map might not be the sole legal determinant for an effective response to disasters and the consequences of climate change. -
11 Nov 2024
The cost of Albanese skipping Prabowo’s inauguration
Bilateral ties won’t be adversely affected, but errors like this change the way Australia is seen in the region. -
8 Nov 2024
Climate calamity: The fine line between fact and fiction
A post-apocalyptic Australia, ravaged by unliveable temperatures, isn’t that far-fetched. -
7 Nov 2024
Penny Wong is quizzed about Trump, again, again and again
And her main message was to be confident about Australia. -
6 Nov 2024
New players on the bloc: Is BRICS+ a critical challenge?
A growing roster of countries lined up in the grouping carries implications for Australia’s minerals policy. -
31 Oct 2024
This is what elections look like in 2024: Is Australia ready?
“Deepfakes”, “weaponisation” and “covert campaigns” are surely not the terms that should be most associated with democracy. -
30 Oct 2024
Costs vs benefits in Pat Conroy's new missile age
Missiles are expensive, and the further they need to travel, the dearer they get. That should be good news for Australia. -
30 Oct 2024
Pooled funds give Australia’s new humanitarian strategy a boost
Flexibility is essential when responding to a crisis – especially those far from home. -
24 Oct 2024
Australia: Migration no easy fix for Asia literacy
The business community – not just those exporting or operating within the region – needs to keep pace with the scale of change. -
23 Oct 2024
The Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme is helping some workers but harming others – it needs to be reformed
Lopsided economic benefits are intimately linked to prevailing conditions of employment. -
22 Oct 2024
Understanding technology as an ecosystem is the first step to tackling online harms
Misinformation and disinformation are not challenges in isolation. -
21 Oct 2024
PNG’s NRL bid: Making the most of the high-stakes game
Accountability is not just a question for donors but for the recipient country, too. -
18 Oct 2024
How Australia’s foreign student cap could erode its regional influence: An Indonesian view
Indonesians educated in Australian universities include senior ministers and officials. Goodwill has its own value. -
18 Oct 2024
Can Australia’s new Humanitarian Policy deliver?
The effort is laudable, and a step in the right direction, with more ambition and local engagement needed. -
16 Oct 2024
Caught between giants: Why Cambodia looks to Australia
With Phnom Penh aiming to diversify its strategic options, Canberra seems like a good bet. -
15 Oct 2024
Three unanswered questions for Australia’s PNG Rugby League dream
Could Australian diplomacy enter novel terrain: professional sports administration? -
14 Oct 2024
Amid a global aged care labour shortage, how will Australia address the challenge?
International experience holds compelling lessons and points to important risks. -
14 Oct 2024
How Australia can get better results in Papua New Guinea
A former prime minister offers a frank appraisal of the neighbourly relationship. -
9 Oct 2024
Peter Varghese on “constraining” China
The former DFAT secretary captures a tension that bedevils Australian policy makers. -
8 Oct 2024
Does Finland’s "total defence" doctrine hold lessons for Australia?
Liberal democracy doesn’t defend itself. The Finns know a thing or two about protecting it. -
27 Sep 2024
Is the world ready for its next big health crisis?
Antimicrobial resistance will test global responses to health security, just as Covid-19 did. -
27 Sep 2024
The logic of first mover disadvantage: Why Australia won’t save the planet
Acting on climate change will inescapably involve sacrifices for the collective good. -
26 Sep 2024
The Quad has solid foundations
Questions of the group’s future after the leaders’ summit are misguided. -
26 Sep 2024
Australia needs to take Africa seriously – really, this time
Substantive engagement with the world’s next powerhouse region won’t carry big cost but will earn major returns. -
25 Sep 2024
Byte-sized diplomacy: On social media for young people, Australia needs to aim higher
We have an opportunity to develop a social media approach for young people that is worthy of global export. -
24 Sep 2024
Timor-Leste joins the Asia Power Index
Despite its small size, the Southeast Asian nation should not be underestimated. -
23 Sep 2024
Out of the way, USA
Focus on the United States might well reduce our bandwidth for what is going on in other regions. -
19 Sep 2024
International students: Australia has a good problem that may not last
Australia’s economic prospects and soft power may become the collateral damage of a narrow domestic debate.