Australian Perspective

Abbott's failure to listen escalates spying row
Commentary
Abbott's failure to listen escalates spying row
In an opinion piece in The Drum, Lowy Institute Research Fellow Dr Dave McRae says that Tony Abbott's failure to proactively defuse the spying row with Indonesia has…
Time for Canberra and New Delhi to establish a new partnership
Commentary
Time for Canberra and New Delhi to establish a new partnership
In this op-ed for The Times of India , Rory Medcalf discusses the need for Australian ministers to establish new lines of communication and partnership working with India.Rory…
Annual Lowy Lecture: 2013 Address by Rupert Murdoch, AC
Speeches
Annual Lowy Lecture: 2013 Address by Rupert Murdoch, AC
On Thursday, 31 October, Mr Rupert Murdoch, AC, delivered the tenth anniversary Lowy Lecture at the Town Hall in Sydney. In front of 700 guests, the News Corp Executive…
Fixing Australia’s incredible defence policy
Analyses
Fixing Australia’s incredible defence policy
Australia’s new government must make tough decisions in defence policy. Australia’s broad national interests and the challenging strategic environment in Indo-Pacific Asia make it…
Will Abbott Change Australia's Foreign Policy?
Commentary
Will Abbott Change Australia's Foreign Policy?
Interpreter Editor Sam Roggeveen writes in The National Interest on the foreign policy-aspects of the 2013 Australian federal election.The full article is available here.Sam…
Abbott is not a neocon
Commentary
Abbott is not a neocon
Interpreter Editor Sam Roggeveen, in a cover story for The Spectator Australia, discusses Prime Minister Abbott's brand of conservatism, his commitment to the…
New Cabinet takes on welcome western bias
Commentary
New Cabinet takes on welcome western bias
In this opinion piece for The West Australian, Rory Medcalf argues that key ministers in the new Abbott Cabinet will put Western Australia at the centre of Australia's global…
Australia's Election, the U.S. Alliance and the Pivot
Commentary
Australia's Election, the U.S. Alliance and the Pivot
James Brown's article for Real Clear Defense about Australia's defense strategy following the election of the conservative government.James Brown
When change brings continuity
Commentary
When change brings continuity
In this article in the Indian Express, Rory Medcalf argues that Australia's new Coalition government will bring continuity to Australia-India ties.Rory Medcalf
Caught between the U.S. and China
Commentary
Caught between the U.S. and China
In a New York Times op-ed, Lowy institute Executive Director Michael Fullilove argues that the 2013 election campaign ignored the greater strategic and economic…