Australia
Australia and Africa: Economic diplomacy is out of sync with investment ties
Two West African nations report that Australia – and not France, the United States or China – is their largest foreign investor. Large Australia-linked energy and minerals…
Five ideas from Allan Gyngell for a better foreign policy
During a summer break, The Interpreter will feature selected articles each day from throughout the past year. Normal publishing will resume 15 January, 2024. This article first…
Keeping languages alive in the family
During a summer break, The Interpreter will feature selected articles each day from throughout the past year. Normal publishing will resume 15 January, 2024. This article first…
Lithium, lightest metal on earth, carries heavy geopolitical weight
During a summer break, The Interpreter will feature selected articles each day from throughout the past year. Normal publishing will resume 15 January, 2024. This article first…
Why did PNG sign a Defence Cooperation Agreement with the US?
The Papua New Guinea-United States Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) was signed in May this year, to date, the most tangible example of Washington’s renewed engagement with PNG…
Australia must work with Bangladesh to stop the Rohingya boats
Foreign Minister Penny Wong pledged additional assistance to Rohingya refugees this week, an important step in alleviating some push factors that are driving many people out…
Albanese’s foreign policy speech: “Boring” sounds just right
Call it the Goldilocks test. Too hot, and you can end up with a “negative globalism” moment. That was the awkward phrase adopted by former prime minister Scott Morrison in his…
The great offshore decommissioning
Battered by sea and wind, and eventually destroyed by economics, much of Australia’s offshore oil and gas structures are coming down. The latest estimates from the Centre of…
Australia–PNG security agreement: A revamp for Pacific partnerships
The leaders of Australia and Papua New Guinea put pen to paper on a bilateral security agreement this month. Known formally as the Agreement between the Government of Australia…
Decoding good intelligence
For an enterprise funded by the state, the public knows surprisingly little about intelligence activities. This goes far beyond the necessary secrecy of the work involved – but…