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18 Jul 2019 13:00

After the voting, personality beats policy in Southeast Asia

Greg Earl

Malaysia is not the only country consumed by speculation about who takes over from a conspicuous and captivating leader.
18 Jul 2019 11:30

Karida village killings: violence and the vulnerability of women

Nicole George

This immensely sad and troubling episode has a context in the Pacific, and women of the region know it.
18 Jul 2019 06:00

How Indonesia finds itself in the middle of a US-China trade war

Retno Maruti

Jakarta is attempting to navigate tensions between Washington and Beijing by backing the multilateral system.

News and Media

Australia's Marise Payne: a China dove, hawk or parrot?

South China Morning Post

Beijing’s great game to win over Pacific’s small island states

Asia Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping Will Send a Close Ally in His Stead to North Korea’s Military Parade

TIME Magazine

Is it too quiet in emerging Asia?

ANZ Bluenotes

Why Australia loses prime ministers

The Economist

Fate of Nauru refugees casts shadow over Pacific conference

ABC

Audio: Bishop's Legacy, and a New Western Order

ABC RN Extra

Indonesia’s Widodo deflects criticism with cleric running mate

Financial Times

UN calls for genocide charges against Myanmar military

Financial Times

Audio: The morning after the leadership spill

ABC RN AM

Julie Bishop steps down as Foreign Minister

The Australian

Julie Bishop: 'well-liked, well-briefed and effective'

Sydney Morning Herald

Julie Bishop leaves a legacy, not a doctrine

Australian Financial Review

Audio: Is Australia an international joke?

ABC RN Drive

Scott Morrison Is a New Kind of Australian Prime Minister: An Evangelical Christian

New York Times

Spill puts a spanner in the works overseas

The Australian

Spill puts a spanner in the works overseasScott Morrison Becomes Australia’s Prime Minister After Back-Room Revolt

New York Times

Propaganda and politics figure in Xi's trade battle with Trump

Australian Financial Review

Liberal leadership chaos could jeopardise landmark Australia-Indonesia free trade deal

ABC Online

A week of whiplash in Australian politics -- and it's not over yet

CNN

Tonga called on Pacific islands to band together against China — then had a sudden change of heart

ABC

Audio: Uncertainty about what New Caledonian independence would look like

ABC RN Pacific Beat

Australia's population soars to 25m on brisk immigration

Nikkei Asian Review

Australian senator's call for Muslim ban is an outlier opinion in the country

CNBC

Turkey contagion bad timing for Indonesian President Joko Widodo

Australian Financial Review

Japan activated an elite marine unit for the first time since World War II to counter China — and it's getting ready for its first naval exercise

Business Insider Australia

Turnbull's China reset ends influence of China hawks

Australian Financial Review

World eyes on PNG’s emergence, financed by China

The Australian

Young people missing out on foreign aid funding: report

SBS

Indonesia president picks cleric as 2019 running mate

Financial Times

Pacific nations saddled with ‘onerous debts’, says Bishop

The Australian

China could overtake Australia as biggest donor to Pacific, if it pays up

CNN

Australia to Help Build Samoa Parliament in Latest Pacific Aid Pledge

New York Times

China’s commitment to the Pacific may be overstated

Financial Times

The rhetoric and the reality of Chinese aid in the Pacific

SBS

Huge increase in Chinese aid pledged to Pacific

The Guardian

China makes inroads on Pacific aid but Australia remains the stalwart, study finds

Sydney Morning Herald

China surges in Pacific aid race as Australia falls behind

The Australian

Audio: Why Australians are rethinking climate change

BBC World Service Radio

Audio: Multi-billion dollar infrastructure scheme for Asia Pacific region

ABC RN PM

Why Australia wants to build its own 'Belt and Road' scheme with Japan and the US to rival China's investment

ABC Online

Audio: Asia Power Index (ABC RN Big Ideas)

ABC RN Big Ideas

Exercise Kakadu: China to participate in Australia’s naval war games

The Australian

China to send a frigate to Australia for military exercises

Australian Financial Review

As China’s Woes Mount, Xi Jinping Faces Rare Rebuke at Home

The New York Times

Video: Australia by-elections: Corporate tax cuts and voter dissatisfaction

CNBC

Chinese Parents Protest Bad Vaccines for Hundreds of Thousands

The New York Times

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Sir Frank Lowy AC to deliver 2018 Lowy Lecture

Media release

The Lowy Institute is pleased to announce that the 2018 Lowy Lecture will be delivered by its Chairman, Sir Frank Lowy AC. Sir Frank is one of Australia’s most celebrated business leaders

How changing rules of engagement sparked a diplomatic crisis for diplomats

ABC Online

The Solomon Islands is now another flash point in China's influence campaign in the Pacific

Business Insider Australia

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