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26 Apr 2019 11:00

An Australian accent abroad? Foreign policy under a Shorten government

Susan Harris Rimmer

Labor's Shorten has a domestic focus, but he has left space for independence in navigating major-power relationships.
26 Apr 2019 06:00

Culture cringe: Laughter links Australia and Asia

Melissa Conley Tyler

Field research on Asian comedians’ views of Australia reveals some surprising commonalities.
25 Apr 2019 07:34

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Australia sixth in Lowy Institute’s power rankings

The Australian

Audio: Power in Asia, Index released

ABC RN Breakfast

US stands tall as Asia's most powerful country despite rising China

CNN

China's power closing in on US, warns think tank

Nikkei Asian Review

Lowy Asia Power Index: Australia's Asian power to decline

Australian Financial Review

Asia Power Index shows Australia to become an Asian minnow by 2030

Sydney Morning Herald

Hillary Clinton says China's foreign power grab 'a new global battle'

The Guardian

THE TRUMP EFFECT: CHINA TO ECLIPSE US POWER IN ASIA BY 2030, SAYS LOWY INSTITUTE

South China Morning Post

What Makes America the Most Powerful State in Asia?

The Diplomat

China's missiles in the South China Sea put the United States and Australia in a difficult position

ABC Online

US marines to join Australian warships deployed in the Pacific as anxiety over China grows

ABC Online

China's President Xi Jinping is pushing a Marxist revival — but how communist is it really?

ABC Online

Australia, US challenge Beijing's 'defensive' missiles in South China Sea

Sydney Morning Herald

Macron's charm offensive leaves Sydney, heads to New Caldedonia

Sydney Morning Herald

Macron to Noumea as independence vote draws near

The Australian

Audio: French President heads to New Caledonia

ABC Radio Pacific Beat

Macron pledges to counter China power in Pacific

Financial Times

Trump, Twitter & North Korea

ABC Q&A

Banking Royal Commission, Harry Harris and Macron's dandruff

ABC RN The Wrap

Cyberwar

ABC RN Big Ideas

UK to open diplomatic posts in the Pacific, citing security concerns

Sydney Morning Herald

Hip hop culture comes under scrutiny in China, but some of it gets a pass

CNBC

Xi Jinping sends warning to Taiwan, United States with live-fire drills

CNN

Abe faces awkward Trump summit on North Korea amid plummeting support in Japan

CNN

Audio: Quick resolution to Syrian civil war unlikely despite military strike

ABC RN AM

Audio: Where to next in Syria?

ABC RN Saturday Extra

Mike Pompeo optimistic on Kim-Trump summit, but ‘America first’ remarks likely to trigger concern in Tokyo and Seoul

Japan Times

Australia Shudders Amid Talk of a Chinese Military Base in Its Backyard

The New York Times

China is reportedly interested in building a military outpost on Vanuatu -- and it could be a 'game changer' for the South Pacific

Business Insider

Australian business leaders, academics applaud Xi's Boao speech

Xinhua News Agency

Video: What's The End Game For Syria?

ABC Matter Of Fact With Stan Grant

Audio: China's eye on Vanuatu

Radio New Zealand

Video: Counter-Terrorism Analyst Lydia Khalil on the deadly bomb attacks on Egyptian Coptic churches and the international response to the US airstrikes on Syria

ABC Lateline

Video: Pacific Grim

Channel 10 The Project

When it comes to Syria, Trump can tweet and launch strikes if he wants, but not much else

CNN

Vanuatu, China reject reports of plans to host China military base

SBS

Video: Vanuatu, China reject reports of plans to host China military base

SBS

China says relations with Russia at 'best level in history'

CNN

The trade stand-off that could shake the world

Sydney Morning Herald

Video: Trump and Xi Wait to See Who Blinks First as Trade Fight Heats Up

Bloomberg

Some companies may reduce their reliance on the US after Trump's trade moves

CNBC

Audio: Compromise reached on New Caledonia referendum question

ABC Radio Pacific Beat

My Generation: Suu Kyi Faces Succession Problem in Myanmar

The Wall Street Journal

With historic meeting of leaders, North Korea and China shore up leverage as Kim-Trump talks loom

Japan Times

Hunting, Housing and Homeland Security

ABC Q&A

Australia’s Economy Has a Lot to Lose From U.S.-China Trade War

Bloomberg

China ready to fight 'bloody battle' against enemies, Xi says in speech

CNN

Xi Jinping warns he is ready to 'fight bloody battles' against China's enemies

The Guardian

Video: ASEAN summit: Korean tensions, S China Sea militarisation

Al Jazeera English

Association of South East Asian Nations unlikely to ever invite Australia to join

ABC News Online

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