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Donna Weeks

Albanese steps cautiously through the Quad wrangle

Sam Roggeveen

Australia enters the post-party phase of Western democracy

Yun Jiang

Rejuvenating DFAT: increasing diversity and becoming less insular

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Donna Weeks 26 May 2022 11:00

Albanese steps cautiously through the Quad wrangle

Japan’s media enthusiastically covered the “diplomatic debut” of Australia’s new PM, expecting continuity over change.
Jenny Gordon 26 May 2022 03:00

Where to for trade policy?

Australia is building the micro foundations for global cooperation.
Di Brown, Kylie McKenna, Michele Rumsey 25 May 2022 11:00

PNG’s new health plan: “Leaving no one behind is everybody’s business”

A homegrown effort to empower healthy communities will still benefit from sustained international engagement.
Sam Roggeveen 25 May 2022 09:00

Australia enters the post-party phase of Western democracy

Get used to governing with wafer-thin majorities or as a minority.
Aidan Craney 25 May 2022 05:00

Pacific youth: challenges today need the leaders of tomorrow

On climate, geopolitics, recovering from pandemic, and more – it’s vital to engage youth populations across the region.
Teesta Prakash 24 May 2022 14:00

Engaging with Southeast Asia: more than aid

The sentiment is right, Australia needs to strengthen ties with the region. But don’t rely on aid to deliver.
Yun Jiang 24 May 2022 11:00

Rejuvenating DFAT: increasing diversity and becoming less insular

Harnessing the experience and skills of the entire Australian community is the foundation for strong diplomacy.
Samy Akil, Anas Iqtait 24 May 2022 05:00

Why the Middle East matters to Australia

The region may not dominate in the way Southeast Asia or the Pacific does at present, but it has before and can again.
Patrick Kaiku 23 May 2022 10:00

PNG and the Solomon Islands-China security agreement

While respecting Solomon Islands sovereignty, regional solutions to regional problems are not yet fully exhausted.

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Long Reads

Resetting Australia’s relationship with the Pacific – three ideas

Anna Gibert

Listen, for a start. Getting down to granular, person-to-person engagement is needed for effective regional diplomacy.
Back in the USSR – surprises in the Russia-Ukraine conflict

Tim Harcourt

It’d be funny, if it wasn’t so deadly serious.
Economic diplomacy: Slow dividends for Australia from ASEAN spending

Greg Earl

Amid the Ukraine sanctions showdown, an Indian trade deal looms as a pre-election win for the Morrison government.

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