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Richard McGregor 5 hours ago The Beijing blowback should Australia get closer to Taiwan Bilateral initiatives are not the only way for Australia to bolster Taiwan and signal its support.
Benjamin Herscovitch 5 hours ago Don’t let China veto Australia’s ties with Taiwan Canberra should not let increased trade and political engagement with Taipei be held hostage to Beijing’s sensitivities.
Milton Cockburn 14 hours ago Espionage top ten From George Smiley to Jackson Lamb, the best spy fiction relies not on heroes but masters of the plot.
Melanie Pill , Georgia Hammersley 8 Dec 2023 Half time at COP28: Reflections from Dubai A new loss and damage fund is real progress – but on its own is far from enough.
The Interpreter 8 Dec 2023 University challenge: Caption contest winners A pair of students win tickets to see Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the 2023 Lowy Lecture and Dinner.
Henry Storey 8 Dec 2023 America's re-balance to Asia delayed … again Whisperings of Chinese military facilities in the Gulf combine with Gaza War to further complicate US efforts at strategic re-prioritisation.
Donald R Rothwell 7 Dec 2023 Does the world have any energy left to cope with another war? Talk of conflict between South American countries Venezuela and Guyana has suddenly flared over a longstanding border dispute.
Greg Earl 7 Dec 2023 Economic diplomacy: Pulling the right global value chain Australia is now a big exporter of “bottleneck products” in a deglobalising world, just as it tries to rebuild manufacturing.
Ye Xue , Sophie Wushuang Yi 7 Dec 2023 China’s view of Henry Kissinger: A political nostalgia The outpouring in China stems from dissatisfaction with the current US policy towards Beijing and change from Kissinger’s framework.