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Sean Turnell 56 minutes ago Australia’s chance to align global efforts against “hostage diplomacy” A new senate report has set out sensible recommendations for a fresh approach on wrongful detention of Australians overseas.
Daniel Flitton 2 hours ago A chip off the Berlin Wall, Bollywood stars and a MAGA hat: Confessions from the collection of a foreign policy nerd Hopefully, if I embarrass myself, a couple of colleagues will share their wonky mementos, too.
Hilman Palaon 6 hours ago A digital makeover for the New Colombo Plan will boost Australia’s soft power Cutting-edge technological tools and youthful enthusiasm. Take the win.
Nikola Mikovic 1 day ago Is Russia the loser in the fall of Syria’s Aleppo? Moscow cannot meaningfully aid its ally, and that’s not gone unnoticed.
Miah Hammond-Errey 1 day ago Bluesky dreaming? Social media shifts signal tech power and influence Or does X mark the spot?
Stephen Grenville 1 day ago COP29: The climate finance fudge Acrimonious debate in Baku amounted to a lost opportunity, squabbling over funds when action is needed everywhere for the energy transition.
Mark Pierce 1 day ago What should world leaders read? Unlike polls and social media, the classics teach humility.
Robert Walker 2 days ago Australian industrial policy more liberal and less distortionary than most Australia followed the crowd as a new wave of industrial policies swept the globe. Six months on, it is useful to hold the government to account.
Emil Avdaliani 2 days ago Central Asia’s Taliban thaw A decision by Kazakhstan to remove the Taliban from a list of terrorism groups fits with a regional trend toward normalisation of relations.