Australia

Trump, Tariffs and the Australian Federal Election

Patrick Leslie • Jun 29 2025 • Articles

Increasing international instability will test Australia’s political establishment to its limits.

Interview – Melissa Conley Tyler

E-International Relations • May 24 2025 • Features

Melissa Conley Tyler discusses Australia’s evolving diplomacy, highlighting the role of middle powers and minilateralism in a shifting global landscape.

Opinion – Bangladesh at the Centre of Australia’s Focus on the South

Mia Mahmudur Rahim • Jan 23 2025 • Articles

Strengthening Bangladesh’s relationship with Australia hinges on a facilitating a new Indo-Pacific resettlement deal for Rohingya refugees.

Opinion – Getting Diversity ‘Right’ In Australia’s Nascent Space Industry Matters

Elise Stephenson • Jul 28 2022 • Articles

Building diverse and talented future workforces, diversity, access and inclusion are not just nice to have – they are critical to the Australian space agenda.

Revitalizing the Commonwealth Framework: A Political Tool for Australia and the UK?

Eerishika Pankaj • May 5 2022 • Articles

For Australia, the Commonwealth connect would deepen existing links with India and others, allowing it to push forth its own strategies.

Interview – David Campbell

E-International Relations • Apr 22 2022 • Features

David Campbell discusses the United States’ identity in global politics, the representation of refugees in Australian media, and the role of visual media in international relations.

Opinion – Assessing Changes in How Australia Refers to Extremism

Benjamin Cherry-Smith • Mar 28 2021 • Articles

ASIO is stepping away from using ‘right-wing’ or ‘Islamic’ and instead referring to the principal motivation of the individual or group as ‘ideological’ or ‘religiously’ motivated violent extremism.

Panic Stations: Australia’s Scramble to Defend Against China in the Asia-Pacific

Strobe Driver • Aug 5 2020 • Articles

China will make new demands, but the time has passed for Australia to adequately defend themselves militarily and a new formula for politico-negotiation needs to emerge.

Interview – Issac Kfir

E-International Relations • Aug 20 2019 • Features

Issac Kfir discusses the terrorist attacks in New Zealand and Sri Lanka, Australia’s counterterrorism policy, Asia-Pacific cooperation, and returning foreign fighters.

The Chimera of Freedom of Religion in Australia: Reactions to the Ruddock Review

Michael Quinlan • Jan 21 2019 • Articles

The latest inquiry into religious freedom in Australia, namely the Ruddock Review, concludes that change in this area is likely to remain a chimera for some time to come.

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