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Australia’s Undeclared National Crisis: A Dire Lack of Affordable Housing
June 01, 2023

Australia’s Undeclared National Crisis: A Dire Lack of Affordable Housing

By Grant Wyeth
For Australia to be a country that truly values its security, it needs to offer its young, and not-so young, adults the conditions for them to thrive.

Australian General Says US Warned War Crime Allegations Could Prevent Work With Australia’s SAS
May 31, 2023

Australian General Says US Warned War Crime Allegations Could Prevent Work With Australia’s SAS

By Rod McGuirk
The warning came in the form of a letter from a defense attache “indicating that the release of the Brereton report and its findings may initiate Leahy Law considerations.”
Australia’s Crackdown on Climate Activists 
May 27, 2023

Australia’s Crackdown on Climate Activists 

By Sophie McNeill
It is critically important for citizens to be able to express their concern about the climate emergency in whatever peaceful way they would like to do so.

Australia Forecasts First Annual Budget Surplus in 15 years
May 09, 2023

Australia Forecasts First Annual Budget Surplus in 15 years

By Rod McGuirk
Treasurer Jim Chalmers detailed a government economic blueprint for next year, which aims to ease financial hardships of the most needy without stoking stubbornly high inflation.

More Than Embarrassing: Australians Behaving Badly in Indonesia
May 04, 2023

More Than Embarrassing: Australians Behaving Badly in Indonesia

By Grant Wyeth
An Australia that can engage culturally with Indonesia can also counter the perception that poorly behaved individuals are reflective of wider Australian culture. 

‘Skill up or Sink’: A New Approach to Migration in Australia
April 28, 2023

‘Skill up or Sink’: A New Approach to Migration in Australia

By Grant Wyeth
Migration is a nation-building project, and Canberra’s review of its migration system reveals the need for new approaches.

Australia Has a New Defense Strategic Review
April 27, 2023

Australia Has a New Defense Strategic Review

By Melissa Conley Tyler
The Defense Strategic Review achieves its ambitious objective of providing a holistic consideration of Australia’s defense force structure and posture. 
Will Australia Enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Its Constitution?
April 26, 2023

Will Australia Enshrine an Indigenous Voice to Parliament in Its Constitution?

By Dechlan Brennan
Altering the Australian Constitution is difficult, but present polling suggests support for an Indigenous Voice, despite some boisterous opposition.

The Importance of Augmenting AUKUS
April 18, 2023

The Importance of Augmenting AUKUS

By Melissa Conley Tyler and Grant Wyeth
Australia needs all the tools of statecraft it can muster, especially diplomacy.

The Real Shift in Australian Politics
April 14, 2023

The Real Shift in Australian Politics

By Grant Wyeth
If Australia’s Liberal Party is in decline, does this mean that the Labor Party is in ascendency?

Australia and the Geopolitics of Birthrates
April 13, 2023

Australia and the Geopolitics of Birthrates

By Grant Wyeth
The social policies of its partners are not something Canberra would ever directly comment on, but they matter for Australian foreign policy anyway.
The Strategic Case for New Zealand to Join AUKUS
April 04, 2023

The Strategic Case for New Zealand to Join AUKUS

By Reuben Steff
Pillar II of AUKUS relates to the sharing of advanced technologies and there are good reasons for Wellington to seek access to that part of the pact.

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