Oceania

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

Chris Hipkins' upcoming visit to Australia will cement a closer military partnership.

Australia needs all the tools of statecraft it can muster, especially diplomacy.

The region's worries range from fears of nuclear proliferation to the opportunity cost in terms of climate change, but there is also an understanding of the pact's security rationale.

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

The social policies of its partners are not something Canberra would ever directly comment on, but they matter for Australian foreign policy anyway.

The Hipkins government is continuing to deepen Wellington’s ties with NATO. What will that mean for relations with China?

Daniel Suidani became a symbol of resistance to China’s influence in Solomon Islands – until he was ousted from his post.

What saves political parties is their ability to adapt, but the aggressive populism that has saved conservative parties elsewhere has limited appeal in Australia.

Australia is planning a constitutional referendum on creating an Indigenous Voice in Parliament, but the move has generated controversy.

Beyond responding to the China threat, AUKUS is also a tool to maintain U.S. Indo-Pacific engagement through whatever domestic storms are to come in Washington.

Amid rapidly evolving diplomacy in the Middle East, the time might be right for New Zealand to take another look at Iraq.