When Narendra Modi arrives in Australia this week, much of the focus will rightly be on how far the India–Australia relationship has travelled. This will be his third visit (Opens in new window) as ...

Education outcomes in the Pacific are faltering. Across much of the region, participation in formal education is declining, along with graduation rates and academic performance. Both domestic and ...

There are early signs that a potentially significant change is underway in how Indo-Pacific leaders perceive, describe, and understand the nature of China’s acts in the region. Some Indo-Pacific ...

Southeast Asia is entering an uncertain era in which American security guarantees can no longer be relied upon. This challenge is becoming more urgent as a Taiwan contingency grows increasingly ...

The verdict of John le Carré (real name David Cornwall) on the outcome of the Cold War was: “The right side lost, but the wrong side won”. This ambiguous conclusion is attributed to le Carré’s ...

“Australia is the most multicultural country in the world” – a mantra many kids across the nation have heard. Statistically, the claim holds weight. The 2021 census showed that almost 30 per cent of ...

The reason why the process behind political appointments to diplomatic roles is not scrutinised is that there is no process at all. It’s an anachronism that such a process – open to applications from ...

In a paradox that defines contemporary Indian diplomacy, the man who has emerged as the most articulate critic of the country’s founding prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru and the principles he was said ...

Australians register historic levels of distrust and unease in 2026 Charles Lyons-Jones ...

Democratic erosion is the incremental and multifaceted deterioration in the freedoms, guarantees, and processes vital to the functioning of democracy. Various studies have tried to pinpoint one cause ...

Australian maritime security is entering a period of profound change. The planned expansion of the Royal Australian Navy’s surface combatant fleet, the introduction of nuclear-powered submarines, and ...

As maritime coercion in the South China Sea becomes ever more routine, Southeast Asian governments have focused on managing tensions while continuing to underutilise one of the region’s most potent ...