June 2021
- Opinion
- Australia's China challenge
We only have guest seat at G7 table
Australia has been invited to this gathering of friends, but has no say in any decisions about how to get China to play by the rules. That’s a risk for the years ahead.
November 2020
- Opinion
- US votes 2020
The US, not China, is Australia's most difficult relationship
All the talk of “mateship” and ever “deepening ties” in relation to our alliance with the US tends to obscure the competitive nature of foreign policy.
March 2020
- Opinion
- US election
Joe Biden's victory for normal
History is against a win for the former vice president in November. But you can't blame allies for hoping that yet another shock awaits.
November 2019
- Opinion
- National security
Are our politicians a security risk?
Should spooks vet the reliability of parliamentarians? It's not clear that doing so would benefit our democracy.