March 2024
Australia’s Indian diaspora: ‘Very aspirational and ambitious’
Indians are set to overtake British-born Australians to become the country’s biggest diaspora and are making their way to the corridors of power.
June 2022
- Opinion
- Foreign relations
What Albanese should do differently on his trip to Indonesia
The new prime minister is looking to adopt the Keating model and recreate another golden era for the bilateral relationship.
May 2022
- Analysis
- Federal election
The polls show Labor’s election win was set in 2017
Once Labor gained a plurality of nationwide state and federal parliamentary seats with its WA win in 2017, the stage was set for a federal win.
February 2021
- Analysis
- Myanmar coup
Australia’s Asian challenge just got more complicated
For a government that is counting on south-east Asia to reduce its reliance on China, the Myanmar coup is just the latest setback for democracy across the region.
November 2020
- Analysis
- World politics
Morrison finds common ground with Japan's 'Uncle Reiwa'
As two leaders grounded in conservative party internal politics and domestic economic management, Scott Morrison and counterpart Yoshihide Suga have much in common.
May 2020
- Exclusive
- Global economy
Road map of post-pandemic Asia may look different
Leading observers on Asia are debating whether nations in the region will consider new approaches to diplomatic and economic engagement.
February 2020
- Analysis
- Indonesia
Perceptions stand in way of Jokowi's diplomacy
Last year, after Joko Widodo won a hard-fought campaign to become the president in the world’s third largest democracy, only a third of Australians still thought their near neighbour was a democracy.
November 2019
Vossie, Vossie, Vossie: 5 Vietnamese-Australians on the rise
The influx of Vietnamese migrants to Australia after 1975 was the second great wave of post-war immigration. Here are the stories of five high achievers.
Meet the refugee eyeing a $1b float
Four decades after fleeing his homeland, Van Thanh Luong may now be Australia’s most successful Vietnamese refugee businessperson. We tell his story for the first time.
Refugee-turned-businessman eyes mega prawn farm deal
A refugee family that used CSIRO technology to build one of Asia’s most sophisticated aquaculture businesses is looking to repeat the play on Queensland sugar land.
May 2019
India's voting star might be a democracy export
Electronic voting machines deployed to about 1 million India polling stations could offer secure voting in other countries dogged by claims of malpractice.
At the midway point, the world's biggest election is Modi's to lose
Greg Earl was one of the first non-government foreign observers inside an Indian voting room this week, giving him a ringside seat at the world's biggest election.
January 2018
- Opinion
- Opinion
Shinzo Abe and Turnbull's misfiring Quad finally finds a strong base
Prime Minister Abe now clearly recognises that Japan's regional security ambitions rely on a strong economic base and deep ties with allies.
- Updated
May 2017
- Opinion
- Opinion
Disruptive Asia: Asia’s democratic dividend is hard to bank
Sitting through a conference recently alongside a young analyst from one of Asia's newer democracies was illuminating.
- Updated
April 2017
- Opinion
- Opinion
Business groups split on foreign policy white paper priorities
The corporate lobbyists have produced eclectic ideas that don't necessarily provide a clear path for the white paper team to take up.
- Updated
December 2016
Narendra Modi, Joko Widodo, Rodrigo Duterte: the populists take charge
This has been the year when dynastic figures lost ground.
- Updated
July 2016
- Opinion
Why Asia's festival of democracy should be celebrated
Asia's democratic progress is a welcome contrast to recent US and British election theatre.
- Updated
- Opinion
Japan's emperor has upset Shinzo Abe's election victory plans
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe led his conservative coalition to a so-called super majority but what will he use it for?
- Updated
Why Asia is alarmed over the South China Sea court decision
Twelve top Asian strategists explain why the South China Sea decision is gripping the region.
- Updated
The long, slow decline of the major parties
One big question from the election is whether the rise of minor parties will continue.
- Updated