January
Extend, don’t change the date of Australia Day
There is a way to recognise our Indigenous heritage, British foundations and immigrant history by marking them over two days – the 25th and 26th of January.
October 2024
The map that Canberra doesn’t want you to see
Australia’s military integration with the US proceeds apace, but is the Albanese government coming clean on the risks?
February 2024
Keating’s strategic illusion dies hard
The former prime minister’s timid isolationism, leaving others to do the heavy lifting, has its roots deep in Labor’s history.
December 2023
Albanese reaches for Keating’s Asian mantle
In a speech that canvassed all the issues on his foreign policy plate, there was one section that stood out.
Is Australia’s delay on US warship request dithering or prudent?
The opposition accuses the government of dithering. But it would be a dangerous mission, and there are powerful historical precedents.
September 2023
Post-Voice Australia faces a rocky road
Labor’s campaign may be heading for failure, but potential post-referendum pitfalls are not confined to the Albanese government.
August 2023
So much Labor hope is riding on an empty vessel
Labor’s leaders have put staying in government first. But it’s a bit pointless when they cannot even persuade their own supporters why they are taking the positions they are.
July 2023
There are some hard questions to be asked at AUSMIN
This week’s AUSMIN will not result in big announcements. But it is a crucial time for Australian ministers to gauge America’s thinking, especially on snags to AUKUS in Congress
April 2022
Beijing claims a role as shaper of the postwar Pacific order
The history of World War II has become the latest front line between Washington and Beijing, as China asserts its role as a victor and traditional hegemon in the Pacific.
July 2021
Snapping back to 2019 ‘not good enough’: Albanese
Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese will draw parallels between pandemic recovery and post-war reconstruction in a speech to the National Press Club on Friday.
June 2021
USS Canberra a shiny new symbol of US-Australia relations
A new symbol of the US-Australian military alliance was christened at the weekend.
December 2020
We need a business backchannel to re-engage with China
Official relations are mired in insults and disrespect. Second-track diplomacy by business leaders should now be tried to help rebuild ties with our major trade partner.
July 2020
Why did Scott Morrison raise the ghost of the tragic 1930s?
The PM wants his reference to the devil's decade to be a haunting warning. But he should be careful where others take such analogies.
April 2020
Rebuilding post-virus Australia is not a cue for socialism
Labor must not overreach itself with a great shift to the left. But we can still build a much better nation than the one we have now.