PolicyForeign Affairs & SecurityForeign relationsPrint articleOpinionWhy the next foreign minister will have to hit the ground runningThe bipartisanship on foreign policy is just as well. There is not much time to waste on dealing with the regional challenges that Australia now faces.Rory MedcalfGeopolitical analystMay 17, 2022 – 1.20pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe recent foreign policy debate between Marise Payne and Penny Wong was long awaited.Yet their exchange at the National Press Club provided, for this election campaign at least, an unexpectedly civilised genre of political theatre.Loading...Professor Rory Medcalf is head of the National Security College at the Australian National University.SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreForeign relationsOpinionLatest In Foreign affairs & securityFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In PolicyThe Australian Financial Review MagazineThe top whisky you can buy without going on a waiting listMax AllenThe luxury travel trend you probably haven’t consideredThe restaurant that’s turning back the clock (in the best way)BOSS Financial ReviewForget WFH – what it’s really like to ‘work from anywhere’Rachael BoltonThe US governance model taking over Australian boardroomsThis CEO wakes at 5am, but doesn’t get in to work till 10amLife & LeisureRunning and a ‘cheeky’ vice set this Sydney CEO up for the dayLife & LeisureWhy this new Australian electric motorbike is a game changerOne of Australia’s most loved authors reveals her weekend ritualsRich ListBillionaires Escalante and Arnaout taking liberties with ASICPrimrose RiordanCinema giant flags part-sale of Sydney’s George Street complexAnnie Cannon-Brookes steps out on her own