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Available, But Not Suitable: Testing Pathways After Japan’s Family Law Reforms
09 Jul 2026
Available, But Not Suitable: Testing Pathways After Japan’s Family Law Reforms
By Daniel Madden
Japan’s family law reform now allows joint custody after divorce, but for Australian parents separated from children for years, a new legal option is not the same as a working [...]
The Other Cost of Cambodia’s Border War: 900,000 Workers Came Home to Nothing
09 Jul 2026
The Other Cost of Cambodia’s Border War: 900,000 Workers Came Home to Nothing
By Showmik Sarker Prottoy
Security Beyond Borders: Assessing Indo-Pacific Partners
09 Jul 2026
Security Beyond Borders: Assessing Indo-Pacific Partners
By Joy Dianne Gumatay
The Nakamal Agreement: Symbolism Without Substance
02 Jul 2026
The Nakamal Agreement: Symbolism Without Substance
By Professor Joanne Wallis
How to Ask a Diplomat a Question
02 Jul 2026
How to Ask a Diplomat a Question
By Lucy Pennington

Editor's Picks

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“We Are Architects”
AIIA National Conference 2025, An Official View, Editor's Picks
20 Nov 2025
“We Are Architects”
Selling Doubt: The Economics of Climate Denial
Editor's Picks, Fresh perspectives
14 Nov 2025
Selling Doubt: The Economics of Climate Denial
The Australian Case for US Hegemony
Editor's Picks, Fresh perspectives
31 Oct 2025
The Australian Case for US Hegemony
Eighty Years On: Reflections on WWII and Veterans’ Experiences
Analysis, Editor's Picks
26 Sep 2025
Eighty Years On: Reflections on WWII and Veterans’ Experiences

Analysis

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Available, But Not Suitable: Testing Pathways After Japan’s Family Law Reforms
Analysis
09 Jul 2026
Available, But Not Suitable: Testing Pathways After Japan’s Family Law Reforms
Security Beyond Borders: Assessing Indo-Pacific Partners
Analysis
09 Jul 2026
Security Beyond Borders: Assessing Indo-Pacific Partners
The Nakamal Agreement: Symbolism Without Substance
Analysis
02 Jul 2026
The Nakamal Agreement: Symbolism Without Substance
Strategic Convergence: How Australia Can Position Itself Within an Emerging Network of Partnerships with Japan and the Philippines
Analysis
30 Jun 2026
Strategic Convergence: How Australia Can Position Itself Within an Emerging Network of Partnerships with Japan and the Philippines
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Reading room

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Book Review: Transformed by the People- Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Reading room
14 May 2026
Book Review: Transformed by the People- Hayat Tahrir al-Sham’s Road to Power in Syria
Book Review: AI, Automation, and War- The Rise of a Military Tech Complex
Reading room
06 May 2026
Book Review: AI, Automation, and War- The Rise of a Military Tech Complex
Book Review: Intelligencer- The Secret World of Walter Cawthorn, Australian Spymaster
Reading room
30 Apr 2026
Book Review: Intelligencer- The Secret World of Walter Cawthorn, Australian Spymaster
Book Review: Asian Crucible- Globalization, Geopolitics and the Contest for the Future.
Reading room
31 Mar 2026
Book Review: Asian Crucible- Globalization, Geopolitics and the Contest for the Future.

Fresh perspectives

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The Other Cost of Cambodia’s Border War: 900,000 Workers Came Home to Nothing
Fresh perspectives
09 Jul 2026
The Other Cost of Cambodia’s Border War: 900,000 Workers Came Home to Nothing
How to Ask a Diplomat a Question
Fresh perspectives
02 Jul 2026
How to Ask a Diplomat a Question
The Weaponisation of Critical Technologies: Supply Chains in the Age of Techno-Politics
Fresh perspectives
01 Jul 2026
The Weaponisation of Critical Technologies: Supply Chains in the Age of Techno-Politics
Nuclear Submarine Might Settle Australia’s Nuclear Energy Argument
Fresh perspectives
01 Jul 2026
Nuclear Submarine Might Settle Australia’s Nuclear Energy Argument

The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs

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03 Jul 2026
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The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
26 Jun 2026
26 June 2026: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
19 June 2026: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
18 Jun 2026
19 June 2026: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
12 June 2026: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs
12 Jun 2026
12 June 2026: The Week in Australian Foreign Affairs