In Asia, women have taken on prominent roles, however their contributions and underrepresentation in leadership positions have often been overlooked. Concerted efforts are needed to build a supportive organisational culture that values the contributions and experiences of women and achieves inclusive diplomacy.

Women’s meaningful participation in peace operations is critical to building sustainable peace. Yet, women continue to be marginalised, especially in senior roles, because of organisational, practical, work culture, and gender normative barriers.

Making stronger connections between how Australia does development at home and how it supports the development of Pacific partners is not just the right thing to do. Australia’s geopolitical circumstances demand a more collaborative path, one where shared decision-making sits at the heart of everything Australia says, designs, and does.

Tucker Carlson is touring across Australia. As the nation faces the growing problem of conspiracy theories depleting trust in institutions, Carlson's visit highlights a key source of this divisive propaganda: the Kremlin.

This week in Australian foreign affairs: China’s Premier Li visits Australia; ministers in Papua New Guinea for 30th Australia-Papua New Guinea Ministerial Forum; additional support for PNG landslide recovery; new science partnerships announced for Pacific and Southeast Asia, and more.

Labour market dualism contributes to the growing level of inequality. The system of welfare needs to be made more inclusive so that it can better protect the labour market outsiders.

Last year, Wabanakwat (Wab) Kinew became the first First Nations person to be elected as premier of a Canadian province. While this was a historic event, it was the spread of anti-Indigenous misinformation and disinformation on Indigenous people in Manitoba’s political campaign, as well as those in Australia and New Zealand, that made this event internationally noteworthy.

Criminal deportations were recently thrown into the spotlight in Australia, again. While detailed discussions about deportation provide an arena for domestic political point-scoring, we should also understand how our international relations with the places that receive Australia’s deportated criminals are affected.

In an election campaign already marred by bad weather and unfortunate historical analogies, Rishi Sunak’s early departure from the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy was especially egregious. Meanwhile, Sir Keir Starmer has stirred the ranks in meetings with world leaders. 

In both Muslim-majority and minority contexts, the halal industry is flourishing, driven by a significant annual increase in Muslim consumer spending. As businesses eagerly vie for a slice of the halal market pie, a crucial challenge looms: the absence of global halal standards.