Australian Outlook Blog Posts

22 May 2026
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Australia announced several milestones for the progression of Australia’s defence capabilities under AUKUS, a
22 May 2026
Pakistan's bid to mediate between Washington and Tehran has been celebrated as a diplomatic comeback — but Islamabad's simultaneous commitments
22 May 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation tour from May 15- 21 across the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy represents
21 May 2026
The US Defence Department's decision to deploy AI systems on classified military networks marks a significant shift in how modern
21 May 2026
China has started dredging the Antelope Reef, which is situated in the Paracel Islands within the distance of 216 miles
21 May 2026
Behind the spectacle of US-China AI diplomacy lies a harder question for Australia: whether a country dependent on foreign compute
20 May 2026
Indian state elections are mammoth affairs. Many states have populations larger than most countries, with distinct linguistic and cultural identities,
15 May 2026
This week in Australian foreign affairs: the 2026–27 Budget delivers record defence investment and deepens Indo-Pacific partnerships; Australia signs a
15 May 2026
The unusually candid letter sent by the China Chamber of Commerce to President Prabowo Subianto reads less like a diplomatic
15 May 2026
India's push for defence self-sufficiency has reshaped procurement policy and set an ambitious 2047 deadline for a fully indigenous navy.
14 May 2026
Women migrant workers under Australia’s PALM scheme face layered vulnerabilities. Legal dependence on employers has heightened visa precarity, constrained reproductive
14 May 2026
In Transformed by the People, Patrick Haenni and Jerome Drevon outline the emergence, development, deradicalisation and ultimate victory of Hay’at