Australian Outlook Blog Posts

23 Oct 2026
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Australia advanced its undersea warfare capabilities through AUKUS, held the first ministerial forum with
22 Oct 2026
Indonesia and the Philippines dominate global nickel production, while Australia brings mining expertise, technology, and investment networks. By working together,
22 Oct 2026
AUKUS promised Australia nuclear-powered submarines and the UK thousands of new jobs. Five years on, as rising costs, workforce shortages
22 Oct 2026
Forged in the twin tragedies of 2011, the Japan-New Zealand disaster partnership has now entered its institutional phase. Each has
16 Oct 2026
This week in Australian foreign affairs: the Prime Minister marked 25 years since Australia joined the war in Afghanistan, welcomed
15 Oct 2026
Australia should engage in the Pacific on its own terms, not because it has been lulled into a contest with
15 Oct 2026
India's place in both BRICS and the Quad looks contradictory only if every relationship is expected to follow one strategic
15 Oct 2026
The disruption of Gulf and Red Sea routes is remaking the geography of energy and trade. Australia’s exposure is transmitted
15 Oct 2026
As global governance becomes increasingly polycentric, Australia has an opportunity to become an institutional connector – linking alliances, minilateral groupings
15 Oct 2026
An AI deal with Washington could improve Australia's access to frontier models. But Australia should judge it by the domestic
15 Oct 2026
Singapore and Thailand are preparing a multi-year agenda for their successive ASEAN chairmanships. An undertaking from the incoming chair could
13 Oct 2026
Spain's intelligence services saw the Ceuta surge coming and identified the social media groups driving it. The government's fatal mistake