Australian Outlook Blog Posts

20 Nov 2025
The Australian Foreign Minister's speech to the 2025 AIIA National Conference Gala Dinner outlined how Australia has strengthened major regional
20 Nov 2025
Australia faces a rapidly deteriorating strategic environment, but decades of complacency, underinvestment, and overreliance on great-power guarantees have left the
21 Nov 2025
On 17 November, the AIIA held its 2025 National Conference. AIIA CEO Dr Bryce Wakefield delivered the opening speech to
21 Nov 2025
In her major foreign policy speech to the AIIA, Foreign Minister Penny Wong applied a four-part doctrine—region, relationships, rules and
21 Nov 2025
China is harnessing AI-driven disinformation to recast itself as an ancient Muslim civilisation and a steadfast ally to the Islamic
20 Nov 2025
Australia should give serious consideration to recognise Somaliland, particularly following its recognition of Palestine in September 2025. In doing so,
20 Nov 2025
On 30 October 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held their first in-person meeting since 2019
14 Nov 2025
With 5.7 million subscribers, conservative YouTuber Steven Crowder has videos where his audience can’t help but nod along as one
14 Nov 2025
This week in Australian foreign affairs, the Government advanced a series of strategic and values-driven priorities across defence capability, regional
14 Nov 2025
November is commemorated as Aviation History Month every year to mark the advancements in the field, while reflecting back on
14 Nov 2025
Pakistan's strategic depth doctrine—the cornerstone of its Afghanistan policy for nearly two decades—has fundamentally failed. The doctrine aimed to establish
13 Nov 2025
Fifty years on, Bangladesh's foreign policy has been a mirror, reflecting the regime in power. Every government swore to protect