Australian Outlook Blog Posts

17 Apr 2026
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Australia expands AUKUS submarine supply chain cooperation and domestic defence manufacturing; Australia and Singapore
16 Apr 2026
Following Tisza’s victory over Viktor Orbán’s ruling Fidesz party in Sunday’s election, the opposition faces an uphill battle in trying
16 Apr 2026
Pakistan is actively engaged in mediating peace between the United States and Iran for various reasons. Nonetheless, even if a peace
16 Apr 2026
The Strait of Hormuz crisis shows how quickly turmoil in one theatre sharpens pressure in another. From fuel insecurity in
16 Apr 2026
The war’s global implications are being highlighted by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz. Uncertainty in the Strait, a
15 Apr 2026
Australia lacks industrial continuity. Once lost, such continuity cannot be restored within political or programmatic timelines. The central danger lies
15 Apr 2026
The Iran conflict has touched Australian universities in ways that go well beyond a distant geopolitical crisis - disrupting mobility,
15 Apr 2026
Indonesia is South-East Asia's largest economy and spends billions on its Makan Bergizi Gratis program to feed its most vulnerable.
15 Apr 2026
Neither Trump nor Eden paid attention to the lessons of history and to the driving forces behind their opponents' determination
10 Apr 2026
This week in Australian foreign affairs: The Deputy Prime Minister and the Minister for Defence travel to Japan; Prime Minister Anthony Albanese travels to Singapore; in a
09 Apr 2026
Over the decades, Tokyo has been one of Jakarta’s largest financial partners.  Prabowo’s visit, however, marks the strengthening of a
09 Apr 2026
As regional cohesion falters under the weight of US-China great power competition, territorial disputes in the South China Sea and