Australian Outlook Blog Posts

17 Apr 2025
Australian superannuation funds are increasingly investing overseas, yet there is no clear government policy guiding how economic diplomacy should support
16 Apr 2025
The arrest of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu highlights Türkiye’s escalating political repression, where opposition figures are increasingly targeted under sweeping
16 Apr 2025
The European Commission’s new “ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030” outlines ambitious defence goals but overlooks key fiscal and structural challenges for
15 Apr 2025
Australia-led research on China’s South-North Water Transfer Project reveals it as both an engineering and political undertaking, marked by fragmented
15 Apr 2025
With Trump focusing on China both economically and strategically the possibility of war over Taiwan is more acute then ever.
14 Apr 2025
American uncertainty on trade settings has created opportunities for Australia to strengthen and diversify our relationships in the Asia-Pacific. Bolstering
11 Apr 2025
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Australian assistance team heads to Myanmar; calls for an independent inquiry into the deaths
11 Apr 2025
With global conflict escalating and civilian protections eroding, Australia has a strategic opportunity to assert leadership in upholding international humanitarian
11 Apr 2025
The diplomatic clash between the US and China over fishing resources in Peru illustrates how Peru's deepening economic ties with
11 Apr 2025
The massive scale and international exposure of Australia's superannuation industry present new opportunities to leverage retirement savings as a foreign
10 Apr 2025
South Sudan’s fragile peace deal is unravelling as political tensions flare and violence resurfaces. More than a broken trust is
09 Apr 2025
Asia’s exceptional peace owes much to its unique, dual security structure: deterrence-based military alliances and trust-building, inclusive multilateralism. But intensifying