Australian Outlook Blog Posts

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
14 May 2026
Australia's defence debate is no longer centred primarily on ships, aircraft or missiles. It has now shifted the discussion to
14 May 2026
Sri Lanka is India’s closest maritime neighbour, and New Delhi has long cast itself as a net security provider in
13 May 2026
The latest round of high-level engagements between Australia and Japan reflects far more than routine diplomatic interaction. The relationship, once
11 May 2026
This week in Australian Foreign Affairs: Australia announced several Joint Statements and Declaration made with Japan on defence, cyber-security, critical
07 May 2026
For a country, whose lifelines are overwhelmingly maritime, standing back and hoping for the best is not a strategy. Australia
07 May 2026
Australia’s National Defence Strategy 2026 (NDS) reflects a decisive shift in how Canberra perceives the current strategic environment in the
07 May 2026
In various types of political regimes, the presence of women in legislatures not only enhances representational quality but also shapes
06 May 2026
Australia's economic resilience and national security are closely tied to the stability of maritime routes connecting Europe, the Middle East,
06 May 2026
One crisis, two similar countries, very different responses. The global energy crisis has made one thing clear: countries that look
06 May 2026
Growing up Afghan, even before leaving my country, I learned that the world often decides which girls are seen and