Australian Outlook Blog Posts

25 Sep 2025
Indonesia's August 2025 protests were fueled by deepfake videos and misinformation that resonated with existing economic grievances and anti-elite sentiment,
25 Sep 2025
While Australian university student politics focuses on campus issues, in Bangladesh student elections can topple governments and reshape nations. The
24 Sep 2025
Dr Martin Hess’s The Politics of Police Diplomacy: The Australian Experience is a study of the international roles played by
24 Sep 2025
A European recalibration is taking place as Washington wavers on Ukraine. The resentment palpable at a recent conference in Kyiv,
24 Sep 2025
Recent announcements of the integration of the Papua New Guinea Defence Force into the Australian Defence Force provide opportunities for
19 Sep 2025
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Wong meets with Malaysian Foreign Minister; the Australian Government reviews its counter terrorism financing
19 Sep 2025
Vice Chancellor of the University of Canberra and former Leader of the Opposition the Honourable Bill Shorten argues that our
18 Sep 2025
Australia is joining other nations at the United Nations General Assembly in endorsing a declaration backing a two-state solution, signalling
18 Sep 2025
Last month marked four years since the Taliban returned to power in Afghanistan. Although anniversaries come and go in the
18 Sep 2025
Former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro has been sentenced to over 27 years in jail for an attempted coup d’état. His
18 Sep 2025
California Governor Gavin Newsom has adopted a Trump-style, high-intensity propaganda strategy—complete with trolling, mock slogans, and theatrical ridicule—positioning himself as
18 Sep 2025
In northeast Nigeria, years of conflict, climate shocks, and shrinking humanitarian aid have left millions displaced and facing acute food