Australian Outlook Blog Posts

08 Apr 2017
The digital revolution is changing the way governments deliver services, listen to voters and develop policy. Estonia has been an
08 Apr 2017
The international taboo against chemical weapons is widespread albeit inconsistently applied. The reaction to the recent chemical attack in Syria
06 Apr 2017
Kim Jong-un’s decision to fire a missile on the eve of  this week's meeting between Xi Jinping and Donald Trump will ensure a
06 Apr 2017
Australia's head diplomats came from around the world to meet in Canberra as a group for the first time last
04 Apr 2017
Neither the unpopular incumbent Socialist Party nor the scandal-ridden conservatives will win the French presidential elections this month. If the
04 Apr 2017
What a strange French presidential campaign it has been so far. The poor-quality, policy free debate has been based on opposing
04 Apr 2017
At a recent EU-Australia Digital Development Seminar, experts from Australia and the EU came together to discuss digital technology as
04 Apr 2017
With the explosion of mobile phone ownership in developing countries, digital technologies have become central to development projects in the past
03 Apr 2017
The inescapable economic reality of globalisation is driving unprecedented crossborder labour flows. Australia must promote better global labour migration governance lest
03 Apr 2017
For Chinese President Xi Jinping, the only thing worse than gambling in China is travelling elsewhere to gamble. Following Xi’s
03 Apr 2017
As the battle for Mosul continues, Islamic State’s position in the Middle East has weakened. Yet the terrorist organisation's influence is
03 Apr 2017
As an Australian focused on Latin America, I am frequently asked, “Why Latin America?” This edited book comes at a