Australian Outlook Blog Posts

25 May 2015
For those of us who laboured in the Canberra Press Gallery during the heady 80’s and attempted interviews with Gareth
22 May 2015
Australia's Ambassador to France Mr Stephen Brady AO CVO reflects on the ANZAC role on the Western Front and the sacrifice
21 May 2015
David Shear’s statement about placing B-1 bombers in Australia, and the reaction by officials in the US and Australia, reflects
21 May 2015
There is no denying that Eurovision is political, and separating the geopolitics of Europe from this contest remains impossible. After
21 May 2015
The US's declining significance as a regional security guarantor in the Middle East, and Iran’s growing regional influence, offers little
21 May 2015
Dr Francis Palmos recounts his travels in East Java and conversations held with local people, most of whom were largely
21 May 2015
The Hmong, an ethnic group which comprises 3 million people scattered across China, are not formally recognised by the government
20 May 2015
We need a second Green Revolution to build upon and redress the imbalances of the first. The original Green Revolution
20 May 2015
Indonesia needs to rethink its approach to Papua to successfully address the region’s grievances. Indonesia’s Papua, covering its two easternmost
18 May 2015
China’s Naval Power: an offensive realist approach provides a thoughtful analysis of one the most important strategic issues of our
18 May 2015
The need for recognition and enforcement of foreign civil and commercial judgments in trade. As the Hague Conference on Private
15 May 2015
In this article, AIIA National President John McCarthy argues that Australia should reconsider its disproportionately strong security ties with the