Australian Outlook Blog Posts

12 May 2014
In February 1983 the Prime Minister, Malcolm Fraser, fretted over speculation that Bob Hawke was about to topple Bill Hayden
09 May 2014
Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn Chey AM
09 May 2014
Launched in December last year, the Government’s $100m New Colombo Plan (NCP) initiative is already making strong progress against its
08 May 2014
The Australian government confirmed its commitment to improving maritime surveillance capabilities by announcing the planned acquisition of the Triton Unmanned
08 May 2014
The Egyptian Interim Government has begun addressing Egypt’s costly subsidy programmes, with the introduction of a smartcard rationing system for
06 May 2014
Asia is a place whose military tensions are built on economic success. From an intellectual point of view, it has
06 May 2014
Dead Reckoning is Sarmila Bose’s attempt to find a middle, and more factual, ground at the intersection of conflicting accounts
02 May 2014
A largely overlooked group in the past, the Uyghurs are starting to get themselves noticed.  China is paying attention, and
02 May 2014
The 2014 South African elections will deliver a win for the ruling African National Congress party. However, internal party divisions
02 May 2014
Rising demand and improving agricultural ties could see Australian live cattle exports to Indonesia reach record levels in 2014, as
02 May 2014
Next week sees the publication of the OECD’s half-yearly global economic forecasts; we will bring them to you here, with
02 May 2014
During the past decade, the U.S. military has shifted its strategic thinking to refocus the ‘situational awareness from the state