Australian Outlook Blog Posts

26 Mar 2015
The passing of Lee Kuan Yew, widely expected since the Lunar New Year in early February, marks the end of
26 Mar 2015
The EU and Australia are partners in cooperative security. The question is how they should focus their efforts. When we think
26 Mar 2015
The risk to Indonesia of returned fighters is less today than it was fifteen years ago. With the brutality of
26 Mar 2015
The Philippines’ impressive record on gender equality masks profound societal divisions in labour force participation, economic opportunities and political empowerment.
24 Mar 2015
In his keynote address to world leaders at the G20 Summit in Brisbane last November, Australia's Prime Minister, Tony Abbott,
22 Mar 2015
Australian foreign policy towards China needs to focus on long-term strategic thinking. Australia’s foreign policy has been a mix of
20 Mar 2015
After a nail-biting climax at which the two biggest parties contesting Israel’s general election appeared to be heading for a
20 Mar 2015
The Italian-Australian bilateral relationship began and ended on the basis of migration. Prior to the agreement between Australia and Italy
19 Mar 2015
If Japan’s submarine agreement with Australia goes ahead, this deal could signal an inseparable security relationship between Australia, Japan and the US.
19 Mar 2015
A risk pooling mechanism may enhance the resilience of Pacific Island countries facing natural disasters. Severe tropical Cyclone Pam, which
18 Mar 2015
In the wake of Cyclone Pam’s devastation in Vanuatu, it is increasingly apparent that Disaster Risk Reduction will become crucial to mitigate
17 Mar 2015
The humanitarian situation in the Lake Chad region is rapidly deteriorating, according to the ICRC Australia Mission. Months into the