Australian Outlook Blog Posts

25 Jun 2014
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair has recently denied that the lightning advance of ISIS could be blamed on the
24 Jun 2014
That was the stark assessment of Amnesty International’s global head, Salil Shetty, launching a new global campaign by the human
24 Jun 2014
Over the long-term the benefits for Australia developing an offensive cyber capability outweigh the costs. Australia should develop the capacity
23 Jun 2014
A high-profile defamation case against a popular online media publication suggests that journalistic freedoms are coming under increased government pressure,
23 Jun 2014
Expert Panel-Fellows of the AIIA Hilary Charlesworth FAIIA-Professor, ANU; Director of Centre for International Governance and Justice Jocelyn Chey AM
20 Jun 2014
On 18 June the Government released its new strategy for foreign aid spending. Julie Bishop calls it the new aid
18 Jun 2014
The 2014 Global Peace Index shows that the world is becoming a less peaceful place. This decline follows a seven-year trend
18 Jun 2014
After meeting with the leaders of four different countries, Prime Minister Tony Abbott has now returned to Australia from his
18 Jun 2014
Until the end of 2014, Australia is uniquely positioned on the world stage to make a real difference to the
18 Jun 2014
In recent years, Japan appears to have been in the news for all the wrong reasons. Despite Prime Minister Shinzo
16 Jun 2014
Forecasts indicate that an El Niño weather pattern is likely to develop in July or August this year potentially reducing
16 Jun 2014
For ten years the Lowy Institute has been conducting a poll of Australians on Australia and the world. In the