Australian Outlook Blog Posts

23 Jul 2014
Professor Andrew Cooper highlights the changing perceptions, positive progressions and past successes that add to the G20’s growing sense of
23 Jul 2014
The recent repeal by Australia of the carbon tax has drawn strong international criticism. Late last week, Prime Minister Tony Abbott
21 Jul 2014
While the major deliverable from the sixth BRICS Summit was economic, its significance is primarily geopolitical. The Sixth BRICS (Brazil,
21 Jul 2014
Coming up to three years since the Australian Government committed to undertaking a pilot of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative
21 Jul 2014
Australia reacted quickly following the surface-to-air missile attack that destroyed Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur last Thursday,
21 Jul 2014
This important book seeks to unravel a commercial puzzle. The reality is that the European Union (EU) and Australia have
18 Jul 2014
Malcolm Fraser’s book Dangerous Allies is the latest round in a debate that can be traced back at least as
18 Jul 2014
The recent run-off Presidential election has the potential to further divide Afghan politics along ethnic lines, exacerbating current tensions and
17 Jul 2014
Collaboration on infrastructure investment, removing trade barriers, allocation of human capital and major financial reform are worthy goals for this
16 Jul 2014
Iraq’s armed conflict has now extended from Anbar to other parts of the country, leaving thousands dead and more than 800,000
16 Jul 2014
As the B20 meeting starts today, Chair of the B20 Richard Goyder discusses human capital, changing workplace skills and youth employment. Interview by Martina
15 Jul 2014
With the B20 being held this week, the Australian Minister for Trade and Investment, the Hon Andrew Robb MP, outlines his