Australian Outlook Blog Posts

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
15 Jul 2014
Today is the last day of the Youth20 Summit.   As Y20 Chair, Holly Ransom doesn’t just make a compelling argument for further
14 Jul 2014
Indian foreign policy is often described as having shed its ‘postcolonial baggage’, having had a moralistic ‘chip on its shoulder’
14 Jul 2014
In the wake of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s visit to Australia, the outlines of his new regional security strategy for
11 Jul 2014
During Shinzo Abe’s three-day visit to Canberra, the first by a Japanese prime minister since 2002, much emphasis was placed
11 Jul 2014
Rather than making them go away, China’s crackdown on fringe religious groups like Eastern Lightning is making them more determined.
11 Jul 2014
The detention of a popular Kuwaiti opposition leader may give the opposition movement the impetus it needs to overcome disunity
10 Jul 2014
As we await official results of yesterday’s Indonesian election, it is worth reflecting on whether Australia is likely to share the
09 Jul 2014
As Indonesians go to the poll today some commentators have extensively criticised presidential candidate Prabowo Subianato, even comparing him to
09 Jul 2014
Chinaʼs new official map of the country can only increase Indiaʼs suspicions about its intentions. While strategists ponder whether India
08 Jul 2014
With the gap closing between Joko Widodo and Prabowo Subianto, the presidential election on 9 July will be fiercely contested. While