Australian Outlook Blog Posts

28 May 2026
As the integrity and procedural costs of AI systems rise with great velocity, Australia must take integral steps towards protecting
27 May 2026
Deepfakes are no longer restricted to fake digital media content. As AI systems enter government, elections, critical infrastructure and crisis
27 May 2026
Australia’s supply-chain debate has focused heavily on lithium, rare earths, and nickel. However, one upstream material remains largely outside this
26 May 2026
Merely ten weeks after China’s National People’s Congress approved the 15th Five-Year Plan, Beijing is already translating its ambitious “AI+”
22 May 2026
This week in Australian foreign affairs: Australia announced several milestones for the progression of Australia’s defence capabilities under AUKUS, a
22 May 2026
Pakistan's bid to mediate between Washington and Tehran has been celebrated as a diplomatic comeback — but Islamabad's simultaneous commitments
22 May 2026
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s five-nation tour from May 15- 21 across the UAE, the Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and Italy represents
21 May 2026
The US Defence Department's decision to deploy AI systems on classified military networks marks a significant shift in how modern
21 May 2026
China has started dredging the Antelope Reef, which is situated in the Paracel Islands within the distance of 216 miles
21 May 2026
Behind the spectacle of US-China AI diplomacy lies a harder question for Australia: whether a country dependent on foreign compute
20 May 2026
Indian state elections are mammoth affairs. Many states have populations larger than most countries, with distinct linguistic and cultural identities,
15 May 2026
This week in Australian foreign affairs: the 2026–27 Budget delivers record defence investment and deepens Indo-Pacific partnerships; Australia signs a