Australian Outlook Blog Posts

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
15 May 2026
The unusually candid letter sent by the China Chamber of Commerce to President Prabowo Subianto reads less like a diplomatic
15 May 2026
India's push for defence self-sufficiency has reshaped procurement policy and set an ambitious 2047 deadline for a fully indigenous navy.
14 May 2026
Women migrant workers under Australia’s PALM scheme face layered vulnerabilities. Legal dependence on employers has heightened visa precarity, constrained reproductive
14 May 2026
In Transformed by the People, Patrick Haenni and Jerome Drevon outline the emergence, development, deradicalisation and ultimate victory of Hay’at
14 May 2026
Australia's defence debate is no longer centred primarily on ships, aircraft or missiles. It has now shifted the discussion to
14 May 2026
Sri Lanka is India’s closest maritime neighbour, and New Delhi has long cast itself as a net security provider in
13 May 2026
The latest round of high-level engagements between Australia and Japan reflects far more than routine diplomatic interaction. The relationship, once
11 May 2026
This week in Australian Foreign Affairs: Australia announced several Joint Statements and Declaration made with Japan on defence, cyber-security, critical
07 May 2026
For a country, whose lifelines are overwhelmingly maritime, standing back and hoping for the best is not a strategy. Australia
07 May 2026
Australia’s National Defence Strategy 2026 (NDS) reflects a decisive shift in how Canberra perceives the current strategic environment in the
07 May 2026
In various types of political regimes, the presence of women in legislatures not only enhances representational quality but also shapes