New Year Message 31 January 2020Warmest wishes to all our members and subscribers for the year ahead. Many thanks to you all for your support during the past […] Read More
Larrikins in Khaki - Tales of Irreverence And Courage From World War II Diggers By Richard Broinowski AO 17 December 2019Tim Bowden takes a compassionate yet irreverent look at the experiences of Australian diggers in World War II. Even today, it provides valuable perspectives into the lives of Australian service men and women. Read More
Vietnam's Refugees and the Slave Trade By Richard Broinowski AO 08 November 2019The discovery of 39 Vietnamese in a lorry in Essex is part of a wider, global network of people-smuggling. This incident also demonstrates the changing motivations of refugees from Vietnam. Read More
Secret: The Making of Australia's Security State By Richard Broinowski AO 03 September 2019Brian Toohey's book, "Secret," offers an scathing assessment of Australia's decision making in defence and foreign policy. Read More
A Covert Push for Nuclear Weapons? By Dr Mark Diesendorf and Richard Broinowski AO 26 August 2019Conservative media and other supporters of nuclear power for Australia are becoming more vocal. Although Australia ratified the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) in 1973 and the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty in 1998, could this be a prelude to Australia developing a nuclear weapons program? Read More
"How to Defend Australia" Is an Important Wake-up Call By Richard Broinowski AO 14 July 2019Hugh White should be praised for getting Australians to think the unthinkable and alerting them to our deteriorating strategic situation, the unreliability of US security assistance and the need to get on better with our neighbours. Read More
Proposed AIIA Study Tour to Mexico and Cuba 2020 04 June 2019AIIA NSW is proposing a ten-day study tour to Mexico and Cuba towards the end of 2020, probably in October. Costs excluding air […] Read More
Little to Choose: Comparing Foreign Policies of the Major Parties By Richard Broinowski AO 16 May 2019A comparative analysis of the Coalition and the Labor Party’s positions on key foreign policy issues shows there is little to choose from. Read More
Round-table discussion with Indonesian Policy Planning Group 10 April 2019On 19 March AIIA NSW hosted a round-table discussion with a visiting delegation from the Indonesian Foreign Ministry’s Centre for Policy Analysis and Development on […] Read More
Mexico – Bordering on Chaos? 03 April 2019On Tuesday 2nd April, AIIA NSW hosted immediate past AIIA NSW President and former Ambassador to Mexico, Richard Broinowski, who spoke on the recent inauguration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel […] Read More
Island off the Coast of Asia – Instruments of Statecraft in Australian Foreign Policy By Richard Broinowski AO 25 December 2018Island off the Coast of Asia – Instruments of Statecraft in Australian Foreign Policy written by Clinton Fernandes is a radical analysis of the genesis and development of Australia's foreign policy. It is an essential if depressing read for those wishing to understand the origins of our external policies. Read More