The Australian Treasury’s initial purpose was to be a bookkeeper and budget manager for the new commonwealth government.  A couple of decades later, the inadequacy of Treasury in providing meaningful economic policy advice to the government during the Great Depression was a catalyst for the development of a more substantive policy role.

The nature of China’s decision-making processes has international policy implications. The more holistic China’s decision-making process, the deeper the international cooperation.

Global reporting critical of Australian climate change inaction, as social media misinformation campaign tries to shift blame

Given that there is no internationally binding system for migration regulation, parliaments hold the ultimate say in the matter. However, parliaments also constrain the room for maneouvre that governments have in conducting international negotiations.

China's relationship with the International Criminal Court stands in contrast to its dealings with other international institutions. Reasons for this include a history of colonialism and the need to protect its sovereignty.

The Chinese government is trying to deflect international criticism of its mass detention of Uyghurs in Xinjiang by highlighting the threat of terrorism.

Framing illegal fishing as a resource-based issue ignores the full range of security challenges that it poses for Australia.

In educating our students on international relations and foreign policy, we ought to expand beyond conventional wisdom and equip them with skills to deal with modern issues. Such issues include navigating “fake news,” re-thinking traditional assessment tasks, and dealing with information overload.

Despite accession to the EU being one of Turkey's long-term goals, its strategic gaze has recently shifted from Europe to the Middle East.

Synthetic biology is an up-and-coming form of technology that could have significant impact on both the security and prosperity of Australia. 

Forty years since five departments were consolidated to create the Department of Defence, it is now celebrated and divisive politics are long-forgotten. The creation of Home Affairs should too enable a more strategic and integrated approach to public policy.