22 Feb 2019 6:00
Indonesia: policy missing in talk of politics
The second presidential debate revealed that rural and infrastructure policies will remain largely the same.
Long reads
21 Feb 2019 15:30
How did the United Kingdom get itself into such a political mess?
The spectacle may be unedifying and cost of failure terrifying, but parliamentary democracy is still alive and kicking.
21 Feb 2019 12:00
Pulwama terrorist attack: Modi under pressure
If India’s response is seen as weak, Modi risks his “strongman” reputation. Too strong, the risk might be nuclear war.
21 Feb 2019 10:30
The tremendous impact of a US-China investment and technology war
The impending bifurcation of the world internet economy will disrupt many industries, companies and national economies.
21 Feb 2019 6:00
China cabinet: the not-so-secret hack, plus the enemy of Freeman
The strange reluctance to call out a “sophisticated state actor”, and Xi Jinping Thought now policed via a mobile app.
20 Feb 2019 16:00
Courting change in Malaysia
A combination of progress and hesitation is evident under Malaysia’s new rule, amid fear political turmoil will drag on.
20 Feb 2019 14:00
Responding to cyber attacks: resilience and transparency is key
Yes, Australia’s security was tested, but keeping it secret won’t help the public accept inevitable dangers to networks.
20 Feb 2019 12:30
Demystifying Kashmir
The readiness of India and Pakistan to hurl accusations – and maybe worse – ignores injustice and poverty on the ground.
20 Feb 2019 10:00
Aid links: calls for Australia first, the upside of dengue, more
Why refugees cutting down trees has led to strife in Uganda, plus more stories from the aid and development sector.
1 Feb 2019 12:00
US, Taliban, Afghanistan peace talks: timing is critical
Should the US agree to a full pull-out of its troops, Afghanistan may fall into the chaos of the past.
1 Feb 2019 6:00
Malaysia and China: breaking up is hard to do
Mahathir’s promise to scrap or renegotiate “unequal” infrastructure deals with Beijing – a plan easier said than done.
30 Jan 2019 6:00
Australia’s new Pacific Czar
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s new Office of the Pacific is a sign of the step up being made real.
25 Jan 2019 10:00
Do away with Australia Day, celebrate Republic Day instead
There is no need to reach back to history to find an excuse to celebrate. Australia should make history.
1 Feb 2019 10:00
WhatsApp targets fake news in lead-up to Indonesian elections
In an effort to curb misinformation, WhatsApp will limit message forwards. Could this affect Indonesia’s elections?
4 Feb 2019 15:30
Will a sugar tax solve Southeast Asia’s growing diabetes problem?
Southeast Asia now has an estimated 96 million people suffering from Type II diabetes, a fifth of all cases worldwide.
8 Feb 2019 13:30
Is Australia wise to pick sides in US-China trade war?
Reported comments by Australia’s ambassador to the US warning Trump against a “pyrrhic” win with China seem out of step.
6 Feb 2019 6:00
Through the Taliban’s eyes: peace prospects in Afghanistan
Insights gleaned from Taliban documents suggest little chance of an escape from strife.
7 Feb 2019 13:00
The Vietnamese venue will shape the second Trump-Kim summit
Trump and Kim Jong-un will meet in Vietnam, a backdrop with history for the US and promise for North Korea.
13 Dec 2018 17:00
What went wrong? Taiwan fails to legalise same-sex marriage
Foreign influence helped scupper a bid to be the first Asian nation to formally legalise gay marriage.
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21 Nov 2018 16:00
Timor-Leste: refining agreements in the Greater Sunrise
Timor-Leste’s sees a purchase of US energy group ConocoPhilips’s stake in Greater Sunrise as a “seat at the table”.
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2 Nov 2018 6:00
Yemen, Khashoggi, and the deadly Saudi trade
No one denies Western weapons are used in Yemen but it took a journalist’s death to focus on arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
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31 Oct 2018 10:30
Caught in the net: slavery on Southeast Asian seas
The seafood you bought from your local market could have been caught by a slave.
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16 Oct 2018 6:00
The corridor of power
The remote Wakhan Corridor in Afghanistan was central to the Silk Road, Great Game, and Cold War – now China has plans.
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11 Oct 2018 14:15
Facing ghosts of the past in Bougainville
Post-war justice has been elusive, but until grievances are confronted, the consequences of impunity can be deadly.
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6 Sep 2018 14:30
China’s tech bubble
As debts mount and liquidity begins to dry up, it will soon become clear how much the growth of tech start-ups was fact.
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17 Aug 2018 14:30
Electric vehicles and industrial policy
A dramatic shift in the global automotive market sees electric vehicles, once viewed as toys, gaining momentum.
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6 Aug 2018 15:00
International broadcasting: not so simple as ABC
Australia’s future international public broadcasting should be placed in the hands of a new independent body.
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