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Mica Barreto Soares

Timor-Leste, 20 years on

Mark Beeson

Keep calm and fly on … unless someone stops me

Keiran Hardy

Press freedom in Australia needs much more than piecemeal protection

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Alexander M. Hynd, Alexine Sanchez 19 Aug 2019 12:30

Japan’s imperial ghosts lurk well beyond Korea

Will Tokyo’s tough stance against recent rulings in Seoul deter claims from other Asian countries?
Kate Walton 19 Aug 2019 06:00

Indonesia’s should put more energy into renewable power

Blackouts and chronic air pollution in a nation with abundant sources of clean energy makes no economic sense.
Mica Barreto Soares 16 Aug 2019 16:00

Timor-Leste, 20 years on

What does development look like, two decades after starting over?
Trinh Le 16 Aug 2019 13:30

The Vanguard Bank standoff shows China remains undeterred

Coercion rather than conciliation is Beijing’s preferred tactic in South China Sea disputes.
Mark Beeson 16 Aug 2019 10:30

Keep calm and fly on … unless someone stops me

As flygskam fever erupts, why not ration frequent flyers to save a global cost of travel on the flimsiest of pretexts?
Keiran Hardy 16 Aug 2019 06:00

Press freedom in Australia needs much more than piecemeal protection

Alone among the Five Eyes, Australia has no explicit protection of journalists in the exercise of search warrants.
Greg Earl 15 Aug 2019 15:30

Economic diplomacy: China dependency and a notable departure

Australia seems set to end this year about twice as dependent on China for its two-way trade than on the United States.
Alex Oliver 15 Aug 2019 12:00

Sheer stupidity and diplomatic damage from ugly Aussies abroad

Pack your manners with your passport, people!
Anna Dziedzic 15 Aug 2019 06:00

Pacific courts need more women judges

Women are rarely seen in Pacific Island judiciaries, but the tide is starting to turn.

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Long Reads

Balancing act: China’s nationalist consumer boycotts

Elliott Zaagman

Outbursts of patriotic consumer outrage has become an increasing risk for foreign businesses in China.
The guessing game for Singapore’s elections

Kirsten Han

The scramble for the ballot box where the boundaries are redrawn at every election and the PM controls the timing.
Remembering the Moonwalk

Morris Jones

It was the moment humans first stepped on another world, yet after the Apollo missions, why haven’t people been back?

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Alex Oliver 15 Aug 2019 12:00

Sheer stupidity and diplomatic damage from ugly Aussies abroad

Pack your manners with your passport, people!
Ruth Gamble, Alexander Davis 12 Aug 2019 14:00

Geopolitical moves in Jammu and Kashmir have a local cost, too

The planned dissolution not only creates a regional disturbance, but tips the balance against minority rights.
Lauren Richardson 13 Aug 2019 16:00

Japan and South Korea’s diplomatic dispute doesn’t need US mediation

If history is a guide, the interests of Korean victims, not US strategic goals, must be put first.
Mica Barreto Soares 16 Aug 2019 16:00

Timor-Leste, 20 years on

What does development look like, two decades after starting over?
Trinh Le 16 Aug 2019 13:30

The Vanguard Bank standoff shows China remains undeterred

Coercion rather than conciliation is Beijing’s preferred tactic in South China Sea disputes.
Elizabeth Buchanan 13 Aug 2019 06:00

The (other) continent we can’t defend

A rude challenge awaits Canberra’s cosy assumptions about the Antarctic Treaty System and its ongoing relevance.

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