22 Nov 2018 6:00
Beijing’s online gaming clampdown
Chinese government regulations may be irreversibly damaging some of its most innovative and profitable industries.
Long reads
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”.
21 Nov 2018 14:00
The growing attention on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
New Delhi has been increasing its military presence in recognition of the islands’ strategic value.
21 Nov 2018 13:30
Aid links: bad weather for the Rohingya, Oxfam scandal, more
Rohingya forced to abandon their only shelter during landslides, floods, and unexpected events.
21 Nov 2018 12:00
Australia finds itself at a Pacific crossroads
Australia should foster more sustainable relationships in the Pacific.
21 Nov 2018 6:00
Australia’s Indo-Pacific health security initiative
Australia’s new health security plan is a strong statement but requires ambitious investment to lock in early gains.
20 Nov 2018 15:00
Combat drones: Australia’s uncertain future
When it comes to stealthy combat drones, momentum is with China right now. That’s a problem for Australia.
20 Nov 2018 13:00
Myanmar’s press freedom mirage
Myanmar’s privileging access to some and silencing of others exposes the state’s priorities and preoccupations.
20 Nov 2018 11:30
Brexit: the Northern Ireland conundrum
In a break from the past, Sinn Fein should take up its long empty seats in Westminster and offer a key to negotiations.
15 Nov 2018 10:00
Abe’s visit to Australia: raising the stakes
A deal for more frequent and larger joint military drills with Australia is part of Japan’s push for stronger partners.
14 Nov 2018 14:00
The challenges facing APEC leaders
A tense geopolitical environment is the backdrop to the upcoming leaders’ summit, with US-China rivalry on display.
29 Oct 2018 11:30
The last man executed in Singapore, until the next
Singapore doubles down as Malaysia retreats from the death penalty.
14 Nov 2018 17:00
International broadcasting: raising Australia’s Pacific voice
The solution isn’t to simply transmit, or worse, dump Australian content on unsuspecting regional audiences.
1 Nov 2018 6:00
“Would you like thanks with that?”
Veterans are already well supported before shoehorning an American tradition to Australia and ignores service of others.
7 Nov 2018 15:30
China: re-engineering the Uighur
The re-education camps represent one of the visible planks of an overarching attack on Uighur identity.
26 Oct 2018 6:00
Indonesia: populism and politicisation of Islam
The terrorism threat in Southeast Asia fundamentally changed over 15 years, but Indonesian laws struggled to adapt.
2 Nov 2018 10:30
Deng’s ghost haunts Xi, as Maoism makes a return
Clouds loom over China as economic growth slows and the effects of the trade war with US take hold.
31 Oct 2018 16:00
Melbourne joins the Belt-and-Road
Maybe a state-level decision will be a circuit-breaker for Australia’s befuddled approach to China’s signature policy.
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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25 Jul 2018 15:30
Trump and the rebirth of satire
When Nazis proudly march in America’s southern cities, do we really need comedians to point out how bad people can be?
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19 Jul 2018 12:00
“Poor old” China meets “poor young” Africa
Population ageing in China opens a new window for African development – and the wider world should pay attention, too.
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27 Jun 2018 6:00
The photos that go down in history
Theatricality, frisson, an unguarded glimpse behind closed doors – the art of a momentous political photograph.
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22 Jun 2018 12:00
The big clean-up in Malaysia
Political confusion might appear on the surface, yet the new government cannot act without the right people in place.
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