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Bob Hawke and Australian foreign policy

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Peeling back the label in Australia’s America and China relationships

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Young, energised, ready to vote, and maybe decide two elections

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Nick Bisley 17 May 2019 14:30

What a Shorten government will mean for the US-Australia alliance

Revolution? No, but Bill Shorten might find it tricky to grin and bear it in dealings with Donald Trump’s White House.
Denise Fisher 17 May 2019 06:00

A hardened atmosphere after New Caledonia’s provincial elections

Loyalist parties in the French territory were seriously divided, and it showed.
Allan Gyngell 16 May 2019 22:00

Bob Hawke and Australian foreign policy

Remaking the Australia-US alliance, tears over Tiananmen Square, challenging apartheid all marked a legacy of substance.
Katherine Mansted 16 May 2019 12:00

Peeling back the label in Australia’s America and China relationships

Whether “friends”, “customers” or more, a definitive policy stamp is not needed to navigate security and economic ties.
Aarti Betigeri 16 May 2019 10:30

Young, energised, ready to vote, and maybe decide two elections

In both India and Australia, two very different campaigns are united in an effort to woo the growing youth vote.
Euan Moyle 16 May 2019 06:00

What’s on offer? Pacific policy and Australia’s election

Far more than previous years, the region is in vogue for both parties with a choice greater than might be assumed.
Erin Cook 15 May 2019 13:00

In dull midterm elections, Manila is a thriller

Another former actor-turned-politician has stolen the show and injected the spark of change into Philippines politics.
Alexandre Dayant 15 May 2019 12:00

Aid links: fixing the climate to reduce poverty, more

A collection of links and stories from the aid and development sector.
Andrey Panevin 15 May 2019 10:00

The Sino-Russian relationship is being misunderstood

An outdated view of tension between Beijing and Moscow is blinding many Western analysts to the shared Eurasian ties.

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What the world thinks is at stake in Australia’s election campaign

Daniel Flitton

Four overseas views from near neighbours to distant friends on whether Australia’s contest much matters.
Plugging in PNG: electricity, partners and politics

Shane McLeod

A big plan to connect 70% of the country to power by 2030 grabbed headlines. Delivering is the true challenge.
The greatest British political crisis of modern times

Lawrence Freedman

For all the talk, the Brexit debate has barely moved beyond how to get out of the EU, let alone tackle the big issues.

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