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Kelsey Munro

Rules Based Audio: The new Lowy Institute podcast

Sam Roggeveen

Australia’s election: what the hell just happened?

Alexander M. Hynd , Alexine Sanchez

Trash talk in the Philippines reveals waste trails in Southeast Asia

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Kelsey Munro 21 May 2019 10:30

Rules Based Audio: The new Lowy Institute podcast

The Lowy Institute’s new fortnightly podcast explores the fault lines in the global order.
Margaret Simons 21 May 2019 07:00

Duterte’s opposition in disarray following Philippines mid-terms

Renowned for once toppling a dictator, the opposition is struggling to break Duterte’s hold on the popular imagination.
Daniel Flitton 20 May 2019 14:30

Australia’s presidential politics

By focusing on himself, Scott Morrison also made the election a leadership choice, putting Bill Shorten in a spotlight.
Sam Roggeveen 20 May 2019 10:30

Australia’s election: what the hell just happened?

Don’t assume the last decade of political chaos is over as the major parties remain drained of authority and purpose.
Alexander M. Hynd, Alexine Sanchez 20 May 2019 06:00

Trash talk in the Philippines reveals waste trails in Southeast Asia

Rich countries dumping plastic waste and garbage on poorer parts of the region has raised a stink in Manila.
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.

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Duterte’s opposition in disarray following Philippines mid-terms

Margaret Simons

Renowned for once toppling a dictator, the opposition is struggling to break Duterte’s hold on the popular imagination.
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.

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