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Indonesia's Joko Widodo jets in as new bond forged
Last month The Economist Intelligence Unit observed Jokowi’s growing confidence in his role, and success in building parliamentary support, means he now has the numbers to pass desired reforms. On...
Election proves US is the home of the crazy and brave
Key among potential economic effects for Australia under either president Trump or Clinton is the stalled Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement, designed to turbocharge $22.1 billion in...
Jakarta pressures Julie Bishop on Papua
Indonesia has asked Australia to caution its Pacific Island neighbours against interfering in the West Papua issue and to urge them to withdraw support for West Papuan membership of the Melanesian...
Jakarta bid queried
A Research Fellow at the Australian National University’s State, Society and Governance in Melanesia Program, Stewart Firth, said Jakarta had misinterpreted Australia’s relationship with...
Who drafts the foreign policy white paper?
Australia’s first foreign policy white paper in 13 years is on its way, Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said last month, adding meat to an election promise to deliver a “contemporary and comprehensive...
Narendra Modi's yoga diplomacy, or how India is winning friends and influencing people
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a big fan of yoga. He calls it “India’s gift to the world” and recommends people make yoga as much a part of daily life as their mobile phone. After...
What is a refugee?
Professor William Maley will offer an introduction to the complex idea of ‘the refugee’ - setting the current European crisis within the wider history of human exile and displaced peoples. See more...
How can we fix Australia’s Indonesia anxiety?
Indonesia is the neighbour that makes Australians feel uneasy but also want to get on with. Australians have long been ambivalent towards Indonesia. They want a good relationship with Indonesia and...
An overdue re-examination of Australia's place in the world
Across the span of human history and the seismic shifts of eons of global politics, a year may seem inconsequential. But, awaiting the passing of eras, administrations or generations to judge our...
The Nauru files provide the evidence. Malcolm Turnbull can never plead ignorance
The Nauru files paint a searing picture of the collapse of basic humanity in the detention centre. History is unlikely to be kind to those who endorsed it. The publication by the Guardian of a...
