The Pacific push is against the background of China’s growing involvement in the area.
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Peter Jennings on Morrison’s Jerusalem move
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Jennings says it would be "silly" to claim there is no connection between this week's announcement about the possible relocation of Australia's embassy to Jerusalem and the Wentworth byelection.
Bishop could presumably expect to receive some attractive job offers in the next few months, and if the right one came along, domestic or international, she would be taking it.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Deep Saini about the extraordinary week in Australian politics.
Whether New Zealand achieves real change in the way it engages with Pacific nations depends on how the ‘Pacific reset’ funding boost is translated into action on the ground.
Mandela did not make the decision to jettison Taiwan and recognise China. He adhered to a decision by the governing ANC.
NATO leaders meet in Belgium today; many are worried about US President Trump’s habit of breaking diplomatic norms. History is filled with other leaders acting bullishly, often with poor results.
South Africa must position itself to play a decisive role in shaping a new world order as the theUS retreats from global leadership.
An edited extract of an interview which is published in partnership with The Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
The Australia-China relationship involves walls and whispers, as well as all the rhetoric about trust and respect.
The US Ambassador to Australia post remains vacant after Admiral Harry Harris was reassigned to South Korea. But the diminished role of ambassadors means this is not cause for alarm.
Politics podcast: Robert Kelly on the Korean summits
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Professor Robert Kelly is pessimistic about how much the upcoming Korean summits will achieve this Friday.
On Friday the Agriculture department announced it had suspended the supply of sheep to a Qatar abattoir after seeing footage provided by Animals Australia.
Politics podcast: John Blaxland on Australia’s expulsion of Russian spies
The expulsion of two Russian spies from Australia will have a significant effect on Russia's espionage here.
You will find no revisionism in this foreign policy white paper; the first foreign policy white paper since 2003 is firmly in the camp of the status quo.
Only 20% trust the US ‘a great deal’ to act responsibly. This is a big fall from the 40% level in 2011, when the question was last asked.
But the debate about ethics is less important at the moment than the consideration of possible consequences of Turnbull’s speech.
Politics podcast: John Blaxland on handling Islamist terrorism
Events in Britain, the New South Wales coroner's report on the Lindt Cafe siege, and a new attack in Australia have given a much sharper edge to the debate about how to handle Islamist terrorism.
The communist state exercises ‘soft power’ in Australia in myriad ways, and it is vital that it is resisted.
Politics podcast: Dennis Richardson on telling it like it is
Dennis Richardson was never afraid to tell ministers what he believed they should hear, and any grudges they had as a result they apparently got over very quickly.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor, Griffith Law School, Griffith University
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Adjunct Professor, Australia-China Relations Institute, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland
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Professor, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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ARC Linkage Fellow, Asia-Pacific College of Diplomacy & ANU Centre for International Governance and Justice, Australian National University
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Senior research fellow, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Lecturer, Faculty of Economics, Hosei University
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Senior Lecturer in Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University
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Director, Center for Australian, New Zealand and Pacific Studies, Georgetown University
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Adjunct Professor, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University
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Tony Walker AM is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director, La Trobe University
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PhD Candidate, Coral Bell School of Asia Pacific Affairs, Australian National University
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Lecturer, Adelaide University