Hard experience shows a Gaza land war won’t go well, and the world knows it Editors' Picks History is full of examples that show why a ground war in Gaza is a bad idea – but is the Netanyahu government listening?
Premium Insights and analysis Microsoft positions to become the default platform for Australian government October 25, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology With AUKUS and AI prompting a top-level rethink, Microsoft reinvests annual revenue in local infrastructure to wash away tax minimisation and competition blues.
AUKUS deal turns two: Leaders underscore commitment to regional stability, military and industrial might September 18, 2023 By Melissa Coade Defence Anthony Albanese has joined US president Joe Biden and UK prime minister Rishi Sunak to recap 18 months of AUKUS cooperation.
Premium Interviews Flipping the renewables policy switch to power-up Australia’s economic and environmental goals September 12, 2023 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Australia’s 12-month window to seize solar is closing but the moment is for the taking, according to green energy champion Wyatt Roy.
Premium Insights and analysis Need to plan beyond AUKUS if Trump re-elected August 3, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal It’s not just AUKUS on the line. The Australian government must respond diplomatically but stick to its guns on democratic values if a ‘fascist-adjacent’ Donald Trump wins a second term.
Climate, clean energy priorities for Quad, with new critical and emerging technology pact May 22, 2023 By Melissa Coade Communications & Technology Australia, India, Japan and the US are looking to the private sector to take critical and emerging technology to the next level.
Australia to host Quad Leaders’ Summit domestically for first time April 26, 2023 By Anna Macdonald Federal Joe Biden, Fumio Kishida, and Narendra Modi will travel to Sydney to participate in the Quad Leaders’ Summit in May.
Towards 2042: South Australia cements place as sovereign manufacturing hub under AUKUS-SSN deal March 15, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Defence The new SSN-AUKUS submarines will be built in SA, reviving a once heavily criticised and cyclical high-tech manufacturing sector.
Caveat emptor, Australia: AUKUS partners have left us all at sea before March 14, 2023 By Ian McPhedran Defence Buying used submarines from the US is fraught regardless of the assurances of America that they would never sell Australia ‘clunkers’.
AUKUS committed to preserving peace, Albanese says March 13, 2023 By Melissa Coade Defence PM Anthony Albanese is meeting his AUKUS counterparts Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak in the United States this week.
Premium Insights and analysis Rudd on how the ideology of Xi Jinping has changed China and the world November 22, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Dr Kevin Rudd says Beijing’s 2017 work report was the dawn of a heavier protectionist, state-driven approach to China’s future.
Australia to lead international discussions on whacking ransomware protagonists November 1, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Communications & Technology An international summit convened by the White House wants to control Bitcoin-fuelled cyber extortionists.
Premium Insights and analysis Turns out COVID-19 didn’t reshape geopolitics October 4, 2022 By Daniel W. Drezner Economy & Industry COVID-19’s legacy matters less in shifting the material distribution of power than in shifting how political leaders think about economics.
Alliances and moral hazards: When are our values optional? September 20, 2022 By Mark Jeffries 2022 Defence Special Report Aligning Australia’s defence policy with a potentially unreliable and unsavoury partner is as much a threat to our national character as any external adversary.
US student loan forgiveness: A well-meaning Band-Aid September 12, 2022 By Bruce Chapman Editors' Picks While the student loan forgiveness policy assists those most in need at a time of crisis, ultimately the policy direction is misplaced.