Premium Insights and analysis ASEAN leaders kinda, sorta, maybe united on South China Sea Editors' Picks The Philippines, Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, Brunei and Indonesia all have territory China claims sovereignty over the South China Sea.
Southeast Asia’s three-nation partnership to fight cyber threats March 1, 2024 By Muhammad Faizal Abdul Rahman Communications & Technology As cyber threats surge in Southeast Asia, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore should forge a trilateral digital security shield.
Interagency partnership fires competition and consumer policy ambitions for ASEAN March 1, 2024 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission has signed up for interagency collaboration with its ASEAN counterpart the Philippines.
Australia announces new ambassadors to Korea and Ukraine December 13, 2023 By Melissa Coade Federal Six Australian diplomats have received a posting of a lifetime, with appointments to ambassador, high commissioner and consuls-general.
IPEF gag puts Australia’s transparency policy under threat, NGO says October 5, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry An Indo-Pacific Economic Framework gag agreement entered into by the previous government is contradictory to Labor’s position, says fair trade network.
FTA negotiations top priority for Ayers in Cambodia September 15, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal The assistant minister for trade will this week attend the 45th meeting for ASEAN economic ministers, hosted in Siem Reap.
Australia shores up defence partnership with ASEAN nations November 11, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Australia has shored up its defence partnership with ASEAN as it moves to settle tensions about Australia’s pivot to nuclear-powered submarines.
ASEAN economic union agrees to up partnership with Australia October 28, 2021 By Jackson Graham Federal Australia is committing to a $154 million package with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; a ‘comprehensive strategic partnership’ has been agreed to.
Questions as to whether COVAX is benefiting wealthy countries like Australia over developing nations August 17, 2021 By Melissa Coade Federal Reports emerge that Australia took hundreds of thousands of Pfizer for domestic needs from the COVAX stockpile for developing nations.
