Australia

Can the new foreign minister escape the slipstream of the superpowers?

People-to-people interactions are longer and deeper than the pair’s state relations.

Plus: The economic history of Australia.

Naval power projection is a long way out for Beijing still.

“China ultimately respects strength and is contemptuous of weakness,” the former Australian prime minister said.

China’s expansion into the South Pacific caught Australia and the United States off guard.

Two wealthy men with opposing political views are riding a wave of discontent with the major parties.

Devastating floods have yet again revealed the country is at the sharp end of climate change.

A successful strategy to counter Beijing’s influence is falling prey to politics.

The Australian government attempts to hide its COVID-19 mismanagement.

Beijing’s focus on economic ties will outlast Washington’s on military alliances.

The bottom line: Beijing’s attempt to bully Canberra has been a spectacular failure.

Canberra should start flexing its financial muscle.

The bloc is struggling to preserve unity—and can’t decide what to do about the new U.S.-China rivalry.

Australia is uniquely vulnerable in a warming world. So why have successive governments refused to act?

The controversial deal puts Canberra on the right side of history.

“If you double-cross people, there is a price to pay,” said former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull about the controversial deal that jilted France.

Australia models independence in standing up to China.