List of Australia articles
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Residents walk in Australia. Australia’s Borders Aren’t Closed for Everyone
Celebrity exemptions are testing the public’s patience.
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Donald Trump and Shinzo Abe listen to families. How the U.S. Learned to Stop Worrying About the Pacific and Love the ‘Indo-Pacific’
The United States has a new lens for its rivalry with China.
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Britain's Johnson and Australia's Morrison in London As China Rises, Britain and Australia Need Closer Security Ties
Drinking more shiraz isn’t enough to counter Beijing.
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The Sydney Opera House at dawn. Australia Is the New Hermit Kingdom
Closed borders have shut out a diverse citizenry.
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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media. Australia Draws a Line on China
Canberra’s had enough of trade embargoes and Chinese grievances—and is ready to draw a line.
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Peter Dutton speaks in Australia's parliament. Will Australia’s New Defense Minister Play Bad Cop to China?
Peter Dutton stopped the refugee boats. His next job is stopping Beijing’s maritime militia.
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Supporters of the Hong Kong pro-democracy protesters in Sydney. Australia Is Under Pressure to Implement Magnitsky-Style Laws
Both Washington and the Australian public want more sanctions on China.
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A still from Pacific Rim: The Black. Small Stories in an Age of Giant Monsters
The new Netflix show “Pacific Rim: The Black” finally lives up to the franchise’s internationalist potential.
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U.S. President Joe Biden talks to the leaders of India, Japan, and Australia at the Quad summit. Quad Summit’s Vaccine Deal Is Biden’s Bold First Move in Asia
It’s a smart step to counter China, but the next ones won’t be as easy.
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Chinese aircraft carrier Liaoning arrives in Hong Kong. Friday’s Quad Summit Will Show if It’s Just a Talking Shop
The fledgling Indo-Pacific alliance needs a mission—and its only meaningful one is maritime security.
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Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, Australian Foreign Minister Marise Payne, and U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pose for photographs before a Quad Indo-Pacific meeting in Tokyo on Oct. 6, 2020. Getting the Quad Right Is Biden’s Most Important Job
The Quadrilateral Security Dialogue is the best hope for standing up to China.
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A message is seen on the Facebook mobile app in Melbourne on Feb. 18. Why Facebook Is Right to Pull the Plug on Australia
This isn’t about regulating Big Tech. It’s about fleecing foreigners for news that Australians no longer want to pay for.
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The Sydney Morning Herald Facebook page is seen blank on February 18, 2021 in Sydney, Australia. Facebook vs. Australia: What Happens When Big Tech Comes for the News?
Lisa Davies, the editor of the Sydney Morning Herald, talks to Foreign Policy about Facebook’s decision to block news for its users in Australia.
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A woman passes the Google booth at the China International Import Expo in Shanghai on Nov. 5, 2018. Australia Is Ground Zero in the Global Battle Against Google
A proposed law would shake the global internet—and put the Biden team’s Silicon Valley friendships to the test.
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Protesters prepare to burn an effigy of Chinese President Xi Jinping during an anti-China protest in Siliguri, India, on June 17, 2020. Why Attempts to Build a New Anti-China Alliance Will Fail
The big strategic game in Asia isn’t military but economic.
