The Australian Greens have pledged to push for sweeping changes to the Australian Defence Force if they hold the balance of power at the next election, including cuts to defence spending and cancellation of the AUKUS alliance. However, such a pledge would come amid ongoing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region, including Beijing’s militarisation in the…
Greens Pledge to Cancel AUKUS, Cut Australian Defence Spending Amid China Tensions
October 18, 2021
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The Fable of the Trans-Pacific Trade Pact
October 3, 2021
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Commentary The story of trade in our world is an ongoing fable of successes and failures, even as the setups to facilitate it are usually invariably designed to bring happily prosperous outcomes. Like all fables, there are lessons to be learned. The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) began as an expansion of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership…
Malaysia Seeking Beijing’s ‘Views’ on New Australia, US, UK Nuclear Submarine Pact
September 23, 2021
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Malaysia’s Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein is contemplating a trip to China to discuss the newly minted AUKUS alliance between Australia, the United States (U.S.), and the United Kingdom (UK). Malaysian and Indonesian authorities have raised concerns about a potential arms race in the region, which is in contrast to the Philippines government who backed the…
Australia, Japan Likely to Block Chinese Bid to Enter Pacific Trade Pact
September 18, 2021
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Australia and Japan will likely oppose China’s bid to join one of the world’s largest trade agreements unless it halts its economic coercion campaign targeting Australian exports and resumes diplomatic contact. Beijing announced on Sept. 16 that it had formally applied to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) in a letter…
Australian PM Rejects Chinese Criticism of Nuclear Sub Deal
CANBERRA—Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday rejected Chinese criticism of Australia’s new nuclear submarine alliance with the United States, and said he doesn’t mind that President Joe Biden might have forgotten his name. China reacted angrily when Biden, Morrison, and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson used a virtual news conference this week to announce a…
Democracy Reinforced
September 17, 2021
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Commentary The new strategic alliance between three of the Anglosphere powers, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia—AUKUS—is a magnificent achievement. It is likely that Defence Minister Peter Dutton and probably Assistant Defence Minister Andrew Hastie played a significant role in the conception and realisation of this project. The immediate and practical question for Australia is…
AUKUS: Democracy Reinforced
September 17, 2021
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Commentary The new strategic alliance between three of the Anglosphere powers, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia—AUKUS—is a magnificent achievement. It is likely that Defence Minister Peter Dutton and probably Assistant Defence Minister Andrew Hastie played a significant role in the conception and realisation of this project. The immediate and practical question for Australia is…
Australia Pushes Forward With Next Phase of WTO Wine Dispute With China
September 16, 2021
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Australia will push forward with the next phase of its ongoing World Trade Organisation (WTO) dispute with China over punitive tariffs imposed on its wine exports to the country. Trade Minister Dan Tehan said Australia would ask the WTO to establish a dispute settlement panel to adjudicate the anti-dumping duties that were slapped on wine…
Australia to Acquire Tomahawk Cruise Missiles Amid Historic US, UK Alliance
September 15, 2021
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Australia will acquire Tomahawk missiles from the United States as part of the freshly minted AUKUS security agreement inked with America and the United Kingdom. The new Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) agreement will see Australia become one of the only countries in the world to operate nuclear-powered submarines, despite ratifying the non-nuclear…
Australia to Acquire Tomahawk Cruise Missiles, 8 Nuclear Subs Amid Historic US, UK Alliance
September 15, 2021
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Australia will acquire Tomahawk missiles and at least eight nuclear submarines from the United States as part of the freshly minted AUKUS security agreement inked with America and the United Kingdom. The new Australia, United Kingdom, and United States (AUKUS) agreement will see Australia become one of the only countries in the world to operate…
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