In South and Southeast Asia 15-24 year-olds make up around one fifth of the population. This presents an opportunity for cross-border cooperation including in higher learning, entrepreneurship and cultural linkages.

This is a fascinating book by a pioneer of international relations scholarship in Australia. Tony Palfreeman founded the study of international relations at the University of New South Wales and taught the subject for almost 50 years at three Australian universities.

In the euphoria that greeted the legislation of same sex marriage in Australia last year, it was easy to forget that for most gay people in the world this is an unobtainable dream.

Assuming that the Trump-Kim summit goes ahead, Secretary of State-designate Mike Pompeo having prepared the ground, and that reports are correct that President Trump wants a comprehensive ‘deal’, what happens then?

Today marks the final official Australian World War I Centenary dawn service. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be joined by 8000 people at the Sir John Monash Centre in Villers-Bretonneux to commemorate the events of 24-26 April 1918 when Australian troops brought the German advance to a halt. 

In the post-World War II period, significant shifts have occurred in the place of Indigenous servicemen and servicewomen in the Australian armed forces.

It should be natural that close neighbours like Indonesia and Australia seek to forge strong relations and mutually beneficial cooperation. Geographic proximity, however, does not always guarantee this. 

This March, Timor Leste and Australia finally came to an agreement on a maritime boundary in the Timor Sea. How might the recent agreement affect the Indonesia-Australia relationship?

As the sun sets on the Glitter Strip, we can begin to evaluate the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. After a series of disgraceful practices at previous sporting events, human rights violations must be taken seriously as a risk to the success of these events.

Sixty years ago this week, the British government tested a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific that still has resounding health and environmental effects today. If the current UK government wishes to show its benevolence, addressing these past actions would be a good start.