Prime ministerial memoirs are many things: part recollection, part self-justification, part confession. They are always about legacy (why else would you spend the […]

Global investment in research and development has almost doubled since 2000. This doubling of investment has been mirrored by growth in the importance […]

Modern theatres of conflict are dependent on communications technology and the electromagnetic spectrum is a vital part of this. However, history shows dominance […]

The eradication of polio is absolutely achievable. The disease remains present in just a few countries and the vaccine required to immunise children against polio costs only 13 […]

Relations between Australia and Indonesia are able to withstand sporadic challenges because of the breadth, depth and strength of the relationship. However, there remain opportunities for the […]

There is a tendency in some quarters in Australia to discount the European Union and this has only been amplified by the impending […]

Can China be trusted to keep its written promises on Hong Kong? More precisely, can President Xi Jinping, chairman of the Communist Party […]

Australia has a well-developed relationship with Saudi Arabia and members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, as well as Iran. There is an abundance […]

Lebanon has a great deal to be concerned about: the absence of a president, the most concentrated refugee influx per capita in the […]

Dennis Altman’s and Jonathan Symons’ work Queer Wars is a timely and accessible intervention on the global state of play for queer rights. Queer politics is […]