Lobbying is Key to Australia-US Relations By Professor Alan Tidwell 19 July 2016 Diplomatic lobbying is an under-studied phenomenon and its impact on US foreign relations is rarely examined. Since 1987, diplomats in the Congressional Liaison Office, […] Read More
How Can Australia’s Refugee System Combat LGBTIQ Violence? By Josh Pallas 03 May 2016 Australia condemns discrimination on the basis of a person’s sexuality both at home and abroad. Victims of sexuality-based violence are increasingly finding themselves […] Read More
How do Australian Scholarships Achieve their Intended Outcomes? By Dr Seye Abimbola 26 April 2016 Higher education scholarships for international students are an important aspect of Australian foreign policy. While these scholarships help […] Read More
Conflict in the Caucasus 15 April 2016 Sandwiched between Armenia to the west, Azerbaijan to the east, Iran and Turkey to the south, Nagorno-Karabakh is a tiny slip of a […] Read More
Musical Diplomacy with China 15 December 2015 This year’s annual Christmas party at Glover Cottages was a bit different from normal. Three string players from the Sydney Symphony Orchestra played […] Read More
Trump’s Call to "Ban Muslims" is Un-American Associate Professor Sahar Aziz, Professor Denise Spellberg and Assistant Professor Muniba Saleem 12 December 2015 Presidential candidate Donald Trump called on Monday for a ban on all Muslims entering the US. He has previously called for surveillance against […] Read More
Russia, Turkey and the US: Between the Terrible and the Catastrophic Professor Simon Reich 26 November 2015 The downing of Russia’s plane by Turkish military forces over the skies of the Syrian-Turkish border has added […] Read More
Russia, Turkey and the US: Between the Terrible and the Catastrophic Professor Simon Reich 26 November 2015 The downing of Russia’s plane by Turkish military forces over the skies of the Syrian-Turkish border has added […] Read More
Sri Lanka: a failure in Australian foreign policy 28 October 2015 On 27th October Bruce Haigh spoke to the NSW Branch on Sri Lanka, on our failure of policy towards the conflict in Sri Lanka […] Read More
Press Release: Climate Change Australia’s Challenge: Tanya Plibersek 19 October 2015 Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Press Release: Climate Change Australia’s Challenge: Tanya Plibersek The National Conference […] Read More
Calling for Submissions: Senate Inquiry Into Australia’s relationship with Mexico 01 October 2015 Inquiry into Australia’s relationship with Mexico On 20 August 2015 the Senate referred the following matter to the […] Read More