KF - Oceania Next Generation Policy Experts Study Tour 12 April 2018 From 19-23 March 2018, eleven participants, including academic and political analysts, university lecturers, young professionals and a former ambassador, participated in the 2018 […] Read More
Can Jakarta and Canberra Become Soulmates? By His Excellency General the Hon David Hurley AC DSC 12 April 2018 Australia's relationship with Indonesia needs to go beyond the successful management of incidents. To do this, it's important to overcome trust deficits, taking steps that will bind rather than simply link the two countries. Read More
Taking the Australia-Indonesia Relationship to the Next Level By Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells 12 April 2018 With links between Canberra and Jakarta shifting towards an economic and strategic partnership, it is a time of disruption and opportunity for the relationship. The outcome will help shape the region. Read More Play
Senator the Hon Concetta Fierravanti-Wells 12 April 2018 Concetta Fierravanti-Wells is the Minister for International Development and the Pacific in Australia’s Federal Coalition Government. She has served as a Senator for […] Read More
Associate Professor Jane Golley 11 April 2018 Associate Professor Jane Golley is an economist and Acting Director at the Australian Centre on China in the World, The Australian National University. […] Read More
His Excellency General the Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret'd) 11 April 2018 His Excellency General The Honourable David Hurley AC DSC (Ret’d), is the 38th Governor of New South Wales. He […] Read More
How to Win Friends and Influence People in Boao By Associate Professor Jane Golley 11 April 2018 At this week's Boao Forum, Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke of protecting and promoting globalisation. But trade tensions between China and the US continued to simmer and Australia wasn't even invited. Read More
The Commonwealth: A Modern Role for an Imperial Relic By Professor Derek McDougall 11 April 2018 It's a big week for the Commonwealth, as the Games end on the Gold Coast and attention shifts to the Heads of Government Meeting about to start in London. It makes a good time to consider the significance of this multilateral forum in today's international affairs. Read More
Innocent as Strawberries: Confucius Institutes and Chinese Influence By Dr Jeffrey Gil 11 April 2018 Confucius Institutes are again proving controversial both in Australia and abroad. But are they really any different to their Western equivalents such as Alliance Française, Dante Alighieri or the British Council? Read More
Australia-India Relations: A Consul General's View By Amit Kumar Mishra 11 April 2018 The India-Australia bilateral relationship has evolved dramatically in recent years, becoming a friendly partnership. Amid the changing geopolitics of the region, the relationship is more important than ever. Read More Play
China’s Game of Drones By Matt Bartlett 11 April 2018 China's activities in Vanuatu may have attracted scrutiny this week but its investment in military artificial intelligence has received less attention. The robots may not be coming for your jobs, but they are likely to be coming to an ocean near you. Read More