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Now that the Australia-China relationship has hit a new low, the timing is right for charting a way out of the current impasse.
Australia’s post-pandemic economic recovery over the next generation – not...
With less than two months until the US presidential election, Democratic nominee Joe Biden leads incumbent Donald Trump in the bulk of opinion polls.
But poll-based election forecasts have proved problematic before. The...
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden leads Donald Trump in the bulk of opinion polls, with just 50 days until the November election.
But poll-based forecasts were widely maligned after the 2016 election, and...
A recurring question for Trivial Pursuit at gatherings of the Chester A. Arthur Society, comprising Australian tragics of American politics, used to be this:
"What was the name of the cosmetic that Vice-President...
In May 2020, as COVID-19 subsumed the Democratic primaries and Bernie Sanders suspended his presidential campaign, Joe Biden moved to shore up party support by setting up “Unity Task Teams”. These included an...
News that two Australian journalists in China have had to leave the country over fears for their personal safety comes as yet another hammer blow to a relationship trapped in a downward spiral...
Within days of COVID-19 being declared an international public health emergency on January 30, multiple groups of scientists began working on a vaccine. At the same time, governments began working on back-room deals...
Saturday, 5 September was supposed to be the day Australian history was irreconcilably changed. It was to be “Freedom Day”, the day when “real” Aussies took back control of the streets, their airways...
What are we to make of the growing global conversation about decoupling and economic distancing from China?
Sure, there have long been complaints about the hazards of dealing with China: its intellectual property...
Ronald Reagan, the Great Communicator, knew the power of an uplifting moment. In 1984 he let the American people know, despite a recession, all was going to be OK.
"It's morning again in...
Australia is embarking on the most significant reorientation of its strategic policy settings in more than a generation – and it’s all about assuming a more active role in defending a stable regional...
China’s deputy ambassador to Australia, Wang Xining, last week suggested there were "no historical irritants" in Australia’s relationship with China.
Given the deep freeze of recent times and the aggressive tone of some...
Before the contemporary system of primaries to select party nominees for the US president was established, party conventions played an important role as arenas of political jostling over the party platform and a...
Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has announced the outcome of the Fed’s Review of Monetary Policy Strategy, with revisions to the key statement that guides US monetary policy. While the shift to average...
China overtook the US as the country with the largest diplomatic network in the world last November. One month later, the country’s Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, gave his senior diplomats a pep talk demanding...
First it was barley and beef exports to China and then last week, it was wine.
Australia is clearly feeling the pain of geopolitical tensions. It will likely feel more.
Canberra's main solution...
Joe Biden’s vice-presidential pick may be the most consequential political move in his career. Kamala Harris, already a rising star of the Democratic establishment, offers a promising glimpse of the party’s future.
What, if anything, has Netflix changed?
Perhaps it’s been more dramatic in disrupting its own business model than the culture of American film and television. There’s no question that what began in 1997...
If Australia wants lasting economic resilience amid the worst economic climate in nearly a century, it should prioritise bolstering economic ties with the United States.
Australia’s “security partner” invests more in Australia’s most...
It was a shock when the announcement was made from the Oval Office: the United Arab Emirates would recognise the state of Israel, sign a peace treaty, and host ambassadors in exchange for...
