Australia's geopolitical interest in Southeast Asia appears to be growing amid its escalating tensions with China. The Australian government is currently bidding for the Mekong-Australia Program on Transnational Crime, according to a notice published on the website of the country's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT). With...More

"Turmoil 2020 means Australia's foreign policy is being cast in a new light," the Australian Financial Review (AFR) said in an article on Friday. The article quoted analyses arguing that Australia is not moving toward an independent foreign policy, but a "new" policy, or a distancing from some...More