Democrats sweep to victory after shutdown becomes longest ever
In New York City, California, New Jersey and Virginia, American voters sent Trump and Republicans a clear message.
New polling reveals only 8% of Australians genuinely convinced Australia “shares values” with Trump’s America
In May 2025, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said that Australia and the United States “share values” including “democracy and the rule of law”.
“Everything is uncertain”: Trump-Xi meeting leaves the world on edge
Trump and Xi may have come to a “deal”, but their meeting was a wasted opportunity. Plus: what do Australians think about our relationship with the US?
Putting Australia Last. 20 years worth of gas exported in past 5 years, while Australians threatened with shortages.
New Australia Institute analysis shows that over the past five years the Australian government has allowed the export of enough gas to supply Australia for more than 20 years.
October 2025
Every four hours, a gun is stolen in Australia
More than 2,000 guns are stolen every year in Australia, according to new research by The Australia Institute.
Trust Trump to be Trump
You may not be able to take the ‘president of peace’ at his word, but you can trust Trump to have his own interests in mind.
What is China really trying to achieve in the South China Sea and do Australian warships make things better or worse?
Ground-breaking new bilingual research by The Australia Institute reveals how tensions in the South China Sea are misunderstood and misrepresented in Australia.
How gold became a memecoin
People have been queuing for gold and it’s giving toilet paper in 2020.
Albanese visits Trump as US democracy circles a golden drain
Anthony Albanese’s meeting with Donald Trump was relatively drama-free, but the devil is in the detail when it comes to the president’s ‘commitments’ on AUKUS and critical minerals.
Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism
By all the usual diplomatic measures, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s meeting with US President Donald Trump was a great success. “Success” in a meeting with Trump is to avoid the ritual humiliation the president sometimes likes to inflict on his interlocutors. In that sense, Albanese and his team pulled off an impressive diplomatic feat. While there was one awkward
No peace without accountability: Sydney Peace Laureate Navi Pillay
Donald Trump may have declared the war on Gaza over, but a welcome-but-shaky ceasefire and lasting peace are not the same thing.
Pots and kettles: Trump trades barbs with China over trade
The global economic outlook is “dim” according to a new report, driven by uncertainty over Trump’s economic and trade policies.
Trump’s plan no path to lasting peace
After several failed attempts at brokering a ceasefire, President Donald Trump, alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, announced a 20-point peace plan for Gaza.
The housing market just got more cooked
The federal government’s policy enabling five per cent house deposits is just a backdoor first homebuyer’s grant that’ll pump up prices.
Will Australia step up on the global stage?
With the international order changing rapidly, there’s never been a more important time for effective Australian diplomacy.
The Australia Institute launches new documentary – Save Tuvalu, Save The World
The Australia Institute has officially launched a new documentary taking viewers to front line of the fight against climate change.
Know China, know its people. Australians should get to know the real China.
To mark China’s National Day, The Australia Institute is urging Australians to get to know the real China, starting with seven fascinating, relatable life stories.
September 2025
Our mate Donald
As Trump takes a sledgehammer to American democracy, Australia’s leader snagged a selfie – and a one-on-one meeting in October. How that will go is anyone’s guess.
When it comes to our relationship with Trump, it would be foolish to not heed the lessons of history
Australia has always had influence and power, it has just been too cowed to use it.
MAGA deifies Kirk as Australia recognises Palestine
After a rocky week for Australian diplomacy, Prime Minister Albanese is in New York for the United Nations General Assembly…and maybe, just maybe, a meeting with President Trump.
Pacific nations have just delivered Australia two smackdowns. That’s a big deal.
We need to talk about the Pacific.
AUKUS and Australian sovereignty with Doug Cameron
Former Senator Doug Cameron calls on the federal government to reject “warmongering” and abandon the AUKUS deal.
You know what’s more idiotic than a photo op? Walking blindly into the AUKUS pact
There was a lot of hysteria over the symbolism of former premier Daniel Andrews’ photo op with assorted dictators at a Chinese WWII military ceremony, but precious little discussion or analysis of the so-called threats to Australia’s security.
Even war must have limits
Senior leaders from the Ukrainian Red Cross join us to discuss how international standards in armed conflict are being “compromised”.
“I’m not a dictator”: how Trump is consolidating executive power
Trump is behaving like “an emperor”, enabled by insufficient checks and balances on the power of the Oval Office.
August 2025
Chasing a chimera: The political dream of AUKUS that consumes reality
For the sake of taxpayers, let’s hope that the Audit Office is inspecting the AUKUS books closely. Australian money is flushing into the US submarine construction system – a billion US dollars so far, with another billion by year’s end. What will Australia have to show for it? Nothing. Except, of course, for a lot of international
How not to impose a tariff
Postal services around the world have suspended services to the United States in response to the Trump administration’s chaotic tariff policies.
Empire strikes back
An imperial revival is occurring under the second Trump presidency.
‘Back on track’? Why that’s the wrong question on Israel
“Prime Minister, how do you get the relationship with Israel back on track from here?”
The Trump-Putin bromance continues at Alaska meeting
US President Donald Trump rolled out the red carpet for Russian President Vladimir Putin this week. But did he get played again?
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