Australians are alert to the risks of potential conflict in the Taiwan Strait but are not yet prepared for the consequences, according to a report released by ASPI today on community and institutional responses to …
Signing the new Australia–US critical minerals agreement on 20 October was the easy part. The real test will be its implementation. The challenge, and opportunity, is to turn diplomatic intent into industrial capability and national …
The new United States–Australia Framework for Securing of Supply in the Mining and Processing of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths is a game-changer for both countries and for producers such as Arafura Resources in the …
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on 20 October. This will be the first official meeting between the two leaders since Trump’s inauguration in January. Here are ASPI analysts’ …
As Australia prepares its 2026 National Defence Strategy (NDS), the nation must recognise that a window of strategic risk exists now and will do so into the early 2030s. The first AUKUS submarines—US Virginia-class boats—will …




