Australia’s reaction to the idea of a China getting ‘a full military base’ in Vanuatu ranged from aghast to agog. Coming amid what’s already a big chill in Canberra–Beijing relations, the base brouhaha is a …
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I’ve always enjoyed reading Graeme Dobell’s think pieces. He’s a champion of the Pacific islands in Canberra and notable for his blunt appraisals of Australia’s standing in the region. But I’m not persuaded by the …
The beat Trouble on the dance floor Cambodian police detained 90 foreigners last week for ‘singing and dancing pornographically’. The arrests took place at a popular pool party event called ‘Let’s Get Wet’ in Siem …
Australia has always been the big fish in our Pacific pond, although we haven’t always lived up to our grand rhetoric of Pacific leadership. In the recent foreign policy white paper, Australia pledged to step …
Australia’s aspiration for the South Pacific must be for the creation of an economic, political and security community. Australia and New Zealand will be central to such a community—and will carry the cost—but much of …