Kevin Rudd: “China views the UK as weaker after Brexit”
It wasn’t just bad for Britain, says Australia’s former prime minister – Brexit hurt the liberal democratic order as well.
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Australia’s Scott Morrison shows that danger lies in the hollow politics of the status quo
Morrison's climate policy has seen his country replace the US as the standout laggard of the rich world.
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The G20’s failure to end the world’s coal addiction bodes ill for Cop26
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison is seen as the key obstacle to any agreement on phasing out coal.
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Is Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison finally acting in the face of the climate crisis?
Climate laggard Australia appears set to join the net-zero emissions club ahead of COP26.
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How Aukus marks a shift in global power
A new power base is developing in the Indo-Pacific.
The nuclear tinderbox: why the Indo-Pacific is the new arena of great power rivalry
The Aukus pact is more than an arms deal. It is a glimpse of the future of geopolitics in the…
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What does Washington want from Aukus?
Why Joe Biden's administration decided it was worth risking French wrath.
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“Stab in the back”: How the new Aukus pact sparked French outrage
The new security agreement between the US, UK and Australia has been interpreted in Paris as yet another example of…
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