War on the Rocks

Australia-India Naval Cooperation and the Islands of the Indo-Pacific

Editor’s Note: A version of this article was originally published by The Interpreter, which is published by the Lowy Institute, an independent, nonpartisan think tank based in Sydney. War on the Rocks ...
CNN

A new way to explore Australia’s most mysterious region

At the far northern tip of Australia is one of the country’s least-visited and least-understood regions. But that’s about to change, thanks to local Indigenous entrepreneurs like Fraser Nai. The ...
The Diplomat

Australia Aware of China Plans for Solomon Islands Wharves

“We’re very aware of what the Chinese government’s ambitions are in the Pacific,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. Australia’s prime minister said on Monday he was aware of China’s ...
The Economist

Australia needs to rethink its approach to its Pacific island neighbours

FROM AUSTRALIA’S perspective the Pacific’s island states have sat for decades in its backyard. Latterly a gate-crasher has stomped in. China has shaken Australian assumptions in the Pacific. Australia ...
The Conversation

In the wake of the China‑Solomon Islands pact, Australia needs to rethink its Pacific relationships

Like the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai volcano that triggered a massive tsunami and sent shockwaves around the world when it erupted on January 15, the recently signed security deal between the Solomon ...
The Conversation

We combed through old botanical surveys to track how plants on Australia’s islands are changing

More than 8,000 continental islands sit just off the coast of Australia, many of them uninhabited and unspoiled. For thousands of species, these patches of habitat offer refuge from the threats they ...