Oceania

The wellbeing of our nation should be at the forefront of our minds right now – and we need to get the history right.

A decision to provide intelligence support for future U.S. and U.K. airstrikes on Yemen is highly symbolic.

PNG, recently rocked by riots, is likely to declare itself a “Christian nation” in early 2024.

The state of emergency in Papua New Guinea, declared following unprecedented riots, underscores the complex challenge of balancing public order with civil liberties.

The diplomatic battle between Taipei and Beijing is but one arena where Nauru is flexing muscle that greatly exceeds its demographic and geographic size.

In the immediate aftermath of Taiwan’s elections, in which the DPP retained the presidency, Nauru announced its decision to establish diplomatic relations with China. 

No other country celebrates the dismantling of one Indigenous group’s way of life as their national day like Australia does.

What is most important to Australia is that the status quo is maintained across the Taiwan Strait.

At 2023 came to a close, Australia found itself facing a bevy of difficult issues both at home and abroad.

Moving beyond the “no” campaign, conservative political parties across Australia are working to further erode Indigenous reconciliation movements, such as the various Treaty processes.

Three possible plot twists, in particular, threaten to profoundly set back the newly recovered relationship.