Australia can embrace its middle power goal with this Southeast Asian state's support, writes Remy Wendel.

Bainimarama’s attendance at the 2019 Pacific Islands Forum meeting is a ‘step-up’ of Fijian sovereignty, Xavier Wilks writes.

Is it possible for Australia to improve its security with the rise of China looming over the region? Adeline Tinessia writes.

Protesters are calling for boycotts following Japan’s exit from the International Whaling Commission and return to commercial whaling, but there are more effective measures, Dominic Harvey-Taylor writes.

Australia’s policymakers must address the cultural and institutional barriers that exist for Indigenous Australians instead of framing them as a problem for society, Simon Jovanovic and George Denny-Smith write.

A change of leadership blows in a new direction for the next six months at The Monsoon Project

Geoff Piggott looks at nationalism and the significance of cricket in the psyche of post-colonial societies.

The decision to exclude international students from interning at Parliament House is unlikely to improve Australia’s security significantly, Nathan Attrill writes.

Should Australia and Japan sign a defence treaty to challenge China’s military rise? Luke Courtois argues that such a move would send a very poor signal to China, destabilising an already tense Asia-Pacific region.

High schools are abandoning students on the doorstep of university education, and we blame universities for opening the door too wide, Brody Hannan writes.