Pelosi in Taipei: It won’t lead to war, but it’s how wars start Editors' Picks Nancy Pelosi is only the most recent in a long line of US congressmen and women to visit Taipei. A predecessor, Newt Gingrich, famously went
Science investment key to battling virus outbreaks, Fauci says April 19, 2021 By Melissa Coade News Investment in applied science has placed the world in a good position to respond to the COVID-19 epidemic, America’s top infectious disease expert Dr Anthony
Joe Biden’s first foreign policy speech – an expert explains what it means for the world February 8, 2021 By Michelle Bentley Economy & Industry Delivering his first major foreign policy speech since taking office on January 20, US president Joe Biden has sent a strong signal to the rest
Premium Insights and analysis ‘We’re going to take a hit’: No easy answers on trade as China/US competition escalates December 11, 2020 By Matthew Elmas Features FOCUS: CHINA, AUSTRALIA AND THE PUBLIC SECTOR. A rapidly deteriorating relationship with China is shaping up as Australia’s largest trade policy challenge of 2021 as
A global carbon price could soon be a reality – Australia should prepare November 13, 2020 By Richard Holden Economy & Industry As well as restoring dignity to the Oval Office, another thing that will definitely change under a Biden presidency is US policy on the environment.
Biden wins – experts on what it means for race relations, US foreign policy and the Supreme Court November 9, 2020 By Brian J Purnell, Morgan Marietta and Neta C. Crawford Editors' Picks President Donald Trump’s tenure lasted just four years, but in that time he dragged policy on an array of key issues in a dramatic new
CPAC: the hard right flips the bird — and celebrates the many joys of age and rage November 5, 2020 By Kishor Napier-Raman Editors' Picks It’s morning in Australia. A continent away, the wonks and pre-election polls have Joe Biden coasting to victory. But in a garish corner of Pyrmont,
Don’t underestimate the power of the putdown in a presidential debate October 1, 2020 By Chris Lamb Editors' Picks Before the first presidential debate, President Donald Trump demanded that his Democratic challenger Joe Biden submit to a drug test. Trump was again suggesting –
As Minneapolis burns, Trump’s presidency is sinking deeper into crisis. And yet, he may still be re-elected June 1, 2020 By Timothy J. Lynch Editors' Picks Violence has erupted across several US cities after the death of a black man, George Floyd, who was shown on video gasping for breath as
