Diaspora: The World Wide Web of Australians
Michael Fullilove considers the Australian diaspora, the 870,000 Australian citizens living overseas. He argues that it makes good economic and policy sense for Australia to increase its efforts to reach out to the diaspora...
Australia and the World: Healthy, Wealthy and Unwise
Jane Caro writes, 'Generosity by the West, by rich countries like Australia, particularly in the areas of health and education, will do more to help our long-term security than all the Australian Federal Police...
Lecturing More and Listening Less: Recent Australian Attitudes Towards Multilateralism
Richard Woolcott examines Australia's recent retreat from multilateralism and how we perceived at the United Nations, and calls for the government to change of attitude.
Australia and the Southeast Asian Treaty
Rodolfo Severino provides an international perspective on Australia's attitude to the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia. More enthusiasm and less reluctance on Canberra's part would have strengthened not undermined Australia's stature...
Australia and the World: On Amity and Co-operation
James Gallaway interviews Singapore's former ambassador to the UN, Kishore Mahbubani, on Australia's back flip on the Treaty of Amity and Co-operation and his expectations for the East Asian Summit later this year.
Divining the National Interest
Michael Wesley on defining Australia's 'national interest' and the need to resurrect the Policy Planning Unit within DFAT.
Australia and the World: Multiculturalism and Asia
Australia and the World continues this week with two more articles. These articles will appear on the main page for two weeks. All readers are encouraged to comment to help develop a long term,...
Australian Multiculturalism in 2005 – Not too well, but not terminally ill!
The year 2000 saw Australian Multiculturalism at its visible peak, as we soared to the Olympic heights of Sydney 2000, showcasing our young, vibrant and diverse nation, confidently welcoming the world to join us...
Dealing with Asia: Australia’s Need for Expertise and Awareness
Rawdon Dalrymple on Australia's engagement with Asia.
Australia and the World: The Australian Paradox
Hugh Mackay looks at the Australia of 2005 and its identity.