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6 Dec 2019 14:30

Sistani: The (not-so) hidden hand behind Iraqi politics

Lydia Khalil

The influential Shiite cleric has avoided formal participation in government, but what he does now could be critical.
6 Dec 2019 13:00

We’ve already had Our Very Own Brexit

Nicholas Gruen

Instead of munching popcorn at the political theatre, citizens’ assemblies would give the community a chance to reflect.
6 Dec 2019 11:30

For all the focus on Asia’s high achievers, the laggards are many

John West

China led the education rankings, but an ageing population and gap with Southeast Asia might mark down the whole region.

News and Media

Indonesia court rejects bid to ban gay and extramarital sex

Financial Times

Australian lawmaker to resign amid global allegations of Chinese meddling

Washington Post

Should Australia treat China as friend or foe?

New York Times

China: malign or misunderstood?

ABC Local Radio Nightlife

End-of-year deal on Indonesia Australia free trade agreement in doubt

Sydney Morning Herald

China or the US? Australia's tricky balancing act

CNN

One Belt, One Road: China heralds 'Digital Silk Road'; foresees internet-era power shift soon

ABC News

How damning is Michael Flynn's guilty plea for Trump?

SBS News

What took you so long? Experts predict China's reaction to foreign influence laws

Sydney Morning Herald

Leading US senator urges Pentagon to evacuate military families from South Korea as threat of war grows

Japan Times

As China rises, Australia asks itself: Can it rely on America?

New York Times

White paper tiger

Saturday Paper

Heated debate in Australia over quadrilateral security dialogue

Straits Times

Trump pledges new wave of ‘major sanctions’ on North Korea after call with China’s Xi

Washington Post

Chinese border troops hold drills in sub-zero temperatures amid tensions on Korean peninsula

South China Morning Post

Pacific emphasised in Australian foreign policy white paper

Radio New Zealand

John Curtin's War

ABC RN Late Night Live

Anxieties abroad bring greater Australian focus to the Pacific

Radio New Zealand

Pacific emphasised in Australian foreign policy white paper

Radio NZ

Hard-headed foreign affairs blueprint praised as US bombers set to arrive in Australia

Sydney Morning Herald

China's rise in the region

ABC The World

Labor questions soft power, influence claims

The Australian

Australia is sternly warning against American isolationism in Asia-Pacific

Quartz

China views Australia-US security relationship as a threat

ABC The World Today

John Curtin, the leader who turned Australia to the United States

Australian Financial Review

Free trade fiercely defended in foreign policy white paper

Australian Financial Review

Stephen Grenville on company tax cuts

Middle East politics are becoming even more complex

CNBC

A week around the world with The Atlantic

The Atlantic

East Asia Summit rejects Canada after Trans-Pacific Partnership snub

Australian Financial Review

Australia and the global spread of same-sex marriage

The Atlantic

Diplomatic initiative revived to counter China’s growing influence

Financial Times

Chinese nationalism jostles with academic freedom in Australia

New York Times

Trump’s trade barbs push Asian nations closer to China’s orbit

Bloomberg

Tensions rise with Saudi Arabia and Lebanon

Sky News

Diplomatic initiative revived to counter China’s growing influence

TODAYOnline

Undersea cable deal with PNG inked amid concerns over Chinese influence in the Pacific

ABC Pacific Beat

What is China's Belt and Road Initiative?

SBS News

Why record low interest rates can't last

Sydney Morning Herald

Trump gives glimpse of ‘Indo-Pacific’ strategy to counter China

Financial Times

Saudi Arabia: How the kingdom is trying to 'assert a bold new authority'

ABC News

US finds unlikely ally in Vietnam as a former partner tilts to China

CNN

Audio: Trump's trip to Asia

ABC RN Drive

Video: Lowy Institute's Connelly sees two Trumps in Asia trip

Bloomberg

China is buttering up Trump in the hope he'll 'back off' on his criticism of Beijing

CNBC

In Saudi Crown Prince’s crackdown, echoes of Xi’s China

Bloomberg

RBA's Lowe may have to ignore weak inflation, but not just yet

Bloomberg

Workforce growth our ‘greatest strength’: Edwards

The Australian

Fears Kim Jong-un could launch missile during Donald Trump’s Asia tour

The Daily Telegraph

Why China won 2017 and how Donald Trump helped them do it

CNN

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