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WEBDecades of economic reform have underpinned a long period of Australian economic growth. However, in believing that we are invincible, we may have learned the wrong lesson from the global financial crisis.
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WEBSudan’s escalating civil war has led to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis, with millions facing severe food insecurity and displacement. The conflict has resulted in widespread violence, including attacks on civilians and humanitarian workers, and has exacerbated regional instability.
Most Read of 2021: “Israel” and “Palestine”: Where Should History …
WEBThe geographic terms “Israel” and “Palestine” have a long history and specific connotations for Jews and Arabs with respect to their competing claims to the same land. The only way forward for Jewish Israelis and Palestinian Arabs is to cease looking backwards.
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WEBKnow. Understand. Engage. Founded in 1933 by member organisations that trace their lineage to the 1920s, the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) is Australia’s longest-existing private research institute on politics and international relations.
EU-Australia FTA: From Trade Tensions to Fruitful Engagement
WEBEU-Australia free trade agreement negotiations have been officially launched this week with the arrival of the EU Trade Commissioner in Canberra. Although the past still resonates, changes to the range and depth of interests and values have resulted in more fruitful relations between the EU and Australia.
The Genocide Convention at 75: An Australian Perspective
WEBDec 7, 2023 — As we approach the 75th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide (Genocide Convention), it is important to reflect on it from an Australian perspective. Australia’s ratification of the Convention in 1949 has and continues to have very significant impacts both domestically and …
The Warsaw Pact: Forgotten Relic of the Cold War
WEBMay 14, 2015 — Sixty years after the signing of the Warsaw Pact on 14 May 1955, relations between Russia and Western Europe remain fraught with tension. This week marks the 60 th anniversary of the establishment of the Warsaw Treaty Organisation (WTO), better known as the Warsaw Pact. Up until at least 1991, European and even global security concerns were understood through interpreting the relationship ...
A Path to Social Inclusion in a Multicultural Australia
WEBJul 2, 2017 — With substantial population flows across and between national boundaries and societies, the issue of social inclusion is growing in complexity. Migration
Australia and Indonesia: Strategic Partners in a Time of Change
WEBFormer Foreign Minister Gareth Evans once said, "No two neighbours anywhere in the world are as comprehensively unalike as Australia and Indonesia." Despite proximity, Canberra and Jakarta may as well be worlds apart but this needs to change.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70: Protection of …
WEBOn the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it is worth considering it in terms of the protection of human rights within Australia. Australia has failure to implement domestically the terms of the two founding Covenants, and the resulting piecemeal protections that exist for human rights.