International Affairs
Undocumented, underpaid, and over here
A new Australia Institute podcast shows why an amnesty is needed to address the estimated 7000 cases of people who have “disengaged” from the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility scheme.
The Venezuela Crisis: Australia needs to do much more than issue a general “Get-Well” card
The abduction and subsequent arrest of the President of Venezuela is a dramatic re-statement of America’s dominance of the western hemisphere and its willingness to do whatever it takes – including defiance of international legal norms – to protect and promote its interests.
Hong Kong pro-democracy publisher convicted of sedition, in major blow to press freedom
In the years since the 2020 introduction Hong Kong’s National Security Law, press freedom has slowly been limited. Lai’s conviction symbolises its end.
Shorter America this week: Not America, what we need now is love and care and honesty
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. ‘Shorter America' is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
“Maximum lethality”: the US military under the Trump administration
Australia’s allegiance to the US is being tested as the Trump administration faces accusations of illegal military action and escalating national security recklessness.
An AUSMIN pantomime in Washington
It does suggest that there’s something odd happening when the BBC’s fabled Goon Show provides the script for the AUSMIN talks just concluded in Washington.
Shorter America This Week: American National Security = White Supremacy, Trump’s Pennsylvania “pivot”, Venezuela
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. 'Shorter America' is Dr Emma Shortis' weekly column looping you in on what’s going on in America with news and analysis that you can trust.
Australia and New Zealand 'offloading' care crisis to Pacific neighbours: report
New research from the Australia Institute’s Centre for Future Work has revealed that Australia’s poaching of skilled health workers from Pacific Island nations is leaving their health systems on the brink of collapse.
"Terrible, irresponsible pronouncement”: alarm over Trump’s push to resume nuclear testing
As Japan marks 80 years since the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, concerns are mounting over a new nuclear arms race with the US and Russia seemingly putting testing back on the table.
