by Michael Shoebridge | Mar 15, 2025 | AUKUS, China, Policy
Anthony Albanese is being criticised for not getting a one-on-one meeting with US President Donald Trump as fast as he can. That criticism is louder in the wake of Australia getting no exemption from US aluminium and steel tariffs. But every other leader – besides...
by Peter Jennings | May 21, 2023 | China, Strategy & Capability, Ukraine
The best that can be said of the statements, declarations, compacts and media transcripts from Anthony Albanese’s meetings in Hiroshima is that they make a thin gruel. We now have a Climate, Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Transformation Compact with the US, which...
by Peter Jennings | May 18, 2023 | AUKUS, China, Defence Budget, South Pacific, Strategy & Capability
US President Joe Biden’s decision not to attend a summit of the Quad countries in Sydney is disappointing but not unexpected. Given the perilous negotiations in Washington to avert a default on government debt, it is more surprising that Biden is still intending...