By Ernie Bower On September 7, Australians will go to the polls and elect a government and prime minister. The race pits the Tony Abbott-led conservatives, ironically called the Liberal Party, and their allies in the opposition Coalition, against the…
By Jack Georgieff Upon returning to office a month ago, Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd promised to seek a regional solution to the politically toxic issue of asylum seekers. To do so, he is leaning heavily on a neighbor to…
By Jack Georgieff The final week of June saw the return of Kevin Rudd as Australian prime minister, ending Julia Gillard’s three year reign and suddenly making the upcoming federal election contestable for the Australian Labor Party again. Gillard was…
Senior Vice President for Asia and Japan Chair Mike Green discusses global geopolitical and economic trends with former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd. Enjoy! Discussing Global Trends with Former Australian P.M. Kevin Rudd from CSIS on Vimeo.
Who is she? Dr. Margot McCarthy is currently Australia’s national security advisor (NSA), a position created in 2008 under previous prime minister Kevin Rudd. In this role, she leads the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet’s National Security and…
By Alastair Furnival With the Australian election now announced for September 14, Prime Minister Julia Gillard will be hoping the bad news is done in the first week: an ex-government member of parliament placed on 149 charges of misusing trade…
By Richard W. Teare Australian prime minister Julia Gillard will get a bump in popularity and political standing from the two-day visit by President Barack Obama this week, which is being described in the Australian media as “Obama mania” and…
By Rory Medcalf, Director of the International Security Program at the Lowy Institute in Sydney Is mild-mannered Canberra suddenly beating its chest and revolutionizing its military to confront mighty Beijing, alone if need be? You would be forgiven for thinking…
By Greg Sheridan, Foreign editor of the Australian and Visiting Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars KEVIN Rudd was the right choice. KEVIN Rudd had as much success on his first visit to the US as Foreign…
By Greg Sheridan, Visiting Scholar, Woodrow Wilson International Centre for Scholars THIS is a terrible election result for Australian foreign policy. That is not a comment on either Tony Abbott or Julia Gillard, both of whom could possibly become a…
