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Generational change in Timor-Leste
Michael Leach
18 February 2015
Monday’s swearing in of a “remodelled” government signals a significant shift in East Timorese politics, writes
Michael Leach
International
Getting a seat at the big table
Kerry Brown
3 February 2015
Although China and the United States can seem absorbed in themselves and one another, countries like Australia can still contribute to the conversation, writes
Kerry Brown
Correspondents
A city divided
Duncan Hewitt
22 December 2014
The sense of a new political awareness was tangible in the last days of the Hong Kong protest, writes
Duncan Hewitt
. The challenge will be find a way forward without…
Books & Arts
Gatsby goes to China
John Fitzgerald
9 December 2014
Evan Osnos has written a remarkable book about the world’s most populous country, writes
John Fitzgerald
. But is it too distinctively an American view?
Books & Arts
Will Indonesia be great?
Jacqui Baker
4 December 2014
Two new books capture the diversity of Indonesia, writes
Jacqui Baker
. But does something get lost in the detail?
International
Australia’s vanishing China policy
Kerry Brown
25 November 2014
When the going gets tough, it’s clear that Australia really doesn’t have a fully-developed policy towards China, writes
Kerry Brown
International
The wisdom of the crowd
Kerry Brown
30 October 2014
Taiwan’s binary politics is being disrupted by a third force, writes
Kerry Brown
, and Beijing is watching closely
International
Hong Kong: the crack in the door
Kerry Brown
6 October 2014
Whatever the outcome of the current battle, Hong Kong’s protesters have the advantage in the longer-term war for rights and freedoms, writes
Kerry Brown
Correspondents
“We have to be here, for our future”
Duncan Hewitt
3 October 2014
China’s hardening response to protesters could radicalise a whole generation, reports
Duncan Hewitt
in Hong Kong
Correspondents
Changing the rules of the game
Ronald D. Holmes
15 September 2014
Philippines president Benigno Aquino seems to be considering a constitutional change that would allow him to serve a second term, writes
Ronald D. Holmes
in Manila. But…
International
Uneasy neighbourhood
Kerry Brown
1 September 2014
Caught between China and Russia, Mongolia is trying to exploit economic opportunities without losing sovereignty, reports
Kerry Brown
Books & Arts
China wakes, Asia quakes, Australia shivers
Graeme Dobell
25 July 2014
A contest is under way, writes
Graeme Dobell
, but it will be more like a nineteenth-century battle than a twentieth-century clash
International
China’s Godfather?
Kerry Brown
18 July 2014
A controversial new biography of Xi Jinping fundamentally misunderstands the nature of China’s leadership, argues
Kerry Brown
International
Location, location, location
Nicholas Farrelly
3 July 2014
Myanmar is in the thick of the Asian century, writes
Nicholas Farrelly
International
The seismic shifts behind the coup in Thailand
Grant Evans
10 June 2014
Thailand has been changing in unexpected ways.
Grant Evans
explores the sociology of a country in continuing political crisis
International
China’s search for space
Kerry Brown
19 May 2014
China’s regional muscle-flexing reflects its feeling that it faces significant geographical and symbolic constraints, writes
Kerry Brown
Books & Arts
The very heart of history
Frank Bongiorno
15 November 2013
Three biographies reveal twentieth-century Australians in the thick of things, writes
Frank Bongiorno
Books & Arts
Holding the line
Kerry Brown
27 August 2013
Widely watched and highly profitable, Chinese Central TV is also in many ways dysfunctional, writes
Kerry Brown
International
China goes local in search of growth
Kerry Brown
29 May 2013
The new Chinese premier has been wrestling with China’s economic future since the global financial crisis took its toll, writes
Kerry Brown
Correspondents
Can Malaysia find life after the National Front?
Amrita Malhi
4 May 2013
A historic election campaign reopened old questions about what kind of nation Malaysia should be, writes
Amrita Malhi
in Kuala Lumpur
Books & Arts
Fast fashion
Sophie Black
26 February 2013
Books
| Elizabeth Cline’s three hundred-piece wardrobe makes her an average American consumer
International
Japan’s paradoxical shift to the right
Tessa Morris-Suzuki
6 December 2012
A nationalist troika formed in the run-up to this month’s Japanese election poses challenges for the region
International
Japan’s Okinawa dilemma
H.D.P. Envall
7 November 2012
The failure to agree on a realignment of America’s military presence in Okinawa generates problems for the US–Japan alliance, Japanese grand strategy, and the region…
Books & Arts
Chinese whispers
Kerry Brown
4 October 2012
A new book offers a tentative view of the largely uncharted terrain of public opinion in China, writes
Kerry Brown
Correspondents
“Our society’s ability to present truth to itself is gradually disappearing”
Duncan Hewitt
25 September 2012
An influential Chinese intellectual is arguing that only a freer and more diverse media can rebuild the credibility of government, reports
Duncan Hewitt
in Shanghai
International
East Asia’s lost opportunity
Ross Buckley
6 September 2012
The region has yet to recognise its potential role in global governance, writes
Ross Buckley
. To do that, China needs to change tack
International
Politics by performance
Tessa Morris-Suzuki
28 August 2012
For Hashimoto Toru – hailed by many as a future national leader – it’s out with human rights and in with government-authored history
Books & Arts
Dreams and nightmares
Graeme Dobell
21 August 2012
Graeme Dobell
reviews a collection of essays about Australia’s strategic environment
Books & Arts
The price of China
Geoffrey Barker
14 August 2012
Hugh White offers a provocative but not entirely persuasive account of the implications of China’s growing strength, writes
Geoffrey Barker
National Affairs
“Asianising” education: the China option?
Antonia Finnane
26 March 2012
If we want to engage or compete with universities in Asia, we need to be clear about the aims of our own education system
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