[Analytics] Labor tipped to win tight Australian election
Polls suggest the Liberal-National coalition under PM Scott Morrison will have a tough battle to…
Australia
Australia is an economy of 24 million people and is one of the 12 founding members of APEC. When it co-founded the forum in 1989, Australia’s real GDP was USD 590 billion. Its per capita GDP was USD 35,000. In 2016, its real GDP has risen to USD 1.3 trillion, while its per capita GDP stood at USD 55,600.
China tells WTO that Australia’s ban on 5G technology is ‘obviously discriminative’
BEIJING, Apr 13, 2019, SCMP. Australia’s restriction on Chinese 5G telecoms technology was “obviously discriminative”…
[Analytics] Making sense of sub-regionalism and regionalism in Southeast Asia
How to make sense of the varied relationships between sub-regional projects and the larger Southeast…
Australian PM Scott Morrison announces May 18 election with campaign to focus on economy, climate
SYDNEY, Apr 11, 2019, AFP, Reuters. Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Thursday (April 11)…
Sydney fast ferry passengers face possible strike disruptions
SYDNEY, Apr 11, 2019, SMH. Sydney commuters and tourists face significant disruptions to fast ferry…
Work to start on Pacific undersea internet cable
WASHINGTON D.C., Apr 10, 2019, RNZ. Work is set to start on an undersea internet…
[Analytics] The dirty business of detaining refugees
Australia has a long and sordid history of outsourcing the detention of asylum seekers to…
[Analytics] Australia’s Huawei 5G ban is a ‘hedge’ against future Chinese aggression: former PM Malcolm Turnbull
Huawei and fellow Chinese company ZTE were both banned from supplying 5G equipment to Australia’s…
[Analytics] Cambodians terrorized by Hun Sen’s hate speech
The recent tragic massacre in Christchurch by an Australian extremist, unleashing his hatred in New…
[Analytics] Indonesia and South Pacific relationship: entering a new era
Just a day after hosting a High-Level Dialogue on Indo-Pacific Cooperation themed “Towards a Peaceful,…
‘Very small’ coal project on Australian government funding shortlist
SYDNEY, Mar 26, 2019, SMH. The upgrade of a NSW coal-fired power station is among…
[Analytis] The rise and rise of Australia’s right
Opponents of right-wing Australian Senator Fraser Anning like to note that he only won public…