PM Albanese with Chinese Premier Li Qiang
Anthony Albanese Facebook

Australia’s foreign policy is not simply about containing China
Professor Rory Medcalf talks about how Australia can support the conditions for regional prosperity and peace through the balancing of deterrence, diplomacy and development.
  • China
  • Taiwan
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
  • Australia
  • Foreign policy
  • Pacific
  • Indonesia
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Tue, 14 Apr - Wed, 15 Apr 2026

Blue Pacific: neighbours under threat

This program introduces participants to the Blue Pacific and provides expert commentary on the historical relationships between Australia and its Pacific neighbours.
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Image from ABG Facebook page
Image from ABG Facebook page

Moving beyond the Bougainville Peace Agreement
Ian Kemish discusses the future of Bougainville and PNG and underlines the importance of ensuring that Australia plays a key role, with other trusted partners, in developing a viable plan.
  • Pacific
  • Australia
  • China
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Bougainville
The National Security Podcast
10 Apr 2025
The National Security Podcast

Aid, development, and Australia’s national security: why it matters now more than ever

In this episode Melissa Conley Tyler and Mira Sulistiyanto join David Andrews to unpack the current state of foreign aid and international development, with a focus on cuts to USAID, its implications, and Australia’s role as aid partner for the region.

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The National Security Podcast
12 Dec 2024
The National Security Podcast

Pat Conroy on defending Australia and Pacific partnerships

In this episode, Pat Conroy joins Rory Medcalf to discuss his strategic worldview, Australia’s ties with the Pacific and the Albanese Government’s continued push to invest more in the Australian Defence Force.

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Wed, 25 Sep 2024

Strategic challenges raised by climate change in the Indo-Pacific

This webinar examined the impacts of climate change on security challenges through the lenses of Australia, the South Pacific Islands and European states.
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International undersea internet cables for Pacific Island countries. Dr Amanda H A Watson and CartoGIS ANU
International undersea internet cables for Pacific Island countries. Image: Dr Amanda H A Watson and CartoGIS ANU

Telecommunications in the Pacific Islands region
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Amanda H A Watson and Ioana Chan Mow discuss the main challenges for digital connectivity in the Pacific and how Quad countries can help to address this.
  • Quad
  • undersea cables
  • ICT
  • telecom
  • Pacific
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • United States
ASEAN flags. Image: Pixabay
ASEAN flags. Image: Pixabay

The ASEAN-Quad partnership in undersea cables: building inclusion, sustainability, and regional connectivity
As part of the Quad Tech Network series, Mark Bryan Manantan addresses how Quad countries could collaborate with ASEAN on undersea or terrestrial cables.
  • Quad
  • undersea cables
  • ICT
  • telecom
  • Pacific
  • Australia
  • Japan
  • India
  • United States
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Pacific leaders’ Ocean of Peace is disturbed by pushy Beijing rule maker
Dr Richard Herr and Dr Anthony Bergin write about the current geopolitical scenario in the Pacific.
  • Solomon Islands
  • Pacific
  • China
  • Geopolitics and Regionalism
The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP with Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Hon. James Marape, MP
Rodney Braithwaite, ADF

Having finally signed treaty, Australia must strengthen PNG defences
Anthony Bergin writes why military service is a unique offer Australia can make to the Pacific that China can’t and won’t.
  • PNG
  • Papua New Guinea
  • Defence
  • Australian Defence Force
  • Pacific
The National Security Podcast
05 Sep 2024
The National Security Podcast

Transformative and resilient: reflections from the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum

In this episode, Maima Koro, Henritta McNeil and Joel Nilon join Bianca Birdsall to reflect on the 2024 Pacific Islands Forum, including the Pacific Resilience Fund, Pacific Policing Initiative, and the role of dialogue partners.

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Experts and China have their say on Pukpuk 'signed'
David Andrews interview | PNG Post-courier

How Israel is forging bonds across the Pacific
Anthony Bergin | The Australian

Landmark defence treaty singed with PNG
David Andrews interview | ABC