Tag: AUKUS
Foreign policy has been missing from NZ's election campaign – voters deserve answers to these big questions
From the war in Ukraine and China’s role in the Pacific, to multi-billion-dollar military decisions, New Zealand will face huge challenges during the next term of government.
New Zealand’s strategic priority in the Indo-Pacific is not AUKUS – it's helping to defeat Russia in Ukraine
South-East Asia is anxious about the Ukraine war’s impact on regional economies. For New Zealand, that presents more pressing geopolitical priorities than confronting China.
Talk of a new Cold War is overheated – but NZ faces complex challenges in the era of ‘strategic competition’
With the rise of China and shifting international power dynamics, New Zealand needs to find its place in a complex system of alliances and partnerships.
The defence dilemma facing NZ's next government: stay independent or join 'pillar 2' of AUKUS?
Does New Zealand have more to lose than gain by joining ‘pillar two’ of the AUKUS security pact? The next government will have to decide, with serious implications for the country’s foreign policy.
View from The Hill: Labor conference gives Albanese a firm ‘yes’ on AUKUS
After last-minute deliberations between Labor powerbrokers and unions, the AUKUS pact was endorsed by the ALP at its national conference this Friday
The US navy is still more powerful than China's: more so than the Australian government is letting on
Part of the rationale for acquiring nuclear-powered subs is to counter China’s growing military influence. But the US navy still remains much more powerful than China’s.
Grattan on Friday: Albanese is determined to keep Labor’s eyes firmly focused on a second term
The Prime Minister’s message to delegates at the Labor national conference was, in essence: be patient, don’t rock the boat, you shouldn’t expect the government to do all you want all at once.
View from The Hill: Albanese unveils boosted housing target and incentive payments ahead of Labor national conference
The conference, being held in Brisbane, runs three days, with Albanese delivering his keynote address on Thursday morning
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Labor president Wayne Swan on the party's coming national conference
In this podcast we talk with Wayne Swan, the Labor Party National President. Swan was treasurer and deputy prime minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments.
NZ’s first national security strategy signals a 'turning point' and the end of old certainties
New Zealand faces “more geostrategic challenges than we have had in decades”, according to the defence minister. A broad defence and security reset aims to prepare the country for what may be ahead.