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Why Liberals Shouldn’t Celebrate the Australian Government’s Deportation of Novak Djokovic
Original illustration by Elizabeth Long Many liberals cheered the deportation of Novak Djokovic, then the top-ranked male tennis player...
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Mar 8, 20225 min read


Submarine Diplomacy: AUKUS, and the Reshuffling of Alliances
On September 15th 2021, Australia, the UK and the US signed perhaps one of the most consequential defense pacts in recent history. The...
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Nov 2, 20214 min read


Power To The People: A Green Energy Revival In South Australia
Elon Musk, the founder of Tesla known for his increasingly outlandish products, has flaunted bold visions for the colonization of Mars...
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Jun 27, 20184 min read


Wading in the Water: How a Maritime Dispute can Derail Development
A curious David-against-Goliath story is unfolding in disputed Southeast Asian waters. In late September, the small nation of Timor-Leste...
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Mar 12, 20178 min read


Shirking Matilda: The Realpolitik Case for Australian Recognition of West Papua
The Indonesian occupation of West Papua has been described as a “neglected genocide”, a crime against humanity being committed on a...
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Feb 7, 20176 min read


BPR Interviews: Christine Forster
Christine Forster is a Sydney city councilor of the center-right Liberal Party of Australia, and the sister of Tony Abbott, the country’s...
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Nov 8, 20152 min read


Refuge Denied: The tides are turning on Australia’s immigrants.
The Human Rights Watch World Report recently condemned Australia’s “draconian new policies” towards asylum seekers and refugees. The...
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Mar 11, 20156 min read


Can International Pressure Really Keep Japan from Whaling?
“A war rages in the far reaches of planet earth. Antarctica’s pristine waters run red with blood.” So goes the melodramatic intro to the...
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Apr 29, 20145 min read
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