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It seems like every week the government is looking to cut spending somewhere in the budget as it chases after a surplus. How do individual government departments fare? Do some get cut more than others? Research published in Australian Foreign Affairs shows that the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is now at a new low point, at just 1.3% of the total federal budget.
about 5 years ago
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Australia could make one big gesture and two small to improve its relationship with China. There is even an opportunity to start this week.
about 4 years ago
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What advantages do an integrated defence, development, diplomacy approach bring to Australia?
almost 3 years ago
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We all have a stake in not running down key diplomacy planks in the way Australia interacts with the world.
over 2 years ago
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Bridge institutions like AP4D can use imaginative narratives to help connect the world of research with the world of policy.
over 2 years ago
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A new report suggests ways to ensure Australia gets the most out of its public servants’ statecraft skills.
almost 2 years ago
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Australia can use different elements of statecraft to be an effective partner in supporting a secure and peaceful Timor-Leste.
over 1 year ago
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An increasingly challenging and complex external and security environment demands more purposefully coordinated Australian statecraft.
11 months ago
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The Pacific is where Michael McCormack and shadow DFAT minister Simon Birmingham have made a concerted effort to take a bipartisan approach.
6 months ago
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Economic statecraft is a catch-all of carrots and sticks that Australia uses to achieve its foreign policy aims.
5 months ago
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With Australia already a member of so many Pacific institutions, it can embrace its Pacific identity and central role in Pacific regionalism.
5 months ago