This report examines the need for Australian diplomatic and political support, military assistance, humanitarian and medical assistance. The report confirms the reasons for unreservedly seeking to help Ukraine and makes a series of recommendations aimed at refining Australian support in each sphere.

Hosting the United Nations climate summit (COP) is a major opportunity to safeguard Australia's security, while ensuring an economic future as a clean energy powerhouse. This report explains how hosting the event presents the opportunity to showcase Australia's advantages in abundant solar, wind, storage and innovation, to service the big energy needs of nearby countries...

This report argues that the Indian Ocean is poised to become a significant area of cooperation between France and Australia in light of the 2018 French Indo-Pacific strategy to enhance France’s military, economic, diplomatic and political assets in the region.

Acts of economic statecraft – both positive incentives and negative sanctions – are key foreign policy tools. Countries use tools like development assistance, loans, visas, tariffs and investment as policy levers to achieve their aims. This paper sets out future focused actions for Australia in its practice of economic statecraft, including how it can support...

This strategy provides a framework to strengthen and expand Australian broadcasting and media sector engagement across the Indo-Pacific. Activities under the strategy aim to foster a vibrant and independent media sector, present an accurate understanding of modern, multicultural Australia, and support deeper people-to-people engagement.