China appears increasingly confident in aligning itself politically against the West. But there are ways for Australia and Europe to even the balance.

Australia’s foreign policy has consistently identified Timor-Leste as a country of the most immediate importance to Australia. As one of Australia’s closest neighbours, this paper argues that Timor-Leste needs to be front and centre in Australia’s strategic outlook, foreign policy and personal connections.

This report provides the first public empirical review of the Chinese Communist Party’s clandestine online networks on social media platforms. The authors outline a number of key policy recommendations for governments and social-media platforms.

The Australian government and European Union are looking to improve the complementarity and coordination of their infrastructure financing efforts, especially in the strategically important Indo-Pacific region. This paper makes several suggestions for how this group of like-minded partners can lift their infrastructure financing contribution.

In this policy paper, the authors discuss their experience of their scholarships and studies in Australia, how holding an Australian scholarship has shaped their opinion of Australia, and what they plan to go on and do after their studies.