After shutting in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tasmanian border fully reopened to the mainland on 15 December 2021. Previous reports of The Tasmania Project revealed a mix of apprehension and excitement among survey respondents prior to the border reopening. This report explores how people are feeling now and how they have...

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the management of human biosecurity for international air travellers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the Australian government's management of international travel restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This investigation focused on the Victorian Department of Health’s decision-making processes and use of discretion under the Victorian Border Crossing Permit Directions. It was relevant to consider the timeline leading to the designation of NSW and the ACT as an ‘extreme risk zone’ and more broadly, the authority to close Victoria’s border.

The ANZUS Treaty was signed on 1 September 1951 in San Francisco. It was the product of energetic Australian lobbying to secure a formal United States commitment to Australian and New Zealand security. This publication aims to show the range of those ties, to understand the many and varied challenges Australia faces today, and to...