Commentary

Griffith researchers weigh in on gender equality as a security imperative for Australia

HELEN BERENTS, OUTI DONOVAN, QUEENIE PEARL TOMARO,ANGGIA VALERISHA, MARIEL DOMINIQUE VERROYA AND ERIKA ISABEL BULAN YAGUE |  Gender equality is often framed… Read More

When peace meets politics: Why Yunus backed Machado

IYANATUL ISLAM  |  Why did Yunus, a global icon from Bangladesh, embrace the controversial Machado, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for 2025?… Read More

AI “processed in Australia”: A vision for Australia’s leadership in trusted data exports

JEAN DONG AND CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  | Positioning Australia as a global hub for secure, trusted, low-emissions artificial intelligence data At a recent business… Read More

Soft balancing China: India’s evolving strategy

IAN HALL |  In June 2020, high in the Himalayas at Galwan in Ladakh, twenty Indian soldiers and an unknown number of Chinese troops were… Read More

Analysis – China’s newly announced steel industry work plan 2025-26

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL  | In late August 2025, five leading Chinese ministries issued the new Work Plan for Stabilizing Growth in the Steel… Read More

Vietnam’s health sector innovates to tackle climate change: The E-Dengue project

CORDIA CHU AND TUAN PHAM  |  As the impacts of climate change intensify across Southeast Asia, the health consequences are becoming increasingly urgent and complex. Read More

Borrowing in the shadows: Unpacking Singapore’s illegal loan market

KEVIN LANG, KAIWEN LEONG, HUAILU LI AND HAIBO XU  |  Despite the scale and impact of illegal moneylending in middle- and high-income economies,… Read More

Moving to remain in place: Micro-mobilities and circular migration as adaptive strategies to gendered climate risks in Fiji and Samoa

ANDREAS NEEF   |  Climate change presents unique and pressing challenges for communities in Fiji and Samoa, where severe climatic risks threaten livelihoods, homes, and… Read More

China’s stock markets under the lens: Transparency, regulation, and synchronicity

SHIJUN GUO AND FANG HU  |  Transparency in financial markets is a cornerstone of investor confidence and market efficiency. The assumption that investors… Read More

Prioritising disaster-resilient communications in the Pacific

JACK WHELAN | News of the devastating 7.3 magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu reached our screens within hours on 17 December 2024. Early reports,… Read More