Australia

Eating and Drinking Your Way Through Autumn in Perth

As the cool winds of autumn start to sweep across the rugged, rural landscape of Western Australia, the sunny state brims with exquisite seasonal offerings.Zip lining through the obstacle course at Yanchep National Park is a great way to experience and appreciate the unique beauty of Western Australia’s forests. Sunrise drapes itself over Perth’s skyline, drawing its bright crimson curtains over the Western Australian capital.

29 April 2019
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5D/4N Itinerary for Perth – Get the Best Bang for Your Buck

G’day!Australia, also known as the Land Down Under, is so massive that a flight from one end to another can take over five hours! Amid the massive scale, the country is blessed with jaw-dropping nature and wildlife anywhere you go – kangaroos skipping at car parks, dolphins swimming near jetties and the occasional giant spiders in your room.Wild dolphins are virtually everywhere in Perth.

4 April 2019
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Indonesia and Australia sign trade deal

Indonesia and Australia on Monday signed a long-awaited trade deal after months of diplomatic tension over Canberra's contentious plan to move its embassy to Jerusalem.Indonesian trade minister Enggartiasto Lukita and his Australian counterpart Simon Birmingham wrapped up the multi-billion-dollar agreement in Jakarta, some nine years after negotiations first started.The pact will include improved access for Australian cattle and sheep farmers to Indonesia's 260 million people, while

6 March 2019
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Is The Quad Still Relevant?

Southeast Asia has been a significant venue for strategic competition between the United States (US) and China for a long time.Given US President Donald Trump’s recent trend of policies towards the region, the US has seemed to adopt a more hands-off approach to the region.

5 December 2018
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Why the US needs Australia in Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia has been a significant venue for strategic competition between the United States (US) and China for a long time. The great power tussle between the two is best conceptualised in the dual hierarchy model posited by Princeton University Professor of International Affairs, Gilford John Ikenberry.

19 April 2018
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Will Indonesia renegotiate its maritime borders with Australia?

Australia’s recent maritime border treaty with Timor-Leste could open a new can of worms for Australia as Indonesia may use Timor-Leste’s recent victory at The Hague to renegotiate Indonesian-Australian maritime boundaries. Last month saw Timor-Leste and Australia finally reaching an agreement over the maritime border between the two nations following a 15-year dispute.

7 April 2018
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Vietnam and Australia deepen cooperation on security and trade

Vietnam and Australia’s strategic partnership marks a new chapter in their 45-year relationship and could help bolster each country’s stand on the South China Sea dispute. The strategic partnership deal was signed during Vietnamese prime minister, Nguyen Xuan Phuc’s visit to Australia ahead of the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit on 15 March.

28 March 2018
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Behind Australia’s invitation to join ASEAN

Indonesian President, Joko Widodo’s – also known as Jokowi – suggestion that it would be a “good idea” for Australia to join the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was certainly cause for some baffled reactions which soon sparked a flurry of speculations. Coming just before the ASEAN-Australia special summit, one cannot be faulted for being sceptical of his endorsement.

19 March 2018
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Deeper ASEAN-Australia ties needed to navigate turbulent global landscape

Relations between ASEAN and Australia are longstanding, yet substantive action to enforce mutual commitments may have been lacking till now. As the first of its kind, the ASEAN-Australia Special Summit is expected to do much to foster deeper trade relations between ASEAN and Australia, as well as advance joint counter-terrorism efforts within the region.

16 March 2018
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Timor Leste and Australia sign historic maritime border treaty

Timor-Leste and Australia have finally reached an agreement over the maritime border between the two countries. The two countries signed a historic treaty on a permanent border in the Timor Sea at the UN headquarters on Wednesday. The agreement comes after a 15-year dispute between Timor-Leste and Australia.

7 March 2018
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Strengthening Australian-ASEAN ties

Next month, Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will be welcoming the 10 leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Sydney for a special summit. The summit will focus mainly on business and security ties including the South China Sea dispute and the on-going Rohingya crisis. This summit will be the first of its kind to be hosted by Australia.

28 February 2018
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