Common(wealth) Knowledge #49: Practical independence - The ANZUS Pact
top of page
LATEST NEWS
The latest headlines, stories you won't see anywhere else and plenty more - covering Australia and the world

AUKUS isn’t the first security alliance Australia has signed with the United States.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #48: China-Australian relations, 50 years in the making
A Labor leader’s other controversial trip to Beijing.


Common(wealth) Knowledge #47: The Statute of Westminster
The history of how Australia achieved true independence from the U.K.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #41: Calls for an Australian Human Rights Act renewed
What could this act look like?

Common(wealth) Knowledge #35: A public healthcare debate 80 years in the making
Today, Australians take government-subsidised healthcare for granted - but that was not always the case.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #33: Papua New Guinea and Australian federalism
A look at how Papua New Guinea has influenced the development of Australian law.

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict explained
A look at what's currently happening in Azerbaijan and Armenia.


Common(wealth) Knowledge #18: Australia and international law - a nuclear history
Why international law means Australia doesn’t have nukes, but other countries do.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #7: The difficulty of picking a foreign affairs minister
Penny Wong currently serves as Australia's foreign minister.

ANALYSIS: Why Taiwan? Civil War, Cold War and Democracy
All eyes are on China to see how they'll react amid Nancy Pelosi's visit.

Common(wealth) Knowledge #2: Austro-Pacific Relations and the Constitution
The PM this week meet with leaders of other nations at the Pacific Islands Forum.
bottom of page