Young Australians in International Affairs

Annabel Simpson | Indo-Pacific Fellow Image sourced from Roshan Ravi via Pexels World renowned for its cultural diversity, economic prosperity, and safety, it is no surprise that Singapore has become both a financial and tourist hub. But in recent months, Singapore has been in the news for a very different reason. From banning Massive Attack’s display of a Palestinian flag to a ...

Ain Muhaldin Image sourced from Byne Arul via Wikimedia Commons Imagine standing beside a car destroyed by a flood. On a disaster assessment form, it may become one more figure: one damaged vehicle, one material loss. But for the person standing beside it, the loss may mean much more. What if that car was how they travelled to work? What if it was essential to running a small bu...

Nikko Riazi | Australian Foreign Policy Fellow Image sourced from Venti Views via Unsplash In 2017, the Solomon Islands selected a supplier that Canberra judged to pose a security risk to lay its first undersea cable into Sydney. The following year, the Australian government stepped in to fund the replacement itself. The replacement, the Coral Sea Cable System, became the templa...

Abby Deng | Europe and Eurasia Fellow Image sourced from Fabian Jones via Unsplash The European Union (EU) has long been a global climate leader. The flagship European Green Deal—a comprehensive plan transforming various policy sectors with the overarching goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050—was launched by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in 2019. Tou...

David Zhang | Climate & Environment Fellow Image sourced from David Syphers via Unsplash Australia is a country that cannot fly less. Cities are thousands of kilometres apart, and every overseas trip crosses an ocean. Sydney to Melbourne runs more than 50 flights a day each way. Flying is not a discretionary emission like in Europe, where rail competes on time and cost. And ...