Asia-Pacific
The Donald is wrong -- talking is the only way to deal with North Korea
Professor Damien KingsburySep 1, 20179 Comments
Wars are always ended by some form of negotiated settlement. That means that, at some point, talking must be the answer.
Would Australia be forced to defend Japan from North Korea?
Charlie LewisAug 31, 20173 Comments
As the debate over rages Australia's involvement military action in the Korean Peninsula, Crikey looks at the Korean War remnant that means we're already there.
Ethnic tensions seethe in Myanmar as persecuted Rohingya radicalise
Professor Damien KingsburyAug 30, 201711 Comments
Myanmar's Rohingya people have long been considered the most persecuted in the world and despite hopes for change with new political leadership it seems the same cruel story is set to play out yet again.
Are we the bad guys? Australia's ruthless past with East Timor
Aug 30, 20172 Comments
In her new book Crossing the Line Kim McGrath exposes Australia's brutal opportunism towards East Timor, and the atrocities we were willing to condone to serve our national interest.
Rundle: the ABC should dump political editor Chris Uhlmann
Guy RundleAug 25, 201789 Comments
Chris Uhlmann embodies a power-hungry, truth-averse approach to politics that makes him wholly unsuitable for his current job.
ASIS chief raises fist -- and hackles -- with Duterte
Bernard KeaneAug 23, 20176 Comments
The head of Australia's foreign intelligence service has alarmed intelligence circles with an error of judgment in his meeting with strongman Rodrigo Duterte.
Who said it, Donald Trump or Kim Jong-un?
Charlie LewisAug 16, 20172 Comments
Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un have been playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship. Can you identify which grandiose, terrifying statement comes from which egomaniac?
Who said it, Donald Trump or North Korea?
Charlie LewisAug 16, 20171 Comment
Malcolm Turnbull has made a point of agreeing with Donald Trump on the subject of North Korea. But with the despotic regime matching Trump's rhetoric for reckless bombast, can you tell which is which?
LEAKED: secret emails reveal Bill Shorten's NZ conspiracy goes all the way to the top
CrikeyAug 16, 20176 Comments
Is the Australian Labor Party colluding with a foreign power to bring down the Turnbull government? Patriots, it's worse than we feared.
Hysterical government lashes out at Shorten, New Zealand, reality
Bernard KeaneAug 15, 201749 Comments
The government has gone over the top in attacking Bill Shorten and New Zealand Labour for the Barnaby Joyce fiasco.