While Southeast Asia has been a foreign policy priority for Australia since the 1940s, Australia still has ample room to grow its engagement with the region.

This article argues that the proposed withdrawal of Micronesian States from the Pacific Islands Forum has been delayed until June 2022 to allow consensus to be reached on the Secretary General position.

This BBC article reports that the inventors of new lie-detection technology claim that it makes it almost impossible to conceal a lie.

This article argues that the United States will be opening an embassy in the Solomon Islands for an ‘on the ground ‘presence to counter Chinese influence

A new computer file format that helps process DNA samples 30 times faster than existing systems has been developed by the University of NSW (UNSW) and the Garvan Institute of Medical Research in Sydney.

North Korea has test-launched a ballistic missile capable of reaching Guam ending North Korea's self-imposed prohibition on testing nuclear weapons and long-range missiles--tensions between North Korea and the U.S. and South Korea continue to grow.

Australian business preferences for university graduates for high-level tech jobs misjudges the relevance of computer degrees and contributes to the current skills shortage in tech jobs.

Increasing missile precision and technology is unlikely to ever completely remove human error.

This article from the Conversation expresses the view that because of Covid, airfares will rise—probably by a lot.

Taking the concept of remote working one step further are digital nomads, where people can work from anywhere in the world or even travelling, if they have sufficient internet connection.