To counter the economic effects of COVID-19, the Reserve Bank of Australia adopted quantitative easing measures, but if this fails to control inflation, it may have implications for future Defence budgets.

With a declining population due to ageing and a low birth rate, Japan needs to embrace technology to remain competitive socially, economically and strategically.

The considerable increase in people working from home (WFH) has led to an increase in zoom meetings—but how can you make a zoom meeting more effective and interesting.

The Apple AirTag allows the tracking of goods and personal items, but like most technology, there are benefits and costs.

Rolls-Royce states that its new engine will revolutionise the passenger and cargo air transportation industry.

In a much more uncertain world, meetings such as AUKMIN are helping to maintain important democratic alliances.

Satellite imagery is continuing to disclose information about the secret development of Chinese military aircraft.

Loss of the Tongan fibre-optic undersea cable (which provides phone and internet services) demonstrates the vulnerability of communications to natural hazards not just in Tonga but in any remote Pacific Island country.

Most people enjoy making close relationships at work, but COVID-19 has changed the work environment, which has made it harder to maintain those relationships.

Germany is showing a renewed interest in the Indo-Pacific, enhancing cooperation with Australia and like-minded countries and implementing a values-based foreign policy.