{"id":3887,"date":"2017-12-08T14:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-12-08T04:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?p=3887"},"modified":"2018-03-26T09:17:45","modified_gmt":"2018-03-25T23:17:45","slug":"how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/","title":{"rendered":"How deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship?"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the flurry of commentary about Australia\u2019s latest Foreign Policy White Paper there has been some talk on the apparent bipartisan support that the document has garnered. As there should be. In liberal democracies like Australia domestic political agreement on matters of foreign policy can provide a reassuring indicator of long term policy coherence and success.<\/p>\n

Opening her piece<\/a> in The Australian<\/em> on the White Paper, Penny Wong, Australia\u2019s Shadow Foreign Minister, stated that her party would not repeat the treatment that the Abbott Government meted out to the 2012 Australia in the Asian Century<\/em> White Paper. That might have been cause for some relief in Canberra\u2019s strategic circles. However, it is important to take note of Wong\u2019s concluding sentence: \u2018\u2026Labor will take up those parts of the white paper that take our national policy forward and incorporate them into Labor\u2019s foreign policy thinking.\u2019<\/p>\n

Taking a closer look, one can observe the cracks emerging in the foreign policy perceptions and priorities of the two major Australian political parties, which might mean that the policy vision outlined by the current document could be significantly altered if a new government is elected in 2019.<\/p>\n

Australia\u2019s two leading parties differ in their perception and approach towards China; this difference has become clearer in recent months and leads to competing foreign policy visions with significant implications for Australia and the region. While the Government has been increasingly critical<\/a> of China\u2019s aggressive behaviour in the region and is seeking to build stronger relations with ASEAN on the one hand and with India, Japan and the US on the other, Labor continues to believe that China holds the key to a prosperous and secure Australia\u2019s future. \u2018Labor doesn\u2019t share the same fear about the rise of China, we welcome the rise of China\u2026\u2019 Shadow Prime Minister Bill Shorten remarked<\/a> while responding to the White Paper release. The Labor Party\u2019s \u2018open-eyed\u2019 approach<\/a> to China\u2019s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), outlined in the AsiaFuture policy vision announced<\/a> by Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen in September 2017, contrasts tellingly to the cautious approach of the Liberals, who highlight<\/a> the need for maintaining \u2018robust social and environmental safeguards\u2019 and avoiding \u2018unsustainable debt burdens\u2019 on regional economies in the context of the BRI.<\/p>\n

The most significant change that would come about if Labor secures a victory in 2019 would be in the way that Australia defines its region: the ALP doesn\u2019t necessarily share the Liberal party\u2019s enthusiasm on the Indo-Pacific. \u00a0As Wong remarked<\/a> in a speech in October 2017, \u2018If we want to get it right with Asia, we need to get it right with China.\u2019<\/p>\n

A nuanced reading of the AsiaFuture policy reveals a Sino-centric worldview where Australia would place a premium on its relationship with China, which is starkly different to this government\u2019s backing of an open and prosperous Indo-Pacific underwritten by a US-led rules-based order. Seemingly, the Labor party does not believe that there is a discrepancy between being a close US ally and having strong relations with China as it maintains that China has vested interests in preserving the stability in the region, congruent to Australia\u2019s core interests. On the other hand, the LNP government, while recognising the importance of China to Australia\u2019s economic prosperity, tends to take a more cautious approach and places emphasis on the need for Australia to ensure China\u2019s peaceful rise.<\/p>\n

Divergences on how Australia perceives and deals with China affect the overall tenor of its foreign policy outlook. For example, a Labor government might be averse to continuing Australia\u2019s participation in the quadrilateral security dialogue with Japan, India and the US, as indicated by its refusal to endorse<\/a> the latest quad meeting held in Manila in November 2017. As Greg Sheridan suggests<\/a>, this has the potential to damage Australia\u2019s relations with India, which would put breaks on the momentum this relationship has gained in recent years. A repeat of the 2007 withdrawal from the quad could seriously damage Australia\u2019s credibility, already on thin grounds in India\u2019s eyes. Moreover, Australia under a Labor government would arguably be more tempered in its reactions to developments around China\u2019s forays into the South China Sea. This could lead to a potential dilemma if Trump is ousted and replaced by a more conventional US administration in 2020; in other words, if the US comes back to the region and expects robust support in containing China in the South China Sea.<\/p>\n

Admittedly, the next federal election is still a long way off and much could change between now and then. However, recent trends portend a potential divergence and even dilemma in the way that Australian political parties approach the nuances of foreign policy. Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship may not run as deep as we think.<\/p>\n

AUTHOR<\/div>\n
Aakriti Bhutoria<\/strong> is a Research Assistant at the Griffith Asia Institute and the Book Review Editor of the Australian Journal of International Affairs.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the flurry of commentary about Australia\u2019s latest Foreign Policy White Paper there has been some talk on the apparent bipartisan support that the document has garnered. As there should be. In liberal democracies like Australia domestic political agreement on matters of foreign policy can provide a reassuring indicator of long term policy coherence and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":3890,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[233,245],"tags":[716,651,650,531,636,455,652],"class_list":["post-3887","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-feature-series","category-china-and-north-east-asia","tag-aakriti-bachhawat","tag-belt-and-road","tag-bipartisan-relationship","tag-foreign-policy","tag-foreign-policy-white-paper","tag-minister-for-foreign-affairs","tag-the-hon-penny-wong"],"acf":[],"modified_by":"Jill Moriarty","yoast_head":"\nHow deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship? | Griffith Asia Insights<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In the flurry of commentary about Australia\u2019s latest Foreign Policy White Paper there has been some talk on the apparent bipartisan support that the\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship? | Griffith Asia Insights\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"In the flurry of commentary about Australia\u2019s latest Foreign Policy White Paper there has been some talk on the apparent bipartisan support that the\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Griffith Asia Insights\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/griffithasiainstitute\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-12-08T04:00:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2018-03-25T23:17:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg?fit=900%2C510&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"510\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jill Moriarty\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@GAIGriffith\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@GAIGriffith\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jill Moriarty\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jill Moriarty\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/82294f30aa8432b420ff192a85ca5394\"},\"headline\":\"How deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship?\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-08T04:00:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-25T23:17:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":833,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Aakriti Bachhawat\",\"Belt and Road\",\"Bipartisan relationship\",\"Foreign policy\",\"Foreign policy white paper\",\"Minister for Foreign Affairs\",\"The Hon Penny Wong\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Feature series\",\"Region | China and Northeast Asia\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/\",\"name\":\"How deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship? | Griffith Asia Insights\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-12-08T04:00:22+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2018-03-25T23:17:45+00:00\",\"description\":\"In the flurry of commentary about Australia\u2019s latest Foreign Policy White Paper there has been some talk on the apparent bipartisan support that the\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2017\\\/12\\\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg\",\"width\":900,\"height\":510,\"caption\":\"Bipartisan\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/\",\"name\":\"Griffith Asia Insights\",\"description\":\"Asia Insights is published by the Griffith Asia Institute. It offers latest commentary on Asia-Pacific affairs and aims to inform and foster academic scholarship, public awareness and considered and responsive policy making.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Griffith Asia Institute\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/blogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/GU_Griffith-Asia-Institute_rgb_red_horizontal.png?fit=2930%2C308&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/blogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/2\\\/2023\\\/10\\\/GU_Griffith-Asia-Institute_rgb_red_horizontal.png?fit=2930%2C308&ssl=1\",\"width\":2930,\"height\":308,\"caption\":\"Griffith Asia Institute\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/griffithasiainstitute\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/GAIGriffith\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/82294f30aa8432b420ff192a85ca5394\",\"name\":\"Jill Moriarty\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3e0bae768d28081ec2b419f093919cd4ca77b5d862d4446eceb1a131b0627d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3e0bae768d28081ec2b419f093919cd4ca77b5d862d4446eceb1a131b0627d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/3e0bae768d28081ec2b419f093919cd4ca77b5d862d4446eceb1a131b0627d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Jill Moriarty\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\\\/asiainsights\\\/author\\\/s2126353\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship? | Griffith Asia Insights","description":"In the flurry of commentary about Australia\u2019s latest Foreign Policy White Paper there has been some talk on the apparent bipartisan support that the","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship? | Griffith Asia Insights","og_description":"In the flurry of commentary about Australia\u2019s latest Foreign Policy White Paper there has been some talk on the apparent bipartisan support that the","og_url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/","og_site_name":"Griffith Asia Insights","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/griffithasiainstitute\/","article_published_time":"2017-12-08T04:00:22+00:00","article_modified_time":"2018-03-25T23:17:45+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":510,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg?fit=900%2C510&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jill Moriarty","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@GAIGriffith","twitter_site":"@GAIGriffith","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jill Moriarty","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/"},"author":{"name":"Jill Moriarty","@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/#\/schema\/person\/82294f30aa8432b420ff192a85ca5394"},"headline":"How deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship?","datePublished":"2017-12-08T04:00:22+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-25T23:17:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/"},"wordCount":833,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg","keywords":["Aakriti Bachhawat","Belt and Road","Bipartisan relationship","Foreign policy","Foreign policy white paper","Minister for Foreign Affairs","The Hon Penny Wong"],"articleSection":["Feature series","Region | China and Northeast Asia"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/","url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/","name":"How deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship? | Griffith Asia Insights","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg","datePublished":"2017-12-08T04:00:22+00:00","dateModified":"2018-03-25T23:17:45+00:00","description":"In the flurry of commentary about Australia\u2019s latest Foreign Policy White Paper there has been some talk on the apparent bipartisan support that the","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg","width":900,"height":510,"caption":"Bipartisan"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/how-deep-is-australias-foreign-policy-bipartisanship\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How deep is Australia\u2019s foreign policy bipartisanship?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/#website","url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/","name":"Griffith Asia Insights","description":"Asia Insights is published by the Griffith Asia Institute. It offers latest commentary on Asia-Pacific affairs and aims to inform and foster academic scholarship, public awareness and considered and responsive policy making.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/#organization","name":"Griffith Asia Institute","url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/GU_Griffith-Asia-Institute_rgb_red_horizontal.png?fit=2930%2C308&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/GU_Griffith-Asia-Institute_rgb_red_horizontal.png?fit=2930%2C308&ssl=1","width":2930,"height":308,"caption":"Griffith Asia Institute"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/griffithasiainstitute\/","https:\/\/x.com\/GAIGriffith"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/#\/schema\/person\/82294f30aa8432b420ff192a85ca5394","name":"Jill Moriarty","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3e0bae768d28081ec2b419f093919cd4ca77b5d862d4446eceb1a131b0627d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3e0bae768d28081ec2b419f093919cd4ca77b5d862d4446eceb1a131b0627d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3e0bae768d28081ec2b419f093919cd4ca77b5d862d4446eceb1a131b0627d40?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Jill Moriarty"},"url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/author\/s2126353\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5292,"url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/australia-should-brace-for-a-volatile-year-in-foreign-policy-in-2019\/","url_meta":{"origin":3887,"position":0},"title":"Australia should brace for a volatile year in foreign policy in 2019","author":"Griffith Asia Institute","date":"4 January 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"SUSAN HARRIS RIMMER | By the end of 2019 we should be able to assess how Australia is travelling with the grand plan laid out in the\u00a02017 Foreign Policy White Paper. In this, an election year, I examine the status of our most important international relationships. My verdict: decidedly shaky.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Feature series"","block_context":{"text":"Feature series","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/category\/publication\/feature-series\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/foreign-policy-volatility-900x500.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/foreign-policy-volatility-900x500.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/foreign-policy-volatility-900x500.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/01\/foreign-policy-volatility-900x500.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5352,"url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/regional-wrap-21\/","url_meta":{"origin":3887,"position":1},"title":"Regional wrap","author":"Jill Moriarty","date":"14 February 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The last fortnight was an especially busy one for the Indo-Pacific region\u2019s policymakers. The US withdrawal from the Intermediate Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia delivered a big blow to international non-nuclear proliferation efforts. President Donald Trump accuses Russia of violating the terms of the agreement which has been an\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Feature series"","block_context":{"text":"Feature series","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/category\/publication\/feature-series\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Griffith Asia Institute - Regional Wrap 54","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/REGIONAL-WRAP-900.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/REGIONAL-WRAP-900.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/REGIONAL-WRAP-900.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2018\/02\/REGIONAL-WRAP-900.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10055,"url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/policy-brief-an-agenda-for-australia-rok-climate-cooperation-with-southeast-asia\/","url_meta":{"origin":3887,"position":2},"title":"Policy Brief | An agenda for Australia-Republic of Korea climate cooperation with Southeast Asia","author":"Griffith Asia Institute","date":"17 October 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"ALICE NASON\u00a0 |\u00a0 Griffith Asia Institute Policy Brief | 30-MINUTE READ Executive summary Download PDF The intensification of climate change will have dramatic and destructive effects on Southeast Asia. For Australia, whose resilience and prosperity are intrinsically tied to those of its neighbours, preventing or minimising the impact of climate\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Green transition and development"","block_context":{"text":"Green transition and development","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/category\/green-transition-and-development\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Griffith Asia Institute Policy Brief cover - South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol poses for a photo with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as they meet on the sidelines of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization summit in Madrid, 28 June 2022..","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/australia-rok-policy-brief-blog-banner.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/australia-rok-policy-brief-blog-banner.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/australia-rok-policy-brief-blog-banner.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/10\/australia-rok-policy-brief-blog-banner.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10376,"url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/perspectivesasia-australias-pivot-to-india\/","url_meta":{"origin":3887,"position":3},"title":"Perspectives:Asia | Australia\u2019s pivot to India","author":"Griffith Asia Institute","date":"9 November 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"PERSPECTIVES:ASIA\u00a0|\u00a0ANDREW CHARLTON \u00a0| https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=wyZ57trQKAc India is on the rise to become the next global superpower, with a population expected to be larger than the United States and China combined by 2050. For Australia, India has emerged as a new partner offering hope for a more secure and balanced region. The\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Event - Perspectives:Asia"","block_context":{"text":"Event - Perspectives:Asia","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/category\/events\/perspectives-asia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"(L-R) Simon Elliot, Deputy Director, Collection and Exhibitions at QAGOMA, Dr Andrew Charlton, Member of Parliament for Parramatta and Professor Christoph Nedopil Wang, Director, Griffith Asia Institute, Griffith University. (Image: Chlo\u00eb Callistemon)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Perspectives-banner-9-11-23.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Perspectives-banner-9-11-23.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Perspectives-banner-9-11-23.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/12\/Perspectives-banner-9-11-23.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":9979,"url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/why-did-papua-new-guinea-move-its-embassy-in-israel-to-jerusalem-from-economics-to-faith\/","url_meta":{"origin":3887,"position":4},"title":"Why did Papua New Guinea move its embassy in Israel to Jerusalem\u2014from economics to faith","author":"Griffith Asia Institute","date":"18 September 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"SEAN JACOBS\u00a0 |\u00a0 Papua New Guinea (PNG) has \u201caroused the ire\u201d\u2014in the words of its Opposition Leader\u2014of both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority by opening its Israeli Embassy in Jerusalem earlier this month. PNG\u2019s move has been labelled a \u201creprehensible decision,\u201d according to a Hamas spokesperson, while other Palestinian sources\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Pillar 3: Geopolitics and diplomacy"","block_context":{"text":"Pillar 3: Geopolitics and diplomacy","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/category\/publication\/feature-series\/pacific-outlook-feature-series\/geopolitics-diplomacy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"PNG Prime Minister James Marape (left) greets Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem. (Image: Israeli Prime Minister FB)","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/PNG-Israel.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/PNG-Israel.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/PNG-Israel.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/09\/PNG-Israel.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10959,"url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/department-of-foreign-affairs-and-trade-development-finance-review-implications-for-the-pacific\/","url_meta":{"origin":3887,"position":5},"title":"Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade Development Finance Review: Implications for the Pacific","author":"Griffith Asia Institute","date":"24 April 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"SAKIUSA NABOU |\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Download Development Finance Review PDF The Australian Government is committed to deepening its engagement with the Indo-Pacific. A peaceful, stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific is in Australia\u2019s long-term interest, but poverty, vulnerability to natural disasters and inequality threaten stability. With this in mind, the Government recently commissioned DFAT\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Commentary"","block_context":{"text":"Commentary","link":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/category\/publication\/commentary\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Pacific depends on remittances, through labour mobility programs.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/7-DFAT-development-finance-review.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/7-DFAT-development-finance-review.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/7-DFAT-development-finance-review.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/04\/7-DFAT-development-finance-review.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"featured_image_thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/12\/bipartisan-900x500.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3887","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/42"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3887"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3887\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3887"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3887"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/testblogs.griffith.edu.au\/asiainsights\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3887"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}