If war breaks out in the Taiwan Strait, who stands with whom? Long debated in policy circles and military simulations, this question is no longer theoretical. With tensions escalating across the Indo-Pacific, the prospect of conflict between the United States and China over Taiwan has become an urgent test for regional alliances. Australia is often […]

The National Museum of the Philippines has received a remarkable donation: 17 ancient earthenware pots, dating back 1,500 to 2,000 years, repatriated from Australia after more than five decades in private care. In a handover ceremony held on May 30 at the Philippine Consulate in Sydney, the collection—believed to have been excavated from sites in […]