Tag: United States Studies Centre

Australia should shape the shifting global energy order

Posted on   |  by Robert Monterosso
The Strait of Hormuz closure, clean energy transition, and power-hungry AI boom have collided to make energy security the top priority globally. Simultaneously, great power competition between the United...

Trump’s IRA retreat an ‘opportunity’ for Australia

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
A President Trump order halting funding from America’s $557 billion climate and industry program will be limited to climate change mitigation and electric vehicles programs, the Whitehouse clarified overnight,...

Solar panel subsidies only part of the resilience puzzle

Posted on   |  by Georgia Edmonstone
The first part of the Australian government’s Future Made in Australia legislation passed through the Senate last month, setting up a national interest framework. But the legislation divided Parliament....

Australia must find its place in the global AI economy

Posted on   |  by Helen Zhang
The global AI race is fully taking shape. Billions have been invested by leading frontier AI developers like OpenAI in the United States and Huawei in China. Beyond Washington...

Unlocking AUKUS Pillar II will need more than BAU

Posted on   |  by Dr Miah Hammond-Errey and Tom Barrett
Technology advancement is critical, but it is not the only essential ingredient for the success of AUKUS Pillar II. Without progress on two unheralded ‘functional’ areas – information sharing...

Call to pump private capital into Defence tech system

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Governments must be more strategic with the $27 billion on offer to defence businesses in Australia, including opening up its new industry accelerator, according to a new report that...