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Joanne Wallis
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Professor of International Security at the University of Adelaide and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Brookings Institution interested in security and Australia's strategy in the Pacific Islands. Editor of @austjia.bsky.social. Opinions are my own .. more

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Nick Feik @nickfeik.bsky.social · Apr 2
The under-funding of state schools has reached an absurd stage at one inner-city Melbourne high school cum office space

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A sad joke
The conditions at one inner-city Melbourne high school highlight the absurd level of under-resourcing of state schools around the nation
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Matt Bishop @matthewlbishop.bsky.social · Mar 27
New "Small Islands Big Picture" podcast out now!

Myself and @emilycwilkinson.bsky.social talk to William Waqavakatoga, Jack Corbett, @joannewallis.bsky.social @knight54.bsky.social, Xiaotong Zhang and HE Ali Naseer Mohamed about #Trump 2.0 and #geopolitical upheaval

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Navigating geopolitical upheaval: what does Trumpism 2.0 mean for SIDS?
President Trump’s return to the White House in 2025 signals an upheaval in global politics and erosion of the post-1945 world order. ODI hosts, Emily and Matt, ask what this means for small island dev...
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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Mar 23
Well said

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Mar 18
by 1975...
Paragraph 278 of Australia's 1975 Strategic Basis Paper which includes the words "Were circumstances to indicate a developing military threat to Australia, defence policy would be actively seeking to develop military capabilities in a manner calculated to avert or deter it, irrespective of the support that might be expected from the United States and other powers..."

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Mar 18
Just dusting off Australia's 1968 Strategic Basis Paper...
Paragraph 6 of the 1968 Australian Strategic Basis paper which stated that Australia must be prepared to deal with situations ‘which directly threaten our territorial interests and which we could not reasonably rely on receiving help from our allies

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Feb 28
There was a Minerva topic on the Pacific in the last round that my uni was encouraging me to apply for - luckily the election happened before the closing date, so I knew not to bother

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Feb 23
Good point - this explains stuff that happens in the Pacific tol

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Feb 23
Agreed. A lot of Chinese foreign policy is curiously counterproductive and incompetent. Their diplomats must have a very poor feel for domestic politics in the countries they are posted to

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Feb 5
Really interesting given the constitutional arrangements - I wonder what the NZ government will actually do if this is a security agreement

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Jan 13
I'm on my second pot!

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Srinjoy Bose @srinjoybose.bsky.social · Jan 9
🚨 Last chance to submit your abstracts for #OCIS2025🚨

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 19
I'm whelmed

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 16
Thankfully it keeps going - if I'm ever feeling down, our kids always give me a lift with their ability to get excited about even the smallest and most mundane things

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 16
Wow! Chuffed to hear this. Thank you @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social! It was a great publishing experience with fantastically constructive reviewers and helpful editorial advice
geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social Geopolitics Journal @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social · Dec 16
To wrap up 2024, we'll share the ten most read articles in Geopolitics this year. In 4th is The United States as a ‘Pacific Nation’: Imaginary, Performance, and Spatialisation by Joanne Wallis, Emily Conroy & Cayleigh Stock @joannewallis.bsky.social

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Geopolitics Journal @geopoliticsjournal.bsky.social · Dec 16
To wrap up 2024, we'll share the ten most read articles in Geopolitics this year. In 4th is The United States as a ‘Pacific Nation’: Imaginary, Performance, and Spatialisation by Joanne Wallis, Emily Conroy & Cayleigh Stock @joannewallis.bsky.social

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 12
If it was just understood, then the security deal would be redundant

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 12
We could have just not attached the security requirement

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Srinjoy Bose @srinjoybose.bsky.social · Nov 14
🚨 #OCIS2025 abstracts due in 4 weeks time 🚨

Still plenty of time left to submit your Panel, Paper, and Roundtable abstracts. For the full list of conference themes, please visit the CfP: ocis.org.au/call-for-pap...

If you have workshop ideas, please email the conference Co-Chairs.

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 10
👀 Given the conflicting scuttlebutt I've heard, I'm keen to see this one!

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New Zealand Institute of International Affairs (NZIIA) @nziia.bsky.social · Dec 9
Are Australia and New Zealand 'natural allies'? Watch the recent expert panel discussion co-hosted with AIIA, featuring much needed analysis of the Trans-Tasman relationship. @davidcapie.bsky.social @joannewallis.bsky.social, @limdarrenj.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=M40q...
Australia and New Zealand: Natural Allies?
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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 9
In this piece for @aunz.theconversation.com Jack Corbett and I give our initial thoughts on the Nauru-Australia Treaty theconversation.com/at-first-gla...
At first glance, Australia’s new treaty with Nauru seems to be a win-win. But questions remain
The new deal between the countries seems to offer Nauru an economic lifeline while giving Australia security in the region. But the details reveal issues still to be resolved.
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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 5
Um, never heard of them.. But I am old

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 5
I never get tired of Glass's violin concerto no. 1

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 5
My kids are unfortunately just aging out of this Wiggles Christmas banger
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Go Santa Go! 🎅 Kids Christmas Songs and Carols 🎄 The Wiggles
YouTube video by The Wiggles - Kids Songs and Nursery Rhymes
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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 4
Apologies - they may be, I just know that I put the same project in for a Marsden and an ARC DP (got the DP, wasn't within a cooee of the Marsden)

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 4
Yes, they are equivalent to our ARC DPs, so this is huge

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Dec 4
In this piece Anna Powles and I ask: has the Australia-New Zealand alliance become irrelevant? [of course it hasn't, but we also don't want to take it for granted]
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Has the Australia-New Zealand Alliance Become Irrelevant? - Australian Institute of International Affairs
Australia and New Zealand engage in wide-ranging daily cooperation, but seldom refer to the alliance between them. Has the alliance become irrelevant? Or is it so taken-for-granted, and the habits of ...
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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Nov 29
At a quick glance I could see Andrew Rosser (IR/IPE) and Darren Halpin (Political Science), but as an IR person I might have missed Political Science & Policy people. I'm sure both try their best, but they're pretty out-numbered

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Joanne Wallis @joannewallis.bsky.social · Nov 29
It's interesting that their project, and Lisa Hill's, both went up under Philosophy, even though they could equally be classified as political theory. Maybe the answer is just abandoning 4408 entirely!