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Emma Shortis
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Director, International and Security Affairs at @australiainstitute.org.au. All things Australian foreign policy and US history & politics.
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“We can negotiate with the Trump administration.”
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November 4, 2025 at 5:01 AM
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Sign the petition here: nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...
✍️PETITION: Launch a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS
Launch a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS NOW! Australia Institute research shows a majority of Australians support a parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS ✍️ Add your name now >
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October 29, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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Australia now has a real chance to escape this disastrous deal, which has not been properly scrutinised by the Australian Parliament.

Add your name to the petition to urge our Parliament to launch an inquiry into AUKUS:

nb.australiainstitute.org.au/aukus_parlia...
✍️PETITION: Launch a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS
Launch a Parliamentary Inquiry into AUKUS NOW! Australia Institute research shows a majority of Australians support a parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS ✍️ Add your name now >
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October 28, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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One of the most prescribed drugs in Australia - a cholesterol pill - is 125 times more expensive in the US!

For more info ⤵️
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Our PBS is a national treasure, not an international trade barrier
Extraordinary new analysis from The Australia Institute reveals the prices Australians would pay if the US had its way and dismantled our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
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October 23, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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Trump signs agreement with Australia on rare-earth minerals
Reserves of critical minerals are front and center as President Donald Trump holds his first formal meeting with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:15 AM
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On the latest episode of After America, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Judge Navi Pillay joins Dr Shortis to discuss accountability in international law and the prerequisites for genuine peace.

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
australiainstitute.org.au/post/no-peac...
No peace without accountability: Sydney Peace Laureate Navi Pillay
Donald Trump may have declared the war on Gaza over, but a welcome-but-shaky ceasefire and lasting peace are not the same thing.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:18 AM