Until next time.

Canadians scoring points for showing up in SCS again - with an OPV this time. It all counts.

Glad to repatriate this bark painting of a kangaroo back to Australian soil today, 46 years after I took it to England as a souvenir for my parents. Growing up, it was always a reminder to me to come back.

Ah yes, the champion of the Global South, threatening Paraguay.

Are they flying over a pile of fish?

That’s not a hosepipe.

A soft power master at work.

ASEAN’s centrality will not hold | Justin Bassi and Euan Graham | bit.ly/42XBp5p

Spare a thought for the flying circus.

Some thoughts for Mike Yeo 杨启铭 with Collin Koh 🇸🇬🇺🇦

🇨🇳 is a “bulwark” of the multilateral system. Righteo.

My attempt to make sense of AUKUS ‘ambiguities’ that may be flagged in the ongoing US review: aspistrategist.org.au/aukus-ambiguit…

Try saying ‘Manchester United centrality” and see how far it travels outside of Old Trafford.

Quoted in: abc.net.au/news/2025-10-3…