POL20008: Australian Foreign Policy
POL20008: Australian Foreign Policy
Assignment 3:Essay
Word/time limit: 2000 (+/- 10%)
Weighting: 50%
Due date: 5pm AEDT Friday 6 October 2023 (Week 12)
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Choose a question from the following list and write an essay exploring both sides of the same policy issue. You will discuss the policy youve chosen as it currently stands, analysing viewpoints, considerations and relevant issues. This is not intended to be a persuasive writing piece.
Ensure that you reference all supporting resources and include a reference list at the end of your document using the Swinburne Harvard style.
Essay questions:
Has Australia ever had an independent foreign policy? Discuss in relation to its relationship with the UK and US.
What has Brexit meant for Australias relations with the UK? Discuss in terms of security and trade.
Should Australia cut the tag (Paul Keating, 2016) with the USA and focus more on its relationship with Asia?
Compare the foreign policy approaches of any two governments: Albanese (2022 - ); Morrison (2018- 2022 ); Turnbull (201518); Abbott (201315); Rudd (200710; 2013); Gillard (201013). In what ways have they differed or displayed similarities?
Should Australia adopt a middle power or realist stance in its foreign relations with China?
Discuss Australias relationship with the UN Security Council OR the World Health Organisation, with reference to Australia's participation in a rules-based international order.
How has Australia outsourced its asylum policy and to what extent has this harmed its international reputation?
Australia has been described as a climate policy pariah. Does its approach to climate change and environmental protection reflect a desire to protect national interests or a failure of good international citizenship?
Penny Wong (2023) describes Australia's current aid policy as "Investing to secure Australias interests in the World". Critically assess Australia's new aid paradigm in terms of the good state thesis.
Whatchallenges does the coronavirus pandemic present for Australian foreign policy?
