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Emma Shortis

@emmashortis.bsky.social
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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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6 News Australia @6newsau.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#BREAKING 🚨 NSW senator David Shoebridge has been elected the new leader of the Greens, following the resignation of Larissa Waters Shoebridge ran on a joint ticket with Victorian senator Steph Hodgins-May as his deputy
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Another day, another threat to commit genocide from our most important security ally. But whaddaya gonna do 🤷‍♀️
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Melbourne mates! I am hosting a conversation with the delightful Allan Behm about his new book at AIIA Vic this evening. I have some comp tickets available - please DM me (students/people under 80 especially encouraged!)
aiiavic.glueup.com
New Game, New Rules: A Foreign Policy for Dystopian Times | Australian Institute of International Affairs Victoria
The Old Order is fading.What should Australia build next?Wars rage, great powers flout international law, alliances are under strain and economic nationalism is back. In New Game, New Rules: A Foreig...
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Proud to be here representing @australiainstitute.org.au at the Red Lines Package launch - a suite of legislation that would draw red lines around Australian complicity in genocide, war crimes and illegal settlements. www.redlinespackage.com.au
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Proud to be here representing @australiainstitute.org.au at the Red Lines Package launch - a suite of legislation that would draw red lines around Australian complicity in genocide, war crimes and illegal settlements. www.redlinespackage.com.au
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 15/09/2026
Tuvalu's Climate Minister, Dr Maina Vakafua Talia, is delivering a sobering address at the Climate Integrity Summit. Tuvalu is on the front line of the climate crisis. "Transitioning away from fossil fuels is more urgent than ever." Follow along here: #ClimateIntegritySummit26
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
I’m really proud of this episode - Richard Tanter has done some outstanding research on the extent of the US military footprint in Aus, and as he says, it’s pretty shocking. All of his research is publicly available too:
ausbases.au
Australian defence facilities and US access
Public evidence and analysis of US access to Australian defence and intelligence facilities.
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I tend to avoid maths, but $5k per adult, when a quick search tells me the adult population of the US is just under 270 million is…well over one trillion dollars?
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 08/09/2026
"Pathetic..." Allan Behm on the Australian government's public response to Trump administration's attacks on the International Criminal Court. "It is a fundamental assault on a really important part of the international rules-based order," he tells @emmashortis.bsky.social. 🎧 theaus.in/4i8e3lP
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 08/09/2026
Nine nuclear states are holding the rest of the world “hostage to annihilation”, but the Australian government is yet to act on a global ban. @nuclearban.bsky.social's Melissa Parke joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. 🎧 theaus.in/3Vhc7xS
Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump speaking at the White House
NEW EPISODE | “Part of the problem”: why Australia, US haven’t joined nuclear weapons ban treaty
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 08/09/2026
“It doesn't matter what you do, doesn't matter how much you give him. [Trump] will not defend those bases.” The moment Senator David Shoebridge quoted our own Dr Emma Shortis on the Senate floor! #auspol @emmashortis.bsky.social @davidshoebridge.bsky.social
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
“We cannot remain silent while Palestinian children are being starved, maimed and killed by the actions of Israeli authorities and military forces”.
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500+ health professionals defy AHPRA in open letter on Gaza
Nobel laureate among signatories who declare that silence on the slaughter of Palestinian children is a "failure of our ethical obligations”
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Senator David Shoebridge @davidshoebridge.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
It’s been one of those “End AUKUS” kind of weeks! thepoint.com.au/new/260904-s...
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Shoebridge slams AUKUS, says it is ‘inviting war’ onto Australian soil
The AUKUS security agreement is an extraordinary and deep betrayal of Australia’s national interests and will invite the frontline of the next great war onto our doorstep, an independent inquiry into ...
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Rishika Pardikar @rishpardikar.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Australia approving coal projects while discussing climate at the Pacific Islands Forum and with only two months to go until it co-hosts COP31
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Screenshot of intercept article: THE U.S. HAS KILLED 227 CIVILIANS IN BOAT STRIKES DURING “A YEAR OF MURDERS”
“The boat strikes are, perhaps, the most stark testament to the lawlessness of the Trump administration.”Pic of Richard Marles standing next to Pete Hegseth. Hegseth is giving the thumbs up.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 02/09/2026
"I think that we hide behind the ANZUS treaty as a way of not thinking through what the real relationship is & what drives it." Allan Behm & @emmashortis.bsky.social on 75 years of ANZUS & the state of the Australia-US relationship. Hear more on After America 🎧➡️ theaus.in/4i8e3lP
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/08/2026
Is Trump spiralling? "Let's just say there there weren't nearly as many George Washington & Trump AI pictures before I left..." Chas Licciardello from @pepchasdrdave.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social on the latest episode of After America. 🎧 theaus.in/46iQQWT
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 25/08/2026
What might the midterms mean for an historically unpopular president? Chas Licciardello from @pepchasdrdave.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss the latest from the midterm primaries & the “civil war” between democratic socialists & establishment Democrats. 🎧 theaus.in/46iQQWT
Photo of Donald Trump speaking at a lectern
NEW EPISODE | Will the midterms be NOT NORMAL? with Chas Licciardello
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
TFW you can’t even muster up a strongly worded statement
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Australian officials warn of US's 'destructive' move to 'dismantle' ICC
There are real concerns within the Australian government about what US President Donald Trump is doing in regards to sanctioning the International Criminal Court, government sources tell the ABC.
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Angus Blackman @angusrb.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
These fucken guys, amirite @emmashortis.bsky.social?
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Australia's security policy is "a joke"
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 20/08/2026
Australian foreign & security policy "is based on the assumption that these guys, who are treating their own servicepeople like this, are gonna keep us safe." "That's a joke." @emmashortis.bsky.social on US Defense leadership amid reports of dire conditions on the USS Lincoln. 🎧 theaus.in/4xEjqxI
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
As the Australian government continues to shield itself with words, here’s Chris Sidoti on what Australia could be doing in the face of Israel’s assault on Palestinians and the rule of law.
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Australia's Gaza hypocrisy
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Our little show is creeping up those rankings!
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Uncommon Sense 3RRR FM @uncommonsenseradio.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Join @amymullins.bsky.social on @3rrrfm.bsky.social from 9am til noon & subscribe this #Radiothon! With Stolen Moments’ @modalbailey.bsky.social; fmr 3RRR hosts & Coodabeens Simon Whelan & Greg Champion; US politics regular @emmashortis.bsky.social; fmr MP @fionapatten.bsky.social; poet Gregory Day!
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
We spoke in detail about the fundamental flaw at the heart of Australian defence policy on After America this week.
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The Point @thepointau.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
"She’s running. Is she running?! This week, we are deep into speculation about who will run for president in 2028 (assuming we make it that far)” writes @emmashortis.bsky.social Read the full piece on The Point: thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Your regular reminder that the whole of Australian foreign and security policy rests on the idea that these guys - *these guys* - will keep us safe
theguardian.com
USS Abraham Lincoln sailors tried to jump overboard amid extended deployment – reports
Aircraft carrier’s crew in ninth month at sea and has spent record 250 days consecutively without making land
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Angus Blackman @angusrb.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
Important analysis from Chris Sidoti & @emmashortis.bsky.social about the many ways the Australian government could be doing better.
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Australia's Gaza hypocrisy
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
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Moira Donegan @moiradonegan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
She’s running lol
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 11/08/2026
"It's the United Nations as a whole that is being attacked by the Trump administration. "And that's a matter of grave concern for everyone everywhere." Human rights lawyer Chris Sidoti & @emmashortis.bsky.social on the Trump administration's attacks on the UN. 🎧 theaus.in/4cat5Uk
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
As the Aukus public inquiry is underway in Sydney today, here’s @australiainstitute.org.au’s Allan Behm in @thepointau.bsky.social on the coming clash between Australia’s commitment to no nuclear weapons, and the fact that the new class of American Virginias will be nuclear weapons capable.
thepoint.com.au
SURF’s up, game’s up: AUKUS is between a rock and a hard place
It’s not often that Sarah Ferguson’s ABC current affairs program 7.30 can be compared with Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, the new meme for everything. Odysseus navigated between a rock (Scylla) and ...
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 04/08/2026
Fragile men in government & tech are supercharging misogyny in the US & beyond. @lrobinson.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss the misogyny of the Trump administration, how Big Tech accelerates its spread & Linda's new book, 'Women in Power'. 🎧 theaus.in/45IlKHO
Photo of Donald Trump speaking to journalists on Air Force One
NEW EPISODE | “Quiet, piggy”: how the Trump administration projects misogyny abroad
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
Right on cue. Men. Why.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 31/07/2026
"It's really like we're living in a nightmare." "It's not just misogynistic language, but there really are no barriers anymore to anyone saying anything. That's how it feels most days." @lrobinson.bsky.social from @cfr.org on the Trump administration's misogyny & her new book, 'Women in Power'.
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Me, forever:
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
He’s not joking!
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LouiseMorris @louisemorris.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
OMG, two of my favourite smart and funny people on one podcast. @mattbevan.bsky.social is my weekly go to of 'WTF was that about?!' explainer, and @emmashortis.bsky.social combs through the binfire of US politics to pick out the bits that matter. Listen to this one - it's a corker
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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 23/07/2026
also, "it's only fascism if it satisfies this extremely specific and historically contingent set of conditions" is the kind of frankly stupid wordcel game that you adopt when you aren't trying to describe the world but you are trying to hit back at people on twitter you don't like
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 23/07/2026
As American democracy faces huge tests, is the Australian government prepared for the worst? @emmashortis.bsky.social & @glennconnley.bsky.social discuss the midterm elections & how the Trump administration has chipped away at the guardrails of American democracy. 🎧 theaus.in/4hbf8cj
Photo of Donald Trump standing in front of an American flag
NEW EPISODE | As American democracy faces huge tests, is Australia prepared for the worst?
Listen to Follow the Money now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
On my way to the ALP National conference to talk about Labor’s commitment to spend $368 billion on submarines. After scrambling to organise childcare because the state Labor government apparently can’t afford to pay teachers properly.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 21/07/2026
The Trump administration is chipping away at independent media & Americans' faith in democracy. Ex-Washington Post journalist @annafifield.bsky.social joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to reflect on her time at the paper, the state of US media & New Zealand’s role in the world. 🎧 bit.ly/4wec4Av
Photo of Donald Trump delivering an address to the nation
NEW EPISODE | Trump administration chips away at independent media, faith in democracy
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Daniel James @mrdtjames.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
www.thenewdaily.com.au/podcast/2026...
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A tale of two inquiries: The other racism inquiry that’s been ignored
The same as we have a royal commission into antisemitism, an inquiry into racism and violence at Indigenous people is being largely ignored.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 16/07/2026
The recent KPMG scandal can be summed up in one earthy Australian phrase: “Same shit, different bucket” Join Director of Corporate Regulation Josh Bornstein as he explores what went wrong, and what the government can do to fix it. #auspol
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This includes Australia: 24% favourable view of the US (down from 52% in 2023!) to 31% favourable view of China.
pewresearch.org
People in Many Countries Now View China More Positively Than the U.S.
Views of China have improved recently while views of the U.S. have worsened, to the point where China is now seen more positively than the U.S. in most countries surveyed.
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Axios @axios.com · 16/07/2026
China is now viewed more favorably than the U.S. in most of the 36 countries surveyed by Pew. More respondents also expressed confidence in Xi Jinping than in President Trump — a reversal from the Biden years.
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China surpasses U.S. in global favorability, poll finds
The U.S. leads China in only six of the 36 countries surveyed.
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Andy Fleming @slackbastard.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
you're hearing it more and more
Finn Burns navigates a boat through thick smoke at Mallacoota, as fire advanced on the seaside Victorian town on December 31, 2019.
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Emma Shortis @emmashortis.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Did a world tour with friend of the show Allan Behm this week - Iran, NATO, Venezuela, and the Pacific.
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 14/07/2026
"People like Mitch McConnell effectively get free health care, they get paid sick leave, all things that aren't available to a lot of their constituents." International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis unpacks why the average age in US politics seems so high @emmashortis.bsky.social
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The Australia Institute @australiainstitute.org.au · 14/07/2026
Even with his luxury jet grounded, Trump & his administration have flown the United States into a "strategic black hole". Allan Behm joins @emmashortis.bsky.social to discuss the demise of an Iran agreement that never really lived, the recent NATO summit & more. 🎧 theaus.in/4wGD4IH
Photo of Marco Rubio, Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth in a cabinet meeting
NEW EPISODE | Sycophants and yes-men
Listen to After America now via the link or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Erin Cook @erincook.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
They used to pile shit on Southeast Asia for this sort of thing
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