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25 Jan 2021 12:00

The US and the next leader of the OECD

Daniel F. Runde

Australia’s candidate for Secretary-General is a favourable contender, but American backing is still up in the air.
25 Jan 2021 06:00

An anthem that is neither fair nor advancing equality

Warwick McFadyen

More than changing a word is needed is a song is to truly capture Australia.

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Scott Morrison Is a New Kind of Australian Prime Minister: An Evangelical Christian

New York Times

Spill puts a spanner in the works overseas

The Australian

Spill puts a spanner in the works overseasScott Morrison Becomes Australia’s Prime Minister After Back-Room Revolt

New York Times

Propaganda and politics figure in Xi's trade battle with Trump

Australian Financial Review

Liberal leadership chaos could jeopardise landmark Australia-Indonesia free trade deal

ABC Online

A week of whiplash in Australian politics -- and it's not over yet

CNN

Tonga called on Pacific islands to band together against China — then had a sudden change of heart

ABC

Audio: Uncertainty about what New Caledonian independence would look like

ABC RN Pacific Beat

Australia's population soars to 25m on brisk immigration

Nikkei Asian Review

Australian senator's call for Muslim ban is an outlier opinion in the country

CNBC

Turkey contagion bad timing for Indonesian President Joko Widodo

Australian Financial Review

Japan activated an elite marine unit for the first time since World War II to counter China — and it's getting ready for its first naval exercise

Business Insider Australia

Turnbull's China reset ends influence of China hawks

Australian Financial Review

World eyes on PNG’s emergence, financed by China

The Australian

Young people missing out on foreign aid funding: report

SBS

Indonesia president picks cleric as 2019 running mate

Financial Times

Pacific nations saddled with ‘onerous debts’, says Bishop

The Australian

China could overtake Australia as biggest donor to Pacific, if it pays up

CNN

Australia to Help Build Samoa Parliament in Latest Pacific Aid Pledge

New York Times

China’s commitment to the Pacific may be overstated

Financial Times

The rhetoric and the reality of Chinese aid in the Pacific

SBS

Huge increase in Chinese aid pledged to Pacific

The Guardian

China makes inroads on Pacific aid but Australia remains the stalwart, study finds

Sydney Morning Herald

China surges in Pacific aid race as Australia falls behind

The Australian

Audio: Why Australians are rethinking climate change

BBC World Service Radio

Audio: Multi-billion dollar infrastructure scheme for Asia Pacific region

ABC RN PM

Why Australia wants to build its own 'Belt and Road' scheme with Japan and the US to rival China's investment

ABC Online

Audio: Asia Power Index (ABC RN Big Ideas)

ABC RN Big Ideas

Exercise Kakadu: China to participate in Australia’s naval war games

The Australian

China to send a frigate to Australia for military exercises

Australian Financial Review

As China’s Woes Mount, Xi Jinping Faces Rare Rebuke at Home

The New York Times

Video: Australia by-elections: Corporate tax cuts and voter dissatisfaction

CNBC

Chinese Parents Protest Bad Vaccines for Hundreds of Thousands

The New York Times

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Sir Frank Lowy AC to deliver 2018 Lowy Lecture

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The Lowy Institute is pleased to announce that the 2018 Lowy Lecture will be delivered by its Chairman, Sir Frank Lowy AC. Sir Frank is one of Australia’s most celebrated business leaders

How changing rules of engagement sparked a diplomatic crisis for diplomats

ABC Online

The Solomon Islands is now another flash point in China's influence campaign in the Pacific

Business Insider Australia

Don't upset Trump, foreign policy establishment tells Malcolm Turnbull

Australian Financial Review

A single tweet shows how Malaysia's politics has turned on its head this year

Business Insider Australia

Audio: Former Malaysian prime minister Najib Razak arrested for embezzlement of billions

ABC RN AM

China's 'debt-trap diplomacy' has caused concern around the world - but now it's China's turn to worry

Business Insider Australia

China's aid to Papua New Guinea threatens Australia's influence

The Guardian

Audio: Who has the power in the Asia Pacific?

ABC RN Drive

Video: 'Far fetched' to believe that North Korea will give up its nuclear program

Sky News

Lowy Institute pollster Alex Oliver knows what Aussies really think about China

Australian Financial Review

How women can transform a troubled region

Sydney Morning Herald

Audio: 2018 Lowy Institute Poll

ABC RN Counterpoint

Audio: A new poll finds Australians overwhelmingly agree that they should be doing what they can to help Papua New Guinea

ABC Pacific Beat

Most now think migrant intake should be lower

The Australian

Huge majority supports renewables over coal even at greater cost

Sydney Morning Herald

Australians fear Chinese influence in real estate rather than politics

Sydney Morning Herald

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