Hugh Piper

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Hugh Piper is a director at Ancrum Advisory. He also edits The Policymaker, a digital publication of the James Martin Institute for Public Policy. Hugh has previously worked at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change, the Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue, and as a ministerial speechwriter and strategic policy adviser at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. He holds a master’s degree in public policy from the University of Oxford and degrees in law and history from the University of Sydney.

Australia’s royal dilemma as King Charles serves conflicting Commonwealth interests with Trump
Australia’s royal dilemma as King Charles serves conflicting Commonwealth interests with Trump
If Australians found their sovereignty threatened, would people want an unelected septuagenarian Englishman representing their interests as head of state?
What the coalition split means for Australian foreign policy
What the coalition split means for Australian foreign policy
More sources of dissent from government policy might result – but it will also be harder to hold Labor to account.
Why the NRL's numbers don’t add up
Why the NRL's numbers don’t add up
Perth’s NRL plan spotlights the risks of a Papua New Guinea franchise.
Housing affordability is a problem for Australian foreign policy
Housing affordability is a problem for Australian foreign policy
A massive mortgage reduces our willingness to take risks, and that can include anything from travel to investing overseas.
The new transactional era: Australia’s US alliance needs review
The new transactional era: Australia’s US alliance needs review
Political inertia threatens Australia’s ability to adapt to a changing relationship.
Australia’s foreign policy in a hung parliament
Australia’s foreign policy in a hung parliament
The prospect of a minority government might lend some minor players a major role.
Test Cricket’s world cup forgets what’s best about the game
Test Cricket’s world cup forgets what’s best about the game
Cricket’s centre of power has long outgrown its colonial roots.
Three unanswered questions for Australia’s PNG Rugby League dream
Three unanswered questions for Australia’s PNG Rugby League dream
Could Australian diplomacy enter novel terrain: professional sports administration?
Voting “Yes” in the heart of empire
Voting “Yes” in the heart of empire
If the ballot queue in London were any guide, the Voice would win hands down.
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