Iona Main
Biography
Publications
Iona Main has worked as a foreign policy adviser at the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, a political adviser to the Australian Consul-General in New York and more recently as a management consultant at Bain & Company. She holds a Master of Public Affairs from Princeton University and a Bachelor of Commerce/Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, and speaks Indonesian and French.
Timor-Leste: to join the ASEAN neighbourhood, start with the house next door
Indonesia could make ASEAN membership meaningful for Timor-Leste by opening up ferries and flights from Kupang.
Georgian Dream now nothing but a nightmare
Citizens find themselves torn between European identity and geopolitical reality.
A smarter use of voting technology to stop election-related violence
Maybe in the search for efficiency we sometimes overcomplicate things, and the better solution is to get back to basics.
Kamala Harris: Where does Australia feature in her worldview?
What we know about Joe Biden’s running mate is she presents as a centrist internationalist. And she could be president.
Putting study abroad on ice carries a diplomatic cost
The benefits of international education come from cultural capital and influence – Covid-19 is putting these at risk.
