Kelsey Munro

Research Fellow and Podcast Director
Kelsey Munro
Biography
Publications

Kelsey Munro was a Research Fellow and Podcast Director at the Lowy Institute.

Before joining the Institute, Kelsey was a journalist and editor at The Sydney Morning Herald covering state and national politics, education and urban affairsa reporter at SBS News covering Asia-Pacific foreign policy and security, and a contributing writer at Guardian Australia. In 2016 she led a team on a five-part multimedia feature about the Abbott government, which was nominated for a Walkley Award. She has a Bachelor of Arts and Law and a Master’s in International Relations majoring in Asia-Pacific politics from the University of Sydney.

Kelsey has a special interest in China and Australia-China relations.

Australian attitudes to China shift: 2019 Lowy Poll
Australian attitudes to China shift: 2019 Lowy Poll
A deep dive into the 2019 Lowy poll reveals an across-the-board hardening of Australian attitudes towards China.
Australian PM talks US China tensions ahead of the G20
Australian PM talks US China tensions ahead of the G20
In his first big foreign policy speech since the election Scott Morrison stressed Australia's commitment to free trade.
The Propaganda Department - Media, censorship and politics in China, with Chris Buckley
Podcasts
The Propaganda Department - Media, censorship and politics in China, with Chris Buckley
'The Propaganda Department' is a story in two parts about media, censorship and politics in China; with guests Chris Buckley from the New York Times’ Beijing bureau, and James…
Episode 3 of Rules Based Audio, “The Propaganda Department”, out now
Episode 3 of Rules Based Audio, “The Propaganda Department”, out now
The New York Times’ Beijing correspondent Chris Buckley is my guest on Rules Based Audio this week.
The Terrorist's Wife: The Role of Women and Children in Jihad, with Lydia Khalil
Podcasts
The Terrorist's Wife: The Role of Women and Children in Jihad, with Lydia Khalil
Counterterrorism expert Lydia Khalil discusses women who join violent Islamist groups; and the unprecedented role of women in the Islamic State caliphate. Rules Based Audio is a…
Episode 2 of Rules Based Audio, “The Terrorist’s Wife” out now
Episode 2 of Rules Based Audio, “The Terrorist’s Wife” out now
The Lowy Institute has a new half-hour, fornightly podcast.
The New Normal – the future of US China relations with David Shambaugh
Podcasts
The New Normal – the future of US China relations with David Shambaugh
In the first episode of Rules Based Audio, powered by the Lowy Institute, host Kelsey Munro talks to Professor David Shambaugh from George Washington University about the shift to…
Rules Based Audio: The new Lowy Institute podcast
Rules Based Audio: The new Lowy Institute podcast
The Lowy Institute’s new fortnightly podcast explores the fault lines in the global order.
Jacinda Ardern's Paris pitch a sign of tech giants' power
Commentary
Jacinda Ardern's Paris pitch a sign of tech giants' power
Originally published in the Sydney Morning HeraldKelsey Munro
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