Daniel Flitton

Managing Editor, The Interpreter
Areas of expertise

Australian foreign policy and politics; Australia’s intelligence services; international relations in Asia

Daniel Flitton
Biography
Publications

Daniel Flitton is one of Australia’s most experienced foreign affairs journalists and is now Managing Editor of the Lowy Institute’s international magazine, The Interpreter.

Before joining the Institute, he was diplomatic editor and senior correspondent at The Age in Melbourne and was posted as a political correspondent in the parliament house bureau in Canberra. Daniel previously worked as an analyst for the Office of National Assessments, Australia’s peak intelligence assessment agency. He has held academic positions at the Australian National University and at Deakin University, where he developed a breadth of knowledge on Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific. As a Fulbright scholar in 2004, he researched the Australia–United States alliance at Georgetown University in Washington DC.

Designing a “built environment” for the pandemic age
Designing a “built environment” for the pandemic age
Thinking about how – and just as importantly where – we live and work might just keep the community and economy healthy.
For Australia, a testing friendship
For Australia, a testing friendship
It’s not a question for polite conversation, but PMs will always wonder, just how reliable is Australia’s big ally?
Presenting The Interpreter self-isolation cooking special
Presenting The Interpreter self-isolation cooking special
A round-the-world tour of culinary tips to give your quarantined kitchen a truly international flavour.
From books to cooks: What readers recommend to cope in quarantine
From books to cooks: What readers recommend to cope in quarantine
We’ve heard your books recommendations. Now for an isolated weekend, how about your favourite national dish?
Three years working in self-isolation – what I’ve learned, so far
Three years working in self-isolation – what I’ve learned, so far
A global crisis makes you wonder: Just how much will every topic feel a “social distancing” effect?
Books for quarantine: Hugh White suggests, plus a time for classics
Books for quarantine: Hugh White suggests, plus a time for classics
More reader responses to the call for books to collect for social isolation.
Readers respond: Books to collect for Covid-19 quarantine
Readers respond: Books to collect for Covid-19 quarantine
A call-out for reading recommendations covers classics, contemporary politics, and the crystal ball.
Books I’ve been meaning to read: Covid-19 and preparing for quarantine
Books I’ve been meaning to read: Covid-19 and preparing for quarantine
Toilet paper is piled high in the laundry cupboard. Now to make a dent on the stockpile of books.
Joe Biden's victory for normal
Commentary
Joe Biden's victory for normal
History is against a win for the former vice president in November. But you can't blame allies for hoping that yet another shock awaits. Originally published in the Australian…
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