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Graeme Dobell

Graeme Dobell, a journalist for 45 years, has been reporting on Australian and international politics, foreign affairs and defence, and the Asia Pacific since 1975. From 2008 to 2012, he was Journalist Fellow at the Lowy Institute for International Policy.

Articles by Graeme Dobell (3)

  • Graeme Dobell 18 Aug 2014 17:33

    Great Australian foreign policy speeches: Rudd at Peking University

    Michael Fullilove began our series on great speeches about Australia's place in the world with a selection of ten speeches, here and here. Graeme Dobell's first pick in this series was Bob Hawke's APEC speech. His second choice was John Howard's speech on the US alliance and Australia's response to the 9/11 attacks, and his final choice is Kevin Rudd on China.
  • Graeme Dobell 14 Aug 2014 12:00

    Great Australian foreign policy speeches: APEC's creation, by Bob Hawke

    Michael Fullilove began this series on great speeches about Australia's place in the world with two sets of five speeches. Over coming days I'll add three to this list. The first, by Prime Minister Hawke, was delivered on 31 January 1989.  The oration on Asia's future was both cautious and visionary, and it produced one of the great Australian foreign policy achievements. The prose, though, was not great. Perhaps you can't expect too much polish from a speech on trade policy.