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2019 Lowy Institute Poll
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The polls were wrong, but here’s our poll, and why you should read it

Alex Oliver , Natasha Kassam

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Are Australians more worried about climate change or climate policy?

Matt McDonald

3

The Pacific: pinching pennies doesn’t make for policy longevity

Shane McLeod , Jonathan Pryke

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Australian attitudes to China shift: 2019 Lowy Poll

Kelsey Munro
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Hong Kong and the extradition outcry
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1

Why China’s rulers won’t admit they could be wrong

Audrey Li

2

Umbrella Movement 2.0 exposes flaws in “one country, two systems”

Vivienne Chow

3

Hong Kong climbdown eases external pressures on China

Ben Bland

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The deeper malaise in Hong Kong’s civil service

Alvin Y.H. Cheung
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Australia’s election 2019
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1

Australia’s election: Morrison fires the starter’s pistol

Kelsey Munro

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A question of faith: future Coalition foreign policy under Morrison

Geoff Kitney

3

Coal comfort: Australia-India ties after the elections

Ian Hall

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An Australian accent abroad? Foreign policy under a Shorten government

Susan Harris Rimmer

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Adapting to climate change: the priority for Australia

Johanna Nalau

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A bugle for bigotry: does hate speech in Australia resonate in Asia?

JJ Rose

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Trafficking in old anxieties

Claire Higgins

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After the Australian election: the China test

Natasha Kassam

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What the world thinks is at stake in Australia’s election campaign

Daniel Flitton

10

Charting 50 years of turning tides in Australian politics

Greg Earl

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Australia struggles for clarity on the South China Sea

Iain Henry

12

Time to reverse the Indonesian language disaster on our shores

Melissa Crouch

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What’s on offer? Pacific policy and Australia’s election

Euan Moyle

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Young, energised, ready to vote, and maybe decide two elections

Aarti Betigeri

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Peeling back the label in Australia’s America and China relationships

Katherine Mansted

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What a Shorten government will mean for the US-Australia alliance

Nick Bisley

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Australia’s election: what the hell just happened?

Sam Roggeveen

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Australia’s presidential politics

Daniel Flitton

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From fill-in to full-time Foreign Minister

Melissa Conley Tyler