Australia could be the big loser in a US-China trade deal, not that Donald Trump seems to care
December
Real diplomacy could have avoided China's coal revenge
December
China's coal import 'ban'
December
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Institute of International Affairs’ blog, Australian Outlook, on March 4 2019.
The recent story of Australian coal being 'banned' from China is a cautionary warning about the risks of making quick-fire judgements when dealing with complex Australia-China relations.
Softer talk, harder line: Australia’s China policy
December
Note: This article appeared in the University of Nottingham's Asia Research Institute’s online magazine, Asia Dialogue, on February 28 2019.
Australia’s China Debate
December
Note: This article appeared in the University of Nottingham's Asia Research Institute’s online magazine, Asia Dialogue, on February 26 2019.
What a Labor victory might mean for Australian foreign policy
December
Note: This article appeared in the Council on Foreign Relations blog, Asia Unbound, on January 31 2019.
If China sneezes, there's no reason for Australia to get pneumonia
December
By James Laurenceson
Note: This article appeared in The Australian Financial Review on January 9 2019.
In 2018 China delivered the Australian economy what it has come to count on: another big boost in demand.
The latest data show annual Australian goods exports to China hitting $112 billion, up 10.3 percent on a year earlier. Services exports stand at $16.9 billion, jumping 17.2 percent.
Philippine foreign policy in an era of great power contestation
December
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Institute for International Affairs’ blog Australian Outlook on December 27 2018.
Trump’s overriding success is as radical agent for change
December
By Bob Carr
Note: This article appeared in The Australian on December 29 2018.
US President Donald Trump challenged the existence of Santa in a phone call to a seven-year-old girl.
Can Morrison patch up Australia’s troubled ties with China?
December
Note: This interview appeared in World Politics Review on December 10 2018.