The ramshackle character of public policy is most clearly on show when senior ministers go freelancing. Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s leap into the China fray might have felt good to a frustrated former policeman, …
The post mortems on Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s US visit and speech in Chicago on Chinese state trade distortions didn’t wait for the trip to finish. We’ve had the line from opposition leader Anthony …
Scott Morrison has a good deal riding on Donald Trump winning re-election next year. During his week in the United States, the prime minister tied himself to the president to a remarkable degree. Morrison will …
Diplomatic relations may have been strained, but Australia’s trade relationship with China is growing ever closer. The latest trade report shows that China was the destination for a record 40% of Australia’s exports in June. …
The relationship between Australian universities and China is attracting growing attention and some criticism. Three questions are being asked: are universities too dependent on the China market, is Chinese influence in Australian universities excessive, and …