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Wednesday Lunch at Lowy - Allan Gyngell presentation

Allan Gyngell AO

Summary
At the Wednesday Lunch at Lowy on 28 May, to mark the fifth anniversary of the founding of the Lowy Institute, Executive Director Allan Gyngell discussed the role of think tanks in shaping Australian foreign policy.

A version of this presentation is also available as a paper in the Lowy Institute Perspectives series.

The presentation can be heard here:
The role of think tanks in Australia - MP3 (21MB)

A video can be seen on Slow TV at: http://www.themonthly.com.au/tm/node/1383

The role of think tanks in Australia - MP3 (21MB)

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The sixth annual Lowy Institute Poll surveys Australian public opinion on a range of foreign policy issues. New questions this year cover the Rudd Government’s handling of foreign policy issues during its first term in office, whether Australia should develop nuclear weapons, attitudes towards Indonesia and US power, sanctions against Fiji and the morality of Australia’s foreign policy.

The Poll also repeated questions asked in previous years, revealing trends in public opinion on topics such as climate change, Australia’s military involvement in Afghanistan, and attitudes towards the United States and China.

A panel discussion about the poll can be heard here:
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