Australian trade, investment & economy
Australia's economy: Stimulus, saving and the GFC
John Edwards' Beyond the Boom is a welcome follow-up to his 2006 Quiet Boom, which I reviewed at the time in conjunction with Ian Macfarlane's Boyer Lectures.
I agree with the…
Resources boom: Australia's misplaced pessimism
'We'll all be rooned,' said Hanrahan, 'before the year is out.'
Pessimism is a key part of the great Australian tradition, reflecting a history of booms and busts. It has…
Hillary Clinton's trade warning: Can China coerce Australia?
Hillary Clinton believes Australia is too economically dependent on China, warning that dependence could 'undermine your freedom of movement and your sovereignty — economic and…
Lowy Institute Papers
Beyond the boom
In this Lowy Institute Paper, Dr John Edwards, Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute, challenges the pessimism about the Australian economy. The mining boom is far from over –…
Foreign direct investment: Ten simple questions
1. Why is FDI so sensitive?
Here is an impolite truth about international commerce: governments, even 'liberal capitalist' ones, are obsessed with sovereignty. Foreign direct…
Foreign-investment anxiety revealed in Lowy Poll
I've just written on the widespread antipathy in Indonesia to foreign investment, and how it is colouring the presidential election campaign. I attributed this hostility to the…
What the Vietnam-China standoff means for Australia's foreign investment debate
There is an active dialogue happening here on The Interpreter about the China-Vietnam oil rig confrontation, and I can't add much to the strategic dimensions of the debate. But…
Australia and the Indian elections: Economic considerations
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop with senior BJP member Arun Jaitley in New Delhi, 18 November 2013.
The largest peacetime operation in world history is underway, with 815 million…
What Abbott's business delegation can learn in Japan, Korea and China
Prime Minister Abbott's team for his current visit to Japan, South Korea and China is certainly business-heavy. So too was his warm-up speech, which one observer suggested might…
A union with New Zealand for a larger Australia?
There are various possibilities for a Larger Australia. Michael Fullilove's path is to put more of our national resources into defence and diplomacy, as well as growing our…