Geoff Heriot
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Biography
Publications
Geoff Heriot is a PhD researcher at the University of Tasmania. He has extensive international experience as a former ABC corporate executive and editorial manager, foreign correspondent, and consultant in media and governance.
![International broadcasting: the ABC vs the wisdom of the crowd](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/photo-1534684686641-05569203ecca.jpeg?itok=PEUSmmhM)
International broadcasting: the ABC vs the wisdom of the crowd
An incoming Australian government should review and rethink the purpose of state-funded international broadcasting.
![Time to sharpen the edge of Australia’s soft power](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-543529036mini.jpg?itok=QUS-ERSn)
Time to sharpen the edge of Australia’s soft power
Two decades of yo-yoing government policy on international broadcasting has diminished Australia’s once significant presence in the Great Game of the Airwaves.