Greg Earl
Biography
Publications
Greg Earl was the deputy editor, opinion editor, national affairs editor and Asia Pacific editor of The Australian Financial Review. He spent more than a decade as reporter based in Jakarta, Tokyo and New York. He is a member of the Australia ASEAN Council board and the ANU Indonesia Project advisory board. He is researching a book about Australia and Asia.
Economic diplomacy: A snapshot of overseas investment trends
New data sheds light on how Australian businesses have (and haven’t) shifted their foreign engagements.
Economic diplomacy: Borders, barriers and obstacles
Reshoring incentives gather steam, India’s RCEP regrets sink in, and Indonesia’s stimulus spending gets stuck.
Economic diplomacy: Spilled milk and foreign wages
The government blocks a sale to a Chinese dairy firm, overseas remittances stay afloat, and ministers talk frameworks.
Economic diplomacy: A call to syringes, not arms
Australia looks to navigate a recession, global business faces routine disruptions, and war is cheaper than a pandemic.
Economic diplomacy: Post-Covid trade, from decoupling to wet markets
Recent parliamentary submissions offer a window into the opportunities and risks when the country re-emerges more fully.
Economic diplomacy: Covid recovery, from Singapore to the EU
A shaky result for Singapore’s PAP, a jump start for global trade and a clear message for Australia's universities.
Economic diplomacy: Diversification dilemmas
China, India and Australia are all dealing with the costs and risks of reshoring.
Economic diplomacy: Positive globalism and American exceptionalism
Australia strikes an upbeat attitude to global engagement, while a strong US dollar masks a retreating US.
Economic diplomacy: Asian investment, super tension & the WTO hot seat
World trade could be set to fall as much as 30% this year. Who is going to be in charge of fixing the problem?
