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: Japan, Indonesia and the TPP](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-538928596-min.jpg?itok=i9SPm8qs)
Economic diplomacy: Japan, Indonesia and the TPP
A business venture only a few years ago seen as a herald for closer Australia-Japan ties has come crashing down.
![Economic diplomacy: Indonesia, trade deals and TPP](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/39942696995_59f5bb8d6b_k.jpg?itok=XwO4P14k)
Economic diplomacy: Indonesia, trade deals and TPP
After a breakthrough with Jakarta, will Aussie-trained Indonesian workers be welcomed into Australia to improve skills?
![Economic diplomacy: foreign cash at home & abroad](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/EARL%20PIC%20WEB%20min.jpg?itok=QFZPSGkL)
Economic diplomacy: foreign cash at home & abroad
The US remains by far the largest player in Australia in numbers of businesses and investment value added.
![Economic diplomacy brief: infrastructure and trade](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/Earl%20brief%20WEB%20MIN.jpg?itok=7N8Q3YI7)
Economic diplomacy brief: infrastructure and trade
US–Japan–Australia infrastructure cooperation, ADB circumspect about China’s BRI, and more.
![Economic diplomacy brief: India ties, Labor on BRI](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/3798052764_0daaa95935_o.jpg?itok=ef3fTGhz)
Economic diplomacy brief: India ties, Labor on BRI
Infrastructure wars in Asia, a Japan-Europe deal, and the Varghese India report got a surprisingly low-profile launch.
![Economic diplomacy brief: G7 after Trump, avoiding a China bust, and ASEAN integration](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/28514895428_b820f24336_o-mini.jpg?itok=4HVfnUJ9)
Economic diplomacy brief: G7 after Trump, avoiding a China bust, and ASEAN integration
Greg Earl with economic news from across the region.
![Economic diplomacy brief: China relations, debt time bomb, and new rivalries](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-472207772mini.jpg?itok=eZLarEH2)
Economic diplomacy brief: China relations, debt time bomb, and new rivalries
Greg Earl with economic news from across the region.
![Economic diplomacy brief: the first Indo-Pacific budget is really all about China](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/40813171582_b584e849f9_kmini.jpg?itok=vzQpN-ff)
Economic diplomacy brief: the first Indo-Pacific budget is really all about China
Greg Earl looks at the federal budget and implications for Australia in the region.
![Malaysia election: coming of age](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-956632808mini.jpg?itok=UWNGMCBc)
Malaysia election: coming of age
This surprise victory has implications at many levels, and there is good reason to think it may go well.