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.
Bell teals for big parties in Australia’s election
The traditional two-party political cycle is being disrupted by the rise of independent candidates from right and left.
Economic diplomacy: Trade shifts challenge a new government
“Friendshoring” offers a half-way house between reshoring production and diversifying markets in a deglobalising world.
Economic diplomacy: After Ukraine, the IMF ponders the future
A decoupling world will still need an old-style cooperative rescue service to repair the economic minefields.
Economic diplomacy: Priorities shift amid a budget aid boost
The IMF has given Chinese spending a tick as Australia tries to muscle up in the Pacific.
Economic diplomacy: Cryptocurrency (quietly) joins a new world order
From Bitcoin to the greenback, beyond Ukraine a battle is also underway in global finance.
Economic diplomacy: Building back better with frenemies after Ukraine
Foreign policy concepts are subtly infiltrating Australia’s federal election campaign in the shadow of an invasion.
Economic diplomacy: Slow dividends for Australia from ASEAN spending
Amid the Ukraine sanctions showdown, an Indian trade deal looms as a pre-election win for the Morrison government.
Economic diplomacy: Mission critical as Australia’s own BRI gains pace
Australia’s new embrace of South Korea in minerals, defence, and trade is well-timed as the country catches up to Japan.
Bitcoin vs the IMF, and other great expectations
A roundup of recent economic events foreshadows a year of flux and reinvention, from Europe to the Pacific.
