Biography
Publications
Kelsey Munro was a Research Fellow and Podcast Director at the Lowy Institute.
Before joining the Institute, Kelsey was a journalist and editor at The Sydney Morning Herald covering state and national politics, education and urban affairs, a reporter at SBS News covering Asia-Pacific foreign policy and security, and a contributing writer at Guardian Australia. In 2016 she led a team on a five-part multimedia feature about the Abbott government, which was nominated for a Walkley Award. She has a Bachelor of Arts and Law and a Master’s in International Relations majoring in Asia-Pacific politics from the University of Sydney.
Kelsey has a special interest in China and Australia-China relations.
Podcasts
Protest City: The battle for Hong Kong with Ben Bland and Primrose Riordan
Lowy Institute Research Fellow Ben Bland and Financial Times journalist Primrose Riordan talk about the roots of the ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong, and where it might end…
Hong Kong Protest City: Podcast out now
Ben Bland and Primrose Riordan discuss the ongoing political unrest in Hong Kong.
Podcasts
Australia's great and powerful friends with Michael Fullilove
With a Brexit-obsessed new Prime Minister in the UK and an unpredictable President in the White House, are Australia's "great and powerful friends", in Menzies' famous phrase,…
Australia’s great and powerful friends: Podcast out now
Michael Fullilove discusses Boris Johnson, Donald Trump and Scott Morrison.
Podcasts
Xi Jinping - the Backlash, with Richard McGregor
In Episode 5 of Rules Based Audio, Lowy Senior Fellow Richard McGregor discusses the domestic and international reaction to Xi’s centralisation of political control and assertion…
Richard McGregor on the backlash against Xi Jinping - podcast out now
In Episode 5 of Rules Based Audio, Lowy Senior Fellow Richard McGregor talks about China’s leader Xi Jinping.
Reports
Foreign territory: Women in international relations
A three-year study has revealed severe gender imbalances in Australia’s international relations sector, despite some prominent trailblazers.
Podcasts
The Octagon of Power - Unpacking the Asia Power Index
In Episode 4 of Rules Based Audio, we're talking power in the Asia Pacific. Who's got it, who's losing it, and who's using what they've got in the smartest way? Kelsey Munro talks…
Unpacking the Asia Power Index – Podcast out today
The Lowy Institute’s Rules Based Audio podcast takes a deep dive into the 2019 Asia Power Index.
