Daniel Flitton

Managing Editor, The Interpreter
Daniel Flitton
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Daniel Flitton is one of Australia’s most experienced foreign affairs journalists and is now Managing Editor of the Lowy Institute’s international magazine, The Interpreter.

Before joining the Institute, he was diplomatic editor and senior correspondent at The Age in Melbourne and was posted as a political correspondent in the parliament house bureau in Canberra. Daniel previously worked as an analyst for the Office of National Assessments, Australia’s peak intelligence assessment agency. He has held academic positions at the Australian National University and at Deakin University, where he developed a breadth of knowledge on Asia, the Middle East, and the Pacific. As a Fulbright scholar in 2004, he researched the Australia–United States alliance at Georgetown University in Washington DC.

Downer, Turnbull, Trump and a poke in the Five Eyes
Downer, Turnbull, Trump and a poke in the Five Eyes
Just a diplomat doing his job? A new book puts the spotlight back on Australia, Russia and interference in the US election.
Penny Wong on “30 minutes with the PM” and Australia’s global interest
Penny Wong on “30 minutes with the PM” and Australia’s global interest
The Foreign Minister was asked about the new Interpreter series and her answer was an insight into balancing priorities.
Prime Minister, Uruguay’s ambassador is here for your meeting
Prime Minister, Uruguay’s ambassador is here for your meeting
A sticky question about a prohibited import to Australia might give Anthony Albanese something to chew over.
Norway’s 30 minutes with the PM
Norway’s 30 minutes with the PM
Norway’s ambassador takes a moment in his last week in Canberra to explain what he would tell Anthony Albanese.
If you had 30 minutes with the PM, what would you ask?
If you had 30 minutes with the PM, what would you ask?
To kick off a new series with foreign envoys in Canberra, I quiz Botswana’s representative about dealing with Australia.
Public holiday reading: the Queen’s Birthday
Public holiday reading: the Queen’s Birthday
What explains the fascinating and “strange persistence of monarchies”?
Wong’s Bahasa pitch to Indonesia
Wong’s Bahasa pitch to Indonesia
Australia will benefit by drawing more of its multicultural character into senior diplomacy.
Does Australia have too many elections?
Does Australia have too many elections?
Governments might worry about short-term political horizons. But have faith the public can judge the long-term risks.
Madeleine Albright: “I have come a long way, so I must be frank”
Madeleine Albright: “I have come a long way, so I must be frank”
The first woman to serve as US Secretary of State also inspired the first woman to be Australia’s Foreign Minister.
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