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Heading north, staying north? The increasing importance of international migrants to northern and remote Australia
Reports
Heading north, staying north? The increasing importance of international migrants to northern and remote Australia
This working paper presents three case examples demonstrating the potential for overseas migration to improve population growth, sustain a skilled labour pool, and grow the…
Canberra looks for new bridges over troubled waters
Commentary
Canberra looks for new bridges over troubled waters
Faced with a distracted US and an increasingly assertive China, Australia needs, more than ever, friends and partners in the region. Originally published in the Straits Times.Euan…
Iranian protests pose little threat to Rowhani or Khamenei
Commentary
Iranian protests pose little threat to Rowhani or Khamenei
Originally published in The Australian (Photo: Getty Images) Rodger Shanahan
How to handle the finger-wagging from Beijing
Commentary
How to handle the finger-wagging from Beijing
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review (Photo:  Merriden Varrall
Bob Menzies clearly believed Japan could crush us
Commentary
Bob Menzies clearly believed Japan could crush us
Originally published in The Australian.John Edwards
US President Donald Trump rolls the dice on Jerusalem
Commentary
US President Donald Trump rolls the dice on Jerusalem
Originally published in the Australian Financial Review.Anthony Bubalo
Private and community sector initiatives in refugee employment and entrepreneurship
Reports
Private and community sector initiatives in refugee employment and entrepreneurship
This working paper examines two areas for achieving positive settlement outcomes for refugees and in generating refugee employment in Australia and internationally: refugee…
Lowy Institute Global Diplomacy Index 2017
Interactives
Lowy Institute Global Diplomacy Index 2017
The 2017 Lowy Institute Global Diplomacy Index has extended its coverage to Asia: with 17 more countries, it now maps and ranks 60 of the most significant diplomatic networks of…
Which are the countries still talking to North Korea?
Commentary
Which are the countries still talking to North Korea?
North Korea is often portrayed as entirely isolated from the rest of the world, but as the Lowy Institute's new 2017 Global Diplomacy Index has found, the so-called Hermit Kingdom…