Launch of ACRI report: 'Do the claims stack up? Australia talks China'
December
The Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI) at the University of Technology Sydney launched a new report by Professor James Laurenceson, ACRI Deputy Director, entitled 'Do the claims stack up? Australia talks China'.
Australia-China relations monthly summary - September 2018
December
The latest developments in Australia-China relations in September 2018 by Elena Collinson, Senior Project and Research Officer, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
The next challenge for Australia-China relations
December
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Institute of International Affairs' blog, Australian Outlook, on October 4 2018.
China in the World 2018 Annual Lecture: Australia-China relations at the crossroads?
December
From Gough Whitlam to Tony Abbott, Australia has pursued a pragmatic, national interest-based China policy that, in John Howard’s words, set differences to one side and worked on the things we could agree on. Under Howard and earlier Labor Prime Ministers Australia told China that nothing in our alliance obligations would drive us into conflict with China. Other US allies implicitly take the same approach.
Why Australia's new government won't change course on China
December
Australia-China relations monthly summary - August 2018
December
The latest developments in Australia-China relations in August 2018 by Elena Collinson, Senior Project and Research Officer, Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney (UTS).
The Morrison government and China
December
On August 24 2018 Scott Morrison was elected leader of the Liberal Party by a party-room vote and sworn in as Australia’s 30th Prime Minister.
Mr Morrison was Treasurer from September 21 2015-August 23 2018. He visited China at least twice in that capacity, most recently in September 2017 to participate in the third Strategic Economic Dialogue in Beijing, the highest level bilateral economic meeting between Australia and China.[1]
Turnbull's China reset ends influence of China hawks
December
Note: This article appeared in the Australian Financial Review on August 14 2018.
ASIO and the China scare
December
By Bob Carr
Note: This article appeared in the Australian on August 14 2018.
Australia was 'unimaginable' without the dynamic presence of Chinese-Australians. Those were the words of Malcolm Turnbull last week, resetting the rhetoric of Australia-China relations.
Australia draws line under anti-China hysteria. Will it be enough to unfreeze relations?
December
By Bob Carr
Note: This article appeared in the South China Morning Post on August 11 2018.
Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull was always going to do it. It was a matter of language and timing.