My short piece on 7 Chinese individuals whose stories offer a glimpse of China as a society inhabited by real people, not just an abstract entity. From @thepointau.bsky.social t.co/fjngFrEXzx

Adani have scammed Qld out of $100s of millions and the LNP Gov are fine with that. Great to see Labor and Greens pursuing this in QParl and the media. Features numbers from @australiainstitute.org.au research.

In which @yuan-frank.bsky.social explains that Donald Trump is a complete economic dill #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/explainers/2...

Is Donald Trump right about trade deficits?

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The RBA's estimates for wages and inflation growth suggest were are going to have to wait a very, very long time till real wages recover www.theguardian.com/business/gro...

One reason the RBA kept rates steady in Sept was they said the bulk of employment growth was coming from the market sector.. Only problem was that is *completely* wrong. My article for @thepointau.bsky.social thepoint.com.au/news/251024-...

We talk about the South China Sea and China's intentions all the time from (understandably) the Australian position - but what do we know about how China sees it?

Frank Yuan@yuan-frank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

My (long) research paper on the South China Sea disputes, examining its history, the detail of PRC's claims, PRC's military and economic interests there, and recent diplomacy between PRC and its neighbours. It comes in English and Chinese versions. t.co/PpYa9HiAbQ

Superb research by Frank. And extremally cool to have someone working for an Aus think tank about China, who actually knows the language!

Frank Yuan@yuan-frank.bsky.social · 11mo ago

My (long) research paper on the South China Sea disputes, examining its history, the detail of PRC's claims, PRC's military and economic interests there, and recent diplomacy between PRC and its neighbours. It comes in English and Chinese versions. t.co/PpYa9HiAbQ

My (long) research paper on the South China Sea disputes, examining its history, the detail of PRC's claims, PRC's military and economic interests there, and recent diplomacy between PRC and its neighbours. It comes in English and Chinese versions. t.co/PpYa9HiAbQ

'Assessing ChAFTA's outcomes a decade on and the future of Australia-China relations' - @j-laurenceson.bsky.social will deliver an address hosted by @aiianational.bsky.social (AIIA NSW) reflecting on these matters. October 28 2025, 6.00pm, Glover Cottages Sydney. Register: bit.ly/4htS0Un

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Assessing ChAFTA’s outcomes a decade on and the future of Australia-China relationsThe China-Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) was signed in June 2015. However, unlike other deals struck with Ja...

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Excited to be able to talk about this publicly now - The Point is now up and running and from Monday, you'll find my parliament blog on it 💃 thepoint.com.au

The world has been witnessing the dreadful toll of Israel’s genocide in Gaza and Trump’s ceasefire agreement has little resolution for lasting peace. ‘Any agreement that doesn’t include Palestinians is not a plan for lasting and genuine peace in the region.’ @emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol #gaza

My interview last week with Channel News Asia, talking about AUKUS and China www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnyg...

My new report is out - Adani sold coal at mates rates to India, avoiding $400m in royalty payments to Queensland ...and Qld's LNP gov doesn't seem to care. Thread below on how they did it. Write up in @australia.theguardian.com @australiainstitute.org.au www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Adani denies claims it sold ‘below-market coal’ leading to Queensland missing out on hundreds of millions in royalties

Adani has strongly rejected the Australia Institute’s findings, including that customers paid an average of $102 a tonne in 2022-23

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I wrote about the use of "Chinese Communist Party" as an epithet when talking about China. On Australia Institute live blog live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/10/aust...

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"Australia is one of the biggest gas exporters in the world. "Yet when gas prices go up, it's Australians that feel poor." Research Director Rod Campbell unpacking new government data that confirms gas exporters continue to pay no tax. @rodcampbell.bsky.social #auspol

To mark China’s National Day on 1 October - a collection of seven mini-biographies on seven important people in China you don't often hear about. australiainstitute.org.au/report/today...

Prime Minister gets doggy toy from INPEX. INPEX gets Australian gas for free, sold for $50 billion. Cool and normal. @australiainstitute.org.au @markogge.bsky.social @punterspolitics.bsky.social

AUKUS submarines aren't coming. Peter Briggs: "Adding the requirement to build additional submarines to replace those to be sold to Australia would require *more than a four-fold* increase in construction yard output measured by tonnage." johnmenadue.com/post/2025/09...

The shrinking US Navy submarine force – Implications for AUKUS Pillar 1 (Part 1)

The US Navy’s attack submarine force had been predicted to reduce to 49 in 2030.

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I'm speaking at Monash Uni tomorrow about Australia's gas policy mess and Woodside in particular. @australiainstitute.org.au @nteumonash.bsky.social

Kinda amazed (but not surprised) how little talk there has been in Australia about Trump's naked attempt to interfere in Brazilian politics on behalf of his good mate Jair Bolsonaro. The screeching would be deafening if China tried anything like that anywhere.

Australia's preferential voting system is often praised, and for good reason. But in terms of reflecting overall votes cast it's not much better than first past the post. My look at how our winner-takes-all voting system skews election outcomes for @australiainstitute.org.au 👇 #auspol

From me for the @australiainstitute.org.au live blog: why we don't need to toll EV owners to make the fuel excise "fair". This is in response to an AFR article yesterday which, to be fair, has some nuanced arguments.

With inflation at 2.1%, @mattgrudnoff.bsky.social reminds us that the RBA has not been great at hitting its target and also needs to worry about inflation falling *below* the target range #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/post/when-ta...

Port Kembla dockworkers went on strike in 1938 to stop iron exports to Japan - which had committed mass murder of civilians and POWs in China. Menzies called it "a provocative act against a friendly power" but grateful Chinese-Australians sent food to striking workers.

Australia has a proud tradition of disruptive protests -- for @australiainstitute.org.au I look at eight protest movements that were controversial in their day but celebrated now. australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-pro...

The proud Australian tradition of disruptive protest

Australia has a proud tradition of impolite, inconvenient protest for worthy causes.

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It's complete horseshit - our polling shows a majority are actually in favour of the changes. Please, please may the LNP take this advice.

Kity Katz@kitykatz.bsky.social · last yr.

Money manager Geoff Wilson’s dire predictions about Labor's chances in the 2028 election are straight from the 2019 franking credits scare campaign which helped Scott 'liar, liar, pants on fire' Morrison win the unwinnable election. #TaxTheRich #auspol wilsonassetmanagement.com.au/almost-30-la...

I wrote something for @australiainstitute.org.au blog this morning on AUKUS, highlighting one of its main military and strategic implications - threatening China's nuclear deterrence. t.co/sWYmVhwb1y

Some thoughts from me on the EU-US trade deal featuring energy purchase live.australiainstitute.org.au/2025/07/aust...

Australia Institute Live: Parliament returns for its second week. As it happens

The 48th parliament has returned for its second week

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Another sign that Beijing attaches quite some importance to Australia: the day after the visiting Dutch defence chief called on AUS to boost its military, the Global Times editorialised on the issue - with fairly cautious language one might say. t.co/QEIpzcBdD5

The latest unemployment figures show the RBA has utterly failed its role of maintaining full employment. #OffTheCharts australiainstitute.org.au/post/the-lat...