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Warnings international forum all at sea on security

One of the world's most important organisations lacks the chops to deal with security threats in a region full of potential flashpoints, a report has found.

AAP · Sep 30

Grattan on Friday: Now’s the time to renovate multiculturalism, elevating ‘interculturalism’

The Lowy Institute’s annual poll, released this week, carried two important signals for politicians and other policy makers about Australian multiculturalism. One was reassuring, the other an amber light.

The Conversation · Jun 25

US no longer viewed as Australia's most important ally

A majority of Australians believe the nation's relationship with the United States has been superseded by ties with another world power, polling suggests.

AAP · Jun 22

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View from The Hill: Lowy poll shows Australians more pessimistic about almost everything

Australians have become much more gloomy about the economy and increasingly worried about the irresponsible behaviour of the United States in the past year, according to the Lowy Institute’s 2026 poll.

The Conversation · Jun 22

Australia undergoing historic decline in support for multiculturalism amid rising fear and pessimism, poll finds

Share of people who say cultural diversity has been good for the nation plunges from 90% in 2024 to 73% in 2026, Lowy Institute survey finds

The Guardian - AU · Jun 22

Warning regional threats demand more integrated defence

Defence spending needs to increase for Australia to have the robust and integrated military needed to counter regional threats, the head of a think tank warns.

AAP · Nov 19, 2025

Southeast Asia’s foreign assistance to fall more than $2bn next year

Poorest nations set to lose out as Western countries redirect development funding to defence and domestic spending.

Al Jazeera · Jul 21, 2025

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Western Aid Cuts Cede Ground To China In Southeast Asia: Study

China is set to expand its influence over Southeast Asia's development as the Trump administration and other Western donors slash aid, a study by an Australian think tank said Sunday.

International Business Times · Jul 20, 2025

Global doom and gloom sinks Aussie economic optimism

With the world order under threat, Australian attitudes to the economy and security are the bleakest they've been in two decades, a Lowy Institute poll shows.

AAP · Jun 15, 2025

Nuclear Submarine Deal Lurks Below Surface Of Australian Election

A landmark security pact to overhaul Australia's navy with American muscle faces growing scepticism, stoked by its eyewatering cost and growing distrust of US President Donald Trump.

International Business Times · Apr 30, 2025

Why China has warned countries against ‘appeasing’ Trump in trade deals

China is a far bigger trading partner than the US for most countries. That limits what Trump can demand, experts say.

Al Jazeera · Apr 22, 2025

Australia’s student strikers for climate believed they could change their future. Where are they now?

Young people rode a wave of hope and power when hundreds of thousands protested with them in 2019. Then, momentum was lost

The Guardian - AU · Apr 22, 2025

Poll shows Australians hate Trump policies and have lost trust in US, but still strongly believe in alliance

Australians strongly disagree with key policies of US President Donald Trump, and have overwhelmingly lost trust in the United States to act responsibly in the world, according to the Lowy Institute’s 2025 poll.

The Conversation · Apr 16, 2025

Australia increases influence in Asia, report shows

A power ranking of countries in Asia has shown Australia has risen up the rankings to fifth position, only behind the US, China, India and Japan.

AAP · Sep 22, 2024

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The Conversation · Jun 17, 2024

Albanese discusses delicate issues with Chinese premier, including avoiding future military incidents

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has said he and Chinese Premier Li Qiang discussed improving military-to-military communications to avoid future incidents involving their armed forces in their wide-ranging meeting on Monday.

The Guardian - AU · Oct 30, 2023

Australia’s support to Pacific surges as China focuses on ‘friendly’ states, aid map shows

Lowy Institute report finds Canberra has become leading source of loans to region while Beijing’s financing is ‘strategically targeted’

The Guardian - AU · Oct 1, 2023

‘What if there was a war?’ Chinese Australians wear the scars after bitter years of hostile rhetoric

Hawkish messaging in Australia in response to China’s foreign policy has left Chinese Australians bruised – and increasingly volatile in their local politics

AAP · Jun 20, 2023

Taiwan war would dwarf Ukraine conflict, says Morrison

As a new poll shows Australians remain concerned about China in the region amid rising tensions, Scott Morrison has again entered the debate.

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The Conversation · Jun 20, 2023

Australians' feelings towards China are thawing but suspicion remains high: Lowy 2023 poll

The diplomatic thaw between China and Australian since the election of the Albanese government is being followed by a limited thaw in Australians’ negativity towards China, according to the Lowy Institute’s 2023 Poll.

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2023

Three in four Australians think China will be military threat to country within 20 years, survey finds

Lowy Institute poll shows more than 60% see a US-China conflict over Taiwan as a critical threat but most believe Australia should remain neutral if it occurs

Al Jazeera · Jun 5, 2023

China scaling back spending in Southeast Asia, report says

Asian Development Bank and World Bank have overtaken China as top source of development funding, think tank says.

Al Jazeera · Apr 19, 2023

Chinese-Australians report less racism, greater belonging: Poll

Experiences of racist abuse have fallen by one-third since 2020, according to poll by the Sydney-based Lowy Institute.

AAP · Apr 18, 2023

Australia tops countries Chinese community trusts most

A majority of Chinese Australians say the nation is a good place to live, as race-based attacks continue to decline, a survey by the Lowy Institute has found.

The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2023

Chinese-Australians face fewer racist insults than at height of diplomatic tensions with Beijing, survey finds

Lowy Institute poll indicates one in five Chinese-Australians were called offensive names in 2022, down 10 points from 31% in 2020

ABC News · Mar 20, 2023

Samoan prime minister says she understands Australia's push to obtain nuclear-powered submarines at Lowy Institute

Samoa's prime minister speaks about Australia's deepening political engagement with Pacific Island nations at Lowy Institute.

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