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Reading the Xi leaves: what’s next for the Chinese President
Commentary
Reading the Xi leaves: what’s next for the Chinese President
If Xi Jinping had followed the rules, he would be stepping down next year. The longer he stays in office without an anointed successor, the greater the risk of a power struggle…
Why our economy can afford to stand up to China with Belt and Road veto
Commentary
Why our economy can afford to stand up to China with Belt and Road veto
Originally published in the Sydney Morning Herald. 
Yes, we can spend our way to recovery if we are careful
Commentary
Yes, we can spend our way to recovery if we are careful
Australia has rightly lost its fear of big deficits. But we must walk back debt in lockstep with private sector expansion. Originally published in The Australian Financial Review.
Australia's economic centre has shifted from Sydney to Canberra
Commentary
Australia's economic centre has shifted from Sydney to Canberra
Originally published in The Canberra Times.
Vital trade lessons from China’s failed attempt at coercion
Commentary
Vital trade lessons from China’s failed attempt at coercion
Originally published in The Australian. 
After Xi: Future Scenarios for Leadership Succession in Post-Xi Jinping Era
Analyses
After Xi: Future Scenarios for Leadership Succession in Post-Xi Jinping Era
A Joint Report of the CSIS Freeman Chair in China Studies and the Lowy Institute
Reconstruction: Australia after COVID
Lowy Institute Papers
Reconstruction: Australia after COVID
A discussion of what is in store economically for Australians after COVID-19, by one of Australia's leading economic voices.