Executive summary Australia faces both challenges and opportunities on the international stage. Changes to the global economic and strategic order are forcing Australia to rethink many of the assumptions that have traditionally underpinned its security and prosperity. At the same time Australia’s elevation to the world’s leading economic and political forums provides it with an...

The relationship between Australia and India is poised at an historic moment. Consciously overcoming a challenging period, leaders of the two countries have realised new levels of mutual trust and confidence that are in turn generating policy momentum. Ahead of preparations for the 2013 Australia-India Roundtable, the Lowy Institute for International Policy, Observer Research Foundation...

This publication examines what role the G20 can play in international development. Key findings: Development is a key component of the G20, but there are concerns over the effectiveness of the current development agenda. The criticism includes that the development agenda is too diffuse and mostly distant to the G20’s main activities. But the G20...

This paper identifies a number of issues that require greater attention to strengthen the investment relationship between China and Australia. This is a revised and edited version of the presentation on 27 February 2013 in Sydney by Professor Zha Daojiong, Inaugural Lowy Institute-Rio Tinto China Fellow. Introduction Australia has been remarkably successful at attracting Chinese...

This paper canvases the role of the G20 in strengthening financial regulation. Key findings: Financial regulation has been central to the G20 since the first leaders’ summit in 2008. Leaders wanted to ensure that another devastating financial crisis would not happen again. The financial reform agenda has grown substantially in complexity, particularly in terms of...