Australia in the World Podcast
1) Ep. 167: Development and strategy in the South Pacific
PM Albanese recently travelled to Solomon Islands for the Pacific Islands Forum as well as Vanuatu and PNG. The headlines focused on what didn’t happen – neither an ambitious deal with Vanuatu (Nakama...Show More
2) Ep. 166: The global economy: Tariffs, industrial policy, and a fraying order
In Darren’s own research, topics like tariffs, industrial policy and the decaying rules-based economic order are a daily focus. On these issues and many more relating to the global economy, financial ...Show More
3) Ep. 165: China in 2025 and what's changed
Darren welcomes Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow for East Asia at the Lowy Institute and author of influential books "The Party" and "Xi Jinping: The Backlash," to discuss China's evolving political la...Show More
4) Ep. 164: Tariffs, tariffs, tariffs
It’s time for another tariff episode, and Darren is joined by returning guest Corbin Duncan, a journalist with The Economist (and valued Australia in the world team member) to talk through an avalanch...Show More
5) Ep. 163: PM Albanese visits China
The PM made a big trip to China, and the ABC’s Stephen Dziedzic accompanied him as part of the press contingent. Darren and Stephen discuss both Beijing’s and Canberra’s interests in the visit, the ca...Show More
6) Ep. 162: Israel attacks Iran; no Albo-Trump meeting
Operation Rising Lion, Israel’s attack on Iran that began over the weekend, could be the beginning of something very big, and very bad. Or it could lead to the downfall of a regime who few would mourn...Show More
7) Ep. 161: Shangri-La 2025; 3.5% of GDP on defence?
The annual Shangri-La Dialogue took place in Singapore from 30 May to 1 June. Zack Cooper of the American Enterprise Institute attended and returns to the podcast to talk through his impressions with ...Show More
8) Ep. 160: PM to Jakarta, Vatican; FM to Pacific; think tank influence?
With Prime Minister Albanese’s government returned to office with a large majority, Darren is wondering what the data from the PM and Foreign Minister’s first overseas trips tell us about the early tr...Show More
9) Ep. 159: A PM's Chief of Staff on the world facing Australia
Darren welcomes Dr John Kunkel for the first time to the podcast. John is Senior Economics Adviser at the United States Studies Centre. He has worked as an economist, speech writer, policy analyst, ad...Show More
10) Ep. 158: Trump’s influence on the Australian election?
Australia’s federal election delivered a clear and in many ways stunning victory for the incumbent centre-left Labor government led by PM Anthony Albanese. Coming a week after an even more astonishing...Show More