Anthony Bubalo

Sep 1, 2024 | asiasociety.org | Anthony Bubalo

By Asia Society Australia Chief Executive Officer, Anthony BubaloFor decades Australians have been told that our country’s economic destiny lies in Asia. A glance at the trade figures suggests that this call has been heeded. In 2023, eight of Australia’s top 10 export markets were in the region. But you don’t have to scratch far beneath the surface to see that Australia’s economic ties to the region are, with some exceptions, transactional and even fragile.

Aug 31, 2024 | afr.com | Anthony Bubalo

For decades Australians have been told that our country’s economic destiny lies in Asia. A glance at the trade figures suggests that this call has been heeded. In 2023, eight of Australia’s top 10 export markets were in the region. But you don’t have to scratch far beneath the surface to see that Australia’s economic ties to the region are, with some exceptions, transactional and even fragile. Loading...

Aug 16, 2024 | asiasociety.org | Dominique Fraser |Anthony Bubalo

By: Dominique Fraser and Anthony BubaloThe forthcoming U.S. presidential election comes at a time of great strategic uncertainty for Australia. Successive governments have said repeatedly that Australia now faces its most complex strategic environment since World War II. A key element of Australia’s response has been to embark on a fundamental re-shaping of the Australian Defence Force.

Apr 12, 2024 | asiasociety.org | Anthony Bubalo

By Asia Society Australia Chief Executive Officer, Anthony BubaloThere had once been hope in the West that China’s adoption of free market principles would eventually see it become more like us. Today, to compete with China’s national power, it seems we need to become more like it. Neoliberalism, we are told, is dead. Western governments are back trying to direct the national economy, making industry policy, “friend-shoring” supply chains, and building high fences to protect critical technology.

May 8, 2023 | lowyinstitute.org | Anthony Bubalo

Like many others, I benefited from the generous advice and kindness of Allan Gyngell, the superlative chronicler and conceptualiser of Australian foreign policy – but also always keen to foster a next generation of Australians thinking about the world. I first met Gyngell while an intern at the Lowy Institute during the time he led the organisation as its founding executive director, and we kept in touch intermittently in subsequent years.