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Save to My PortfolioU.S.-Australia Alliance Goes Back to Business First with Kevin Rudd

Michael Fullilove, April 04, 2008, The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Fullilove details Kevin Rudd's first official trip to the United States as prime minister of Australia. Despite ideological differences between the prime minister and his predecessor, Fullilove notes "Rudd also signaled that the alliance relies primarily on shared interests and values, not personalities." Read More

Australia and New Zealand, International Relations, Politics

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Save to My PortfolioA Conversation with the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP

The Honorable Kevin Rudd MP, March 31, 2008

The Honorable Kevin Rudd MP serves Australia as its twenty-sixth prime minister. Speaking at Brookings, Rudd detailed Australia’s critical role in global politics and said his government is committed to building a strong, prosperous Australia as it endeavors to secure the future of global and regional stability.

Australia and New Zealand, Foreign Policy

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Save to My PortfolioA Conversation with the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP

Monday, March 31, 2008
10:30 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Reuters/Steve HollandOn March 31, the Brookings Institution hosted the Prime Minister of Australia, the Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, for a conversation on U.S.-Australia relations and Australian foreign policy. In his speech, Prime Minister Rudd discussed the continued importance of U.S. global leadership, the new Australian government’s foreign policy framework and how the United States and Australia might engage China in the future. Read More

Australia and New Zealand, Foreign Policy

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAustralian Climate Change Policy Built on Shaky Foundation

Warwick J. McKibbin, March 28, 2008, The Australian Financial Review

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAustralian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's Visit to the United States

Michael Fullilove, March 28, 2008, Australian Broadcasting Corporation News Radio

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioEconomist calls for bipartisan approach on climate

Warwick J. McKibbin, November 05, 2007, Australian Broadcasting Corporation

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioClimate Change Policy: The New Australian Approach

Thursday, June 21, 2007
1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioBlueprint for a Flexible, Sensible Climate Policy

Warwick J. McKibbin, June 5, 2007, The Australian

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Rise of China and the Strategic Implications for U.S. - Australia Relations

Friday, April 20, 2007
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioAustralia and East Asia

Tuesday, January 24, 2006
12:00 AM to
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioClimate Pact a Good Beginning

Warwick J. McKibbin, August 01, 2005, The Australian Financial Review

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioAustralia Should Be More Generous in Delivering Aid

Michael Fullilove and Warwick J. McKibbin, July 01, 2005, The Australian

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Save to My PortfolioAustralia Votes 2004: A Symposium on the October Australian Federal Election

Thursday, September 23, 2004
6:30 PM to
Washington, DC

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioThe Australian Election: Who's Involved and What's at Stake?

Tuesday, October 30, 2001
4:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioTime to Stop the Perennial Bidding Wars Over Super

R. Kent Weaver, May 03, 2000, The New Zealand Herald

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Michael Fullilove

Michael Fullilove

Lowy Visiting Fellow, Foreign Policy

Michael Fullilove is the Lowy visiting fellow in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution and director of the Global Issues Program at the Lowy Institute for International Policy in Sydney, Australia. A former adviser to Australian Prime Minister Paul Keating, he writes widely on topics including U.S. and Australian foreign policy, Asia, and diasporas.
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Warwick J. McKibbin

Warwick J. McKibbin

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

An international economics expert based in Australia, Warwick McKibbin focuses his research on global climate change; the emergence of China and India into the world economy; and global economic modeling.
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Ralph C. Bryant

Ralph C. Bryant

Senior Fellow, Economic Studies, Global Economy and Development

Ralph Bryant’s research concentrates on international economic issues and open-economy macroeconomics. He has recently emphasized governance for international institutions and the global dimensions of demographic change.
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