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Redesign Future Made In Australia for Carney’s ruptured world

Redesign Future Made In Australia for Carney’s ruptured world

We need a new synthesis of economic rationalism and state capacity at home, one fit for a world of rolling geopolitical turmoil and economic uncertainty. Last week’s Davos speech by Canadian Prim...

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Publication alert | As strategic environment deteriorates, Australia needs a more sophisticated Taiwan strategy, experts argue

Publication alert | As strategic environment deteriorates, Australia needs a more sophisticated Taiwan strategy, experts argue

In a report published today from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney, Australian experts call for a re-assessment of Canberra’s policy settings towards Taiwan to en...

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Australia’s innovation, science and technology environment: Providing a rationale for universities’ contributions to AUKUS Advanced Capabilities

Australia’s innovation, science and technology environment: Providing a rationale for universities’ contributions to AUKUS Advanced Capabilities

Executive summary Few countries rely on their university sector as much as Australia does to power their national research and development (R&D). Australian universities perform over a third o...

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Publication alert | Economic wargaming and whole-of-government strategy needed to support economic security in 2026, according to Australian experts

Publication alert | Economic wargaming and whole-of-government strategy needed to support economic security in 2026, according to Australian experts

Amidst heightened economic turbulence, Australia will need significant government and private sector uplift in responding to economic risk, a group of experts has assessed in a workshop report fro...

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Publication alert | Universities power Australia’s sovereign research capability, but potential remains unrealised for AUKUS Pillar II

Publication alert | Universities power Australia’s sovereign research capability, but potential remains unrealised for AUKUS Pillar II

The Australian Government has an opportunity to better leverage its universities, a key national strategic asset, as it tackles the ambitious challenges set out by AUKUS Advanced Capabilities, acc...

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Australia’s economic security outlook: Trends and possible responses for 2026

Australia’s economic security outlook: Trends and possible responses for 2026

The United States Studies Centre’s Economic Security program hosts an annual Track 2 meeting of Australian former officials, think tank analysts, academics, and private-sector professionals to ...

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