#NotAnEconomistBut Jake Sullivan’s Brookings speech may be the most consequential yet out of Biden’s administration. In essence, it takes a long-term peer competitor, China, to revive the dead hand of the state: theaustralian.com.au/commentary/his…

Apple, Google & Microsoft told Senate Economics committee in April 2015 they didn't do aggressive tax structures in Australia. A month later PwC came calling with a terrific idea. with Edmund Tadros afr.com/companies/prof…

If I was Meghan and Harry I would just move to Australia. We are too lazy to chase them relentlessly and the government will just deport foreign paparazzi.

Twenty-five years since the greatest The Jakarta Post headline ever?

Time to catch up ...afr.com/world/asia/wha…

Why ‘de-risking’ from China is the new buzzword afr.com/world/asia/why…

Prabowo’s “plan” bears a striking resemblance to what happened in East Timor, and we know how that went…

Anies Baswedan, who is a serious contender to be Indonesia's next president, implies he would back Ukraine: “when one country invades another country, and the invader is your friend, should you be silent? No! You tell them it’s wrong... territorial sovereignty is a key principle”

Absolutely. Good to have something to smile about in a grim week.

Clive Palmer’s superyacht runs aground. smh.com.au/world/asia/cli…

“I am saying this only now that chief of staff General Brawner and I had a chat during a recent executive session. He told me on one occasion, Huang confronted him and even aggressively pointed at him while saying, ‘Don’t provoke us’.” onenews.ph/articles/dinur…

Indian students from certain degrees will be allowed stay for more time than students from other countries as the existing 🇦🇺🇮🇳 FTA (concluded under the Morrison govt) takes precedence over Albanese govt’s new migration reforms afr.com/politics/feder….

Waiting for Prabowo. Exit polls and early count suggest he's got the majority he needs to become Indonesia's next President. Buckle up

“Voters believe he is more gemoy and less fiery than as a younger man. In Indonesia’s elite circles, though, his temperament remains a talking point.” ⁦Emma Connors⁩ afr.com/world/asia/why…

afr.com/world/asia/she… Prabowo vowed to continue Jokowi's policies and Jokowi's implicit support was a big factor in last week's election. But that continuity doesn't look like it will extend to long serving and highly respected finance minister ⁦Sri Mulyani⁩

Excellent piece by Emma Connors in Financial Review on the government’s new $2 billion investment fund to promote energy transition in se Asia. I suggest it should focus on building renewables in #indonesia. CPD. Jim Chalmers MP Anthony Albanese Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 afr.com/world/asia/why…

NYT columnist Bret Stephens doesn't do social media so I'll help him out ... afr.com/world/middle-e…

Sometimes you come away from a conversation and think 'wow, things really have changed'. afr.com/life-and-luxur…

afr.com/politics/feder…

Just dropped: June’s Briefing MONTHLY Dating games. Military build-ups. K-Pop shoutouts. China trade. Russia (again). All the latest in Asia–Australia relations. Edited by Emma Connors | Animation: rocco fazzari Read now: asiasociety.org/australia/brie…