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Australia has signed up to an expensive critical mineral future by excluding China. New article for @lowyinstitute.bsky.social www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

Spoke with @patskarvelas.bsky.social last Friday about US tariff announcements and implications for Australia (~38mins in) Albanese govt. strategy looks vindicated with lowest tariff possible but more 232 tariff investigations could pose a further threat. iview.abc.net.au/video/NU2522...

More tariffs and trade uncertainty are coming, not less. TACO applies to individual decisions, not the general direction of Washington's approach to trade. The America First Trade Policy is only getting started. www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

New article for @lowyinstitute.bsky.social #Indonesia has failed to negotiate a reduced reciprocal tariff rate. With economic headwinds and Prabowo's populist direction, the outlook is increasingly precarious. Bad policy in bad times is not a promising mix. www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

Indonesia's become the largest recipient in Southeast Asia for EV-related foreign direct investment. The massive nickel industry certainly has played a part. Read more here ➡️ www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...

Indonesia's downstreaming relied on export bans, nationalisation of mineral resources, foreign technology and huge tax benefits. This absolutely created an FDI boom into smelting operations for nickel and steel. But not for any other metals...read more ➡️ www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...

Indonesia's nickel industry has created some insane growth rates for local districts that built nickel smelters - over 100% in some years. Despite this intensive growth, poverty reduction did not follow. Read more here ➡️ www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...

Indonesia hopes to use its world-leading nickel supplies to build a competitive EV industry. But a new Lowy Institute Analysis by @robwalk3r.bsky.social & Hilman Palaon reveals a serious gap between Indonesian’s ambition and the industrial policy it needs. www.lowyinstitute.org/publications...

“there is widespread public support for introducing carbon taxes as a measure to limit emissions” eastasiaforum.org/2025/02/22/t...

Trump’s Aid Freeze: What’s at Stake? It won’t break the #Pacific, but it will cause disruptions. In Southeast Asia, Myanmar & Cambodia face the biggest hit, with threats to governance & health programs. Australia, Japan & the EU will need to step up www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

Here's what current Secretary of State Marco Rubio had to say about USAID in the past.

New article on the downstreaming dilemma in #Indonesia nickel. Concentrated growth is not delivering for local development. We propose some solutions to ensuring nickel downstreaming delivers for more Indonesians www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre... #renewables #criticalminerals