Defence analyst Marcus Hellyer talks with the Lowy Institute’s Sam Roggeveen about the unprecedented appearance of Chinese warships off Australia’s east coast. What message was Beijing sending? How well did Australia’s defence force perform in response? And what are Australia‘s future options with the United States in retrenchment?

 

Defence analyst Marcus Hellyer talks with the Lowy Institute&rsquo;s Sam Roggeveen about the unprecedented appearance of Chinese warships off Australia&rsquo;s east coast. What message was Beijing sending? How well did Australia&rsquo;s defence force perform in response?&nbsp;And what are Australia&lsquo;s future options with the United States in retrenchment?
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Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.  

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

Lowy Institute Conversations

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The Lowy Institute is a leading international think tank that looks at the world from Australia’s perspective.
This channel aggregates audio from across all of our event and podcast channels.

Lowy Institute

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

Welcome to Lowy Institute Conversations – a podcast in which Lowy Institute researchers and some of the world’s leading experts delve into the big issues in international affairs.

China’s naval flotilla and Australia’s response

Anthony Albanese has been returned as Australia’s prime minister in a landslide. In this episode, Program Directors Mihai Sora and Susannah Patton speak with host Lydia Khalil about what that means for the region. They discuss how Albanese’s re-election is being received in the Pacific and Southeast Asia and examine the continuities, opportunities and challenges for Australia’s foreign policy over the government’s second term.  

Anthony Albanese has been returned as Australia&rsquo;s prime minister in a landslide. In this episode, Program Directors Mihai Sora and Susannah Patton speak with host Lydia Khalil about what that means for the region. They discuss how Albanese&rsquo;s re-election is being received in the Pacific and Southeast Asia and examine the continuities, opportunities and challenges for Australia&rsquo;s foreign policy over the government&rsquo;s second term. &nbsp;

Conversations: Australia’s Asia-Pacific policy after the Labor landslide 

In this episode, host Lydia Khalil speaks with former US Ambassador and Director-General of ASIO Dennis Richardson and Interpreter Managing Editor Daniel Flitton, about the Five Eyes — the powerful and strategically important intelligence sharing alliance. Its member countries, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, have sustained and protected one of the world's most unified multilateral arrangements for more than 75 years. But even the Five Eyes may not avoid the wrecking ball that is the second Trump administration.

In this episode, host <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/lydia-khalil">Lydia Khalil</a> speaks with former US Ambassador and Director-General of ASIO Dennis Richardson and&nbsp;<a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter">Interpreter</a>&nbsp;Managing Editor <a href="https://www.lowyinstitute.org/people/experts/bio/daniel-flitton">Daniel Flitton</a>, about the Five Eyes &mdash; the powerful and strategically important intelligence sharing alliance. Its member countries, the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, have sustained and protected one of the world's most unified multilateral arrangements for more than 75 years. But even the Five Eyes may not avoid the wrecking ball that is the second Trump administration.

Conversations: The future of the Five Eyes

With US President Donald Trump unleashing a blitz of policy changes in his first few months in office and an Australian federal election just ahead, the Lowy Institute has released selected results from the 2025 Lowy Institute Poll. The findings provide a snapshot of how Trump is changing Australian attitudes towards the United States, and on Australians’ confidence in their political leaders’ foreign policy abilities. Ryan Neelam, Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy, talks with host Lydia Khalil to put these early poll results into context.

With US President Donald Trump unleashing a blitz of policy changes in his first few months in office and an Australian federal election just ahead, the Lowy Institute has released selected results from the <a href="https://poll.lowyinstitute.org/report/2025/pre-election-release/">2025 Lowy Institute Poll</a>. The findings provide a snapshot of how Trump is changing Australian attitudes towards the United States, and on Australians&rsquo; confidence in their political leaders&rsquo; foreign policy abilities. Ryan Neelam, Director of Public Opinion and Foreign Policy, talks with host Lydia Khalil to put these early poll results into context.

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