Insights, 25 Aug 2026

Australia as a Hub in the Asia-Pacific

Chart of the Month - August 2026

Because of its geographic location, natural resources, and diplomatic work, Australia has become a key hub in the Asia-Pacific. The kangaroo faces north and east! The diagram below shows Australia’s central place in the region’s economic arc ...

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Insights, 21 Jul 2026

Australia’s Major Export Partners

Spotlight on Australia - July 2026

The Union Jack remains on Australia’s flag, but with trade it is all about Asia. After the Second World War, Japan and now China have dominated Australia’s exports. Rich in resources, Australia has fueled the east-Asian economic miracles and ...

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Insights, 26 Jun 2025

Australia’s Economic Reliance on China

Spotlight on Australia - June 2025

Any small, open economy depends on its major trading partner to flourish. Canada and Mexico need the US, Sweden and the Netherlands need Germany, and Australia needs China. As the major trading partner goes, so does the smaller dependant trading partner ...

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News, 06 May 2025

Tariff Turmoil

Economic Update - April 2025

Liberation Day lived up to the hype and then some. Reading from the Stephen Miran and Peter Navarro playbook, President Trump hit most countries in the World with higher than expected tariffs. Global stock markets plunged, including Australia’s. C ...

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Insights, 02 Dec 2024

Trump Tariffs and Australia

Chart of the Month - November 2024

The world is holding its breath as it waits to see what President-Elect Donald Trump will actually do with tariffs. But we have seen this movie before. Trump introduced tariffs in his first term, on steel, aluminum, solar panels, and washing machines; A ...

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