Dominic Meagher
@dom-ma.bsky.social
Deputy Director & Chief Economist, John Curtin Research Centre.
Auspol, China, Democracy/Authoritarianism, Climate, Covid
(Australian)
Auspol, China, Democracy/Authoritarianism, Climate, Covid
(Australian)
Those are all things we can help with. And for the businesses that supply that help, it’s business.
Government’s role is to help make the connections, open the doors, and coordinate some of the risk management.
Government’s role is to help make the connections, open the doors, and coordinate some of the risk management.
November 27, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Those are all things we can help with. And for the businesses that supply that help, it’s business.
Government’s role is to help make the connections, open the doors, and coordinate some of the risk management.
Government’s role is to help make the connections, open the doors, and coordinate some of the risk management.
Our report is here.
It makes the case for not waiting for peace to be declared before we invest in Ukraine’s future.
Schools need fallout shelters.
Vets need prosthetic limbs.
Millions of people have hearing damage.
curtinrc.org/publications/
It makes the case for not waiting for peace to be declared before we invest in Ukraine’s future.
Schools need fallout shelters.
Vets need prosthetic limbs.
Millions of people have hearing damage.
curtinrc.org/publications/
Publications - John Curtin
Publications Discover our diverse collection of publications from the John Curtin Research Centre. Winning the Peace | November 2025 Safer, Stronger Sovereign | November 2025 Discussion Paper No.7 | J...
curtinrc.org
November 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
Our report is here.
It makes the case for not waiting for peace to be declared before we invest in Ukraine’s future.
Schools need fallout shelters.
Vets need prosthetic limbs.
Millions of people have hearing damage.
curtinrc.org/publications/
It makes the case for not waiting for peace to be declared before we invest in Ukraine’s future.
Schools need fallout shelters.
Vets need prosthetic limbs.
Millions of people have hearing damage.
curtinrc.org/publications/
By “focus more”, I mean things like this. It’s one of the first articles I’ve seen about Asia that isn’t about China, the US, or us, in an Australian newspaper in ages.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Jakarta is now the world's largest city dwarfing Australia's entire population
For decades Tokyo held the title of the most populous city on the planet. Yet the Indonesian and Bangladeshi capitals have overtaken the Japanese megacity.
www.abc.net.au
November 26, 2025 at 5:55 AM
By “focus more”, I mean things like this. It’s one of the first articles I’ve seen about Asia that isn’t about China, the US, or us, in an Australian newspaper in ages.
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
You can download the report for free on our webpage.
It makes the case for not waiting to invest in Ukraine's reconstruction, & it goes into detail about how Australians can make a difference not through charity but through strategic investment & trade: curtinrc.org/publications/
It makes the case for not waiting to invest in Ukraine's reconstruction, & it goes into detail about how Australians can make a difference not through charity but through strategic investment & trade: curtinrc.org/publications/
Publications - John Curtin
Publications Discover our diverse collection of publications from the John Curtin Research Centre. Winning the Peace | November 2025 Safer, Stronger Sovereign | November 2025 Discussion Paper No.7 | J...
curtinrc.org
November 25, 2025 at 12:24 AM
You can download the report for free on our webpage.
It makes the case for not waiting to invest in Ukraine's reconstruction, & it goes into detail about how Australians can make a difference not through charity but through strategic investment & trade: curtinrc.org/publications/
It makes the case for not waiting to invest in Ukraine's reconstruction, & it goes into detail about how Australians can make a difference not through charity but through strategic investment & trade: curtinrc.org/publications/
Our report on what Australia can do to invest in Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction will launch tomorrow at Parliament House
November 23, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Our report on what Australia can do to invest in Ukraine's recovery and reconstruction will launch tomorrow at Parliament House
We didn’t have personal locator beacons, we had two EPIRBS per team of four.
They’re suitable for maritime, land or air use: beacons.amsa.gov.au/about/beacon...
Probably their longer battery life was a requirement for our situation, so we had to carry them despite being bigger/heavier.
They’re suitable for maritime, land or air use: beacons.amsa.gov.au/about/beacon...
Probably their longer battery life was a requirement for our situation, so we had to carry them despite being bigger/heavier.
Beacon types and models - Beacons
beacons.amsa.gov.au
November 21, 2025 at 6:17 AM
We didn’t have personal locator beacons, we had two EPIRBS per team of four.
They’re suitable for maritime, land or air use: beacons.amsa.gov.au/about/beacon...
Probably their longer battery life was a requirement for our situation, so we had to carry them despite being bigger/heavier.
They’re suitable for maritime, land or air use: beacons.amsa.gov.au/about/beacon...
Probably their longer battery life was a requirement for our situation, so we had to carry them despite being bigger/heavier.
We used to use them for certain orienteering races, so they not just for yachts. Anything where you might conceivably need an emergency rescue with no good way of explaining your location.
The water-activation has to be turned on.
anuinwardbound.com
The water-activation has to be turned on.
anuinwardbound.com
Home - Inward Bound
Inward Bound is a unique annual adventure race combining aspects of orienteering and ultra-running, and is the most prestigious sporting event at the ANU.
anuinwardbound.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
We used to use them for certain orienteering races, so they not just for yachts. Anything where you might conceivably need an emergency rescue with no good way of explaining your location.
The water-activation has to be turned on.
anuinwardbound.com
The water-activation has to be turned on.
anuinwardbound.com
Here it is: unfccc.int/process-and-...
unfccc.int
November 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Here it is: unfccc.int/process-and-...
58% also express concern about discrimination or harassment faced by Chinese-Australians when tensions with the PRC rise.
(16% say they’re not concerned while 25% aren’t sure)
70% support closer relations with ASEAN to balance the PRC. 75% say the same for the Pacific.
(16% say they’re not concerned while 25% aren’t sure)
70% support closer relations with ASEAN to balance the PRC. 75% say the same for the Pacific.
November 18, 2025 at 8:13 AM
58% also express concern about discrimination or harassment faced by Chinese-Australians when tensions with the PRC rise.
(16% say they’re not concerned while 25% aren’t sure)
70% support closer relations with ASEAN to balance the PRC. 75% say the same for the Pacific.
(16% say they’re not concerned while 25% aren’t sure)
70% support closer relations with ASEAN to balance the PRC. 75% say the same for the Pacific.
For instance, 70% agree that we should cooperate with the PRC on issues like climate change & green steel even if there are political tensions in bilateral relations.
And 80% say their views of the PRC government aren't related to their views of Chinese-Australians.
And 80% say their views of the PRC government aren't related to their views of Chinese-Australians.
November 18, 2025 at 8:10 AM
For instance, 70% agree that we should cooperate with the PRC on issues like climate change & green steel even if there are political tensions in bilateral relations.
And 80% say their views of the PRC government aren't related to their views of Chinese-Australians.
And 80% say their views of the PRC government aren't related to their views of Chinese-Australians.
Generally, I'd characterise the results as very aware of risks & willing to stand up for our friends & neighbours, but also willing to manage the risks so that we can get on with business
(and totally separating views of PRC-relations from views of Chinese people - especially Chinese-Australians)
(and totally separating views of PRC-relations from views of Chinese people - especially Chinese-Australians)
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Generally, I'd characterise the results as very aware of risks & willing to stand up for our friends & neighbours, but also willing to manage the risks so that we can get on with business
(and totally separating views of PRC-relations from views of Chinese people - especially Chinese-Australians)
(and totally separating views of PRC-relations from views of Chinese people - especially Chinese-Australians)