Andrew Griffits

Here it is - the moment Newcastle Jets lifted the Premiers Plate for the first time ever! ✈️

AI is part of geopolitics now. nytimes.com/2026/04/22/tec… via @NYTimes

2025/26 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒔! This one is for you Newcastle! #BoxOfficeJets

“If you insult yr allies & present yr ugliest face to the world, their consent will evaporate,” Fullilove said. “But what’s the alternative to the US-led system? The US is the only country that can project power anywhere on Earth. Who else will lead the West, if not Washington?”

Greg Moriarty is an excellent choice to serve as Australia’s next Ambassador to the United States. He’s highly experienced, tough and smart, with a dry sense of humour that will help keep him sane in Donald Trump’s Washington. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

“This atrocity demands the strongest possible response from our leaders. We trust that the arm of justice will be long and that it will reach out to punish all the guilty—not just the surviving terrorist, but anyone who organized or enabled the attack.” theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/…

Australia ‘increasingly alone’ in countering China’s influence in Pacific, aid report shows.   A story on the 2025 @LowyInstitute Pacific Aid Map in The @GuardianAus 👇@rjduke theguardian.com/world/2025/oct…

I’m always very pleased to show off Sydney to overseas visitors, in this case @LowyInstitute Board member @sbg1 of the @NewYorker and her husband @peterbakernyt of the @nytimes.

“Donald Trump was elected president 10 months ago, and he and Mr Albanese have never met each other. This is unprecedented. Given the US is our primary security partner, and the world’s most powerful country, it’s also risky.” Me in today’s ⁦@smh⁩. smh.com.au/politics/feder…

I’m delighted that @JAParker29 has joined the @LowyInstitute as a Nonresident Fellow. Jen is one of the sharpest analysts of Australia’s defence policies. I enjoyed her recent Bligh Street debate with @SamRoggeveen on defending Australia. Welcome Jen! lowyinstitute.org/people/fellow/…

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CONFERENCE LEAGUE WINNERS! 🏆 #CFC | #UECLFinal

Far from creating yet another climate fund, delegates at COP30 should focus on streamlining climate finance, argues @GeorgiaHammersl in a new piece for @ProSyn. project-syndicate.org/commentary/bra…

I’m really looking forward to my conversation with the brilliant @sbg1 from the @NewYorker and the @LowyInstitute Board about the first 100 days of Trump 2.0. Tune in online on Tuesday 29 April at 10am AEST! 📺 resources.lowyinstitute.org/events/100-day…

Kudos to my colleague @SusannahCPatton for her sharp analysis of the implications of the gutting of @VOANews and Radio Free Asia, organisations that have been so successful in bringing accurate and impartial news to places with limited press freedom. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

‘Trump may be tempted by a deal with China, especially if Beijing were to provide a term sheet tailored to his America First worldview… Imagine if Xi turns out to be as skilful as Putin in handling Trump.’ ft.com/content/6b4c6f…

2025 #AFCU20 CHAMPIONS 🏆 Congratulations to the Subway #YoungSocceroos! 👏 What an achievement 🤩

“While it might earn the ire of the Trump administration, statements of support for #Ukraine now are even more important than ever. This will provide an important test of courage for many Western leaders.” lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…

The leader of the free world doesn’t believe in the free world and doesn’t want to lead it.

“The soldiers and citizens of Ukraine, having just commemorated three years of death and destruction at the hands of Russia, deserved better than this,” writes @WarintheFuture in The Interpreter. lowyinstitute.org/the-interprete…