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Ryan Neelam

Director, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program

Lowy Institute Poll: The world according to Australians

In 2024, Australians are wary towards China, and worried about the United States. They are divided on immigration, but united on the value of cultural diversity. Threat…

Interactives

Lowy Institute Poll 2024

20th edition of the Lowy Institute Poll - the longest-running and broadest survey of how Australians see the world.

Pragmatism rules the public outlook on Australia-China relations

Australia’s China debate over the last couple of years has ranged from the apocalyptic consequences of war to cautious optimism after Beijing lifted many of its trade barriers…

Podcasts

Lowy Institute Conversations: Michelle Grattan and Katharine Murphy on Australian foreign policy from the Canberra Press Gallery

In this episode of Conversations, Natasha Kassam talks with Michelle Grattan and Katharine Murphy about China, climate policy and COVID-19, and what to expect from…

US-Australia alliance a friendship, not a love affair

At first glance, the 2021 Lowy Institute Poll, released today, tells a positive story about how Australians view a post-Donald Trump America: trust in the United States to behave…

Commentary

Is our love affair with America over?

Most Australians would greet a Biden victory with relief. But that may not be enough to remedy the fear that the United States has changed for the worse. Originally published in…

Polling

Lowy Institute Poll 2020

The 2020 Lowy Institute Poll, conducted as the COVID-19 crisis was unfolding across the globe, reveals unprecedented changes in Australian attitudes to the world around us,…

The polls were wrong, but here’s our poll, and why you should read it

It’s not exactly the best time to be releasing an opinion poll. In the wake of the 2019 election, there are fair questions about why we poll any more. But today we launch the Lowy…

Polling

Lowy Institute Poll 2019

After a year of heated domestic debate on issues such as climate change, foreign influence and technology, the 2019 Lowy Institute Poll reveals significant changes in how…

Polling

Media Release: 2019 Lowy Institute Poll – Australian Attitudes To Climate Change

In 2019, Australians rank climate change at the top of a list of ten possible threats to Australia's vital interests in the next ten years. A majority of Australian adults …