2 Sep 2024
The patriot’s virtue in bringing the world back home
Whether gauging global attitudes or assessing international interests, it pays to think first of home.
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5 Aug 2024
Thinking the “unthinkable” again?
Security motivations alone rarely explain decisions to “go nuclear”. Australia’s history on the question is complex. -
24 Jun 2024
Australians get the benefits of migration, even the doubters
The latest Lowy Institute Poll captures the nuanced attitude of the public to a hotly contested political theme. -
5 Jun 2024
The China alibi
A geopolitical contest between the United States and China should not stop Australians assessing their own economic interests. -
4 Jun 2024
The brakes on Australia’s ambition with India
The biggest challenge is convincing the public to turn up the temperature on a lukewarm relationship. -
4 Jun 2024
Not in the same boat? Perceptions of the Australia-Philippines security partnership
The closer and growing defence ties between the countries doesn’t appear to have permeated the public mind yet. -
3 Jun 2024
Australians watching Pacific with concern and care
Chinese influence and Pacific migration pathways are on Australian minds this year, according to latest Lowy Institute Poll. -
3 Jun 2024
Lowy Institute Poll: The world according to Australians
Looking over two decades of polling numbers, a nuanced view emerges about the changing international context. -
14 Mar 2024
Tongan attitudes to the world
A new poll reveals how the Pacific archipelago views US, Chinese and Australian influence. -
12 Mar 2024
Chinese social media and the 2025 Australian federal election
Those intent on spreading political misinformation are finding ways around strict foreign interference rules. -
21 Feb 2024
What younger voters in India think about the country’s foreign policy
A perception of shared characteristics – risk taking, aspirational – is connecting with a youthful audience. -
12 Oct 2023
Voting “Yes” in the heart of empire
If the ballot queue in London were any guide, the Voice would win hands down. -
4 Jul 2023
Suspicious minds: Will closer Australia‑Indonesia engagement yield greater trust?
Despite the flourishing bromance between Albanese and Jokowi, the Lowy Institute Poll shows an ongoing need to deepen public understanding and familiarity on both sides. -
26 Jun 2023
Australians stand with Ukraine – but attention won’t last indefinitely
The latest Lowy Poll should be a warning about the risk of not debating the end goal in a conflict. -
23 Jun 2023
Perceptions and trust: Chinese views of Canada and Australia amid geopolitical tensions
New data reveals lingering resentments as well as ongoing opportunities. -
22 Jun 2023
Lowy Poll 2023: Australians still jittery about China in the Pacific
Just like Pacific nations themselves, the public are waiting to see pledges by new government translated into outcomes. -
21 Jun 2023
The “somewhat” conundrum: Lack of communication bedevils AUKUS support
The latest Lowy Institute Poll reveals Australians are no more convinced about the merits of the subs deal than last year. -
19 Apr 2023
Chinese-Australians feel more at home
Despite tension in Australia-China relations, Chinese-Australians express stronger connection and trust in Australia. -
23 Mar 2023
Ending the climate wars: the public’s mandate
Australians understand the need to act. As global scientists issue the clearest warning yet, can Labor deliver? -
10 Oct 2022
Australia and Pacific Islands: Polls apart?
Without a comprehensive public opinion survey of Pacific people, common attitudes can be challenging to identify. -
25 Jul 2022
France-Australia: Moving beyond AUKUS
A change of PM has certainly helped, and the latest Lowy Poll suggests no enduring damage has been done to relations. -
30 Jun 2022
War fatigue in the West
The democratic world passed the compassion test for Ukraine. Now it faces the real challenge. -
13 Apr 2022
Bellicose or bluster? How South Koreans see the North’s nuclear threat
The policy of a new president in Seoul depends not only on Pyongyang but also South Korean public perceptions. -
7 Apr 2022
Five key findings from the Being Chinese in Australia survey
The latest Lowy survey of Chinese-Australians captures views on belonging, trust, strategic competition, Covid and more. -
24 Feb 2022
Economic diplomacy: Slow dividends for Australia from ASEAN spending
Amid the Ukraine sanctions showdown, an Indian trade deal looms as a pre-election win for the Morrison government. -
7 Jul 2021
Personality in foreign policy
How leaders interact and are judged can shape a country’s approach to the world as much as economics or military might. -
28 Jun 2021
Building stronger Australia-Indonesia ties
The latest Lowy Poll shows the gaps in public understanding that bedevils the goal of closer bilateral relations. -
24 Jun 2021
The dangers in Australia’s blissful ignorance about India
It’s far from all bad news. But Australians don’t know that other Asian great power as well as they should. -
23 Jun 2021
By the numbers: Charting the Australia-China relationship in decline
Trust has plummeted and concern about China’s military is growing. And Australians point a finger of blame at Beijing. -
23 Jun 2021
How Australians look in the mirror, and out a window to the world
The reflection people see might be rosy, but Australians need a better understanding of how others might see us. -
31 May 2021
As varied as the weather: How public attitudes shape climate policy
Opinion surveys across the big emitters reveal the social complexity surrounding climate policy commitments. -
3 May 2021
State of mind: How Australians see the pandemic and efforts to help
New polling by the Lowy Institute looks at Australians’ attitudes to Covid-19 responses at home and abroad. -
30 Mar 2021
Taking the measure of prejudice in a pandemic
Has Covid-19 heightened anti-Asian bias in Australia? A new survey shows some worrying signs. -
10 Aug 2020
What we have lost: International education and public diplomacy
Entangling universities with geopolitics can mean a bad student experience has a far broader cost. -
3 Aug 2020
Young Australians turn from the US towards Asia. And it isn’t Trump
Millennials don’t remember Washington behaving as a great power or helpful ally, so support for the alliance is waning. -
18 Jun 2020
Will Timor-Leste be the region’s latest press freedom casualty?
An new law under the guise of “dignity” would only diminish democracy and transparency in the country. -
29 May 2020
The middle power alignment in public attitudes about Covid-19
Beijing is on the nose, leading the Western world to band together, but not with Washington at the fore. -
14 May 2020
Australians doubt either US or China will emerge stronger after Covid
New Lowy polling shows Australians are disappointed in Beijing’s Covid-19 response and despairing about Washington’s. -
3 Jan 2020
New Year on Australia’s fire ravaged coast
These first days of 2020 have been terrible as exhausted volunteers battle blazing fires in the bush and countryside. -
21 Nov 2019
Chart of the week: The climate cost
Polls suggest a majority of Australians want action on global warming, even at a cost – but politics tells us otherwise. -
30 Aug 2019
Secrets and laws
Finding the balance between national security and press freedom means acknowledging real threats exist. -
28 Jun 2019
National security: Australians and their elites
A tour through this year’s Lowy Institute Poll to see where the public differs from political leaders. -
27 Jun 2019
Australian attitudes to China shift: 2019 Lowy Poll
A deep dive into the 2019 Lowy poll reveals an across-the-board hardening of Australian attitudes towards China. -
27 Jun 2019
The Pacific: pinching pennies doesn’t make for policy longevity
Australians might be wary on aid but are far more alert to the region’s biggest security concern in climate change. -
26 Jun 2019
Are Australians more worried about climate change or climate policy?
Climate change is again on the public mind but this didn’t translate to a strong message at the ballot box for action. -
26 Jun 2019
The polls were wrong, but here’s our poll, and why you should read it
Election pollsters must deal with tricky challenges but issues polls – such as the Lowy Institute Poll – are different. -
7 May 2019
After the Australian election: the China test
New Lowy poll figures suggest voters prefer Labor over the Coalition for managing relations with Beijing – just. -
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