The Australia India Institute hosted a webinar on, ‘Democracy Decoded: Australia’s Election and the Indo-Pacific’ on Wed 30 April at 5pm AEST / 12:30pm IST.
As geopolitical tensions rise with US President Donald Trump’s unpredictable foreign policy and current trade wars, the result of the Australian election in May will have consequences far beyond Australia’s borders. This timely webinar explored how the outcome of the Australian election will impact relationships with India, the US and Australia’s role in the Indo-Pacific region.
Participants heard from our expert panel on what the Australian election outcome will mean for Australia’s relationships in the region, the implications for trade, security and people-to-people links between Canberra and New Delhi and whether the future of the international rules-based order will suffer or survive.
Meet the panel:
- Mr Stephen Dziedzic, Foreign Affairs (Asia Pacific) Reporter for ABC Australia
- Ms Suhasini Haidar, Diplomatic Affairs Editor of The Hindu
- Prof Michael Wesley, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Global Culture and Engagement at the University of Melbourne)
- Ms Ambika Vishwanath, Director of Kubernein Initiative
- The Hon Lisa Singh, CEO of the Australia India Institute (Moderator)