Politics u4 aos2

increase australian tourism

9.4% higher than pre-pandemic in 2023-24 (tra.gov, 2024)

Panda diplomacy

after the chinese premier visited australia in 2024, adelaide zoo got 2 giant panda’s

Chinese premier australia visit

Premier Li Quang visited australia in 2024, committed to diplomatic engagement and bi lateral trade.

northern minerals - china

in 2024 Jim Chalmers orders 5 Chinese investors to reduce their holdings in northern minerals (ABC, 2025)

hugh white - china influence

“[china] has too much to offer [australia’s] isalnd neighbours for them to turn their backs” (Hugh White, 2025)

Australia - lithium

Australia produces over half the worlds lithium, but China processes over 90% of the worlds lithium

hugh white, war

“the risk of US-china war is very real” (high white, 2025)

biden national sercuity advisors - aukus

“a stratigic marriage btween the us and australia for half a century” (jake sullivan)

Hugh White - aukus

“containing china … was precisely what biden’s people inteneded aukus to do”

Australia critical minierals facility funding

4 billion to companies looking to process lithium in Australia

Jim Chalmers Bluey quote

“a source of national pride… not just an export but a symbol of Australia”

Australia foreign aid

5 billion 2.2 billion to pacfic

% of australia trade with china

32%

% of australia trade with japan

10%

% of australia trade with US

8%

Penny wong visits quotes

“shows that we are a soverign country … capable of standing on our own” (former foreign minister bob carr, 2022)

value of australia chinese 2 way trade

326 billion

2024 ASEAN special summit commitments

$500 million dollars aimed at “deepening our economic and cultural ties”

china soloman island sercurity deal

April 2022, chinese police and millary personal to maintain socail order

china climate - chnage pacific nations

“china seems [to the pacifc nations] to be doing something about their emmisons” ABC 2022

AUS -US free trade agreement, critism

“has substantial consessions to the US like biosercurity & health poilcy” (National museum of australia, 2023)

revenue from internation students

53.6 billion

Australian awards scholoarship

payed fees and temporary visa for student from devopling countries

australia top 5 export

coal, LNG, Iron ore, gold and education

Australia per captia GDP 2025

65129 USD

Penny wong china quote

AUS and china are in a “permantent contest” over influence influence in to the indo-pacfic (2024)

july 2024 albo china

In july 2024 china “made the decision to priorise ablanese over the foregin ministers of india and russia” (abc, 2025)

hugh white america trade

“china’s importance for our ecomony is only likely to grow as america withdraws form the global trading system”

Australia export china percenage

29%

penny wong south china sea

“we have an interest in the international law of the sea… we want a reginon where norms are respected” (2020)

australia power lowy institue

6th in the region

Australia fourgin aid

about 2 billion in indopacfic, more than any other state

2017 foregin policy white paper - economics

“maximising oppertunitties for australian businesses by keeping markets open and trade & investments flowing”

dfat - foreign aid

to advance an indopacfic that is peaceful and stable … requires sustainable deveopment (DFAT, 2023)

pacfic resillience fund

pays for adaption to climate change

australia - percent of foreign aid to pacfic islands

over 38%, more than any other state (lowy institue, 2026)

penny wong foreign vists

over a dozen states in first 2 months

PIF 2018

disscussion last 12 hours - aguring about wording of calls to “phase out” coal