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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

New(ish) report on Chinese nationals applying for Australian study and research visas (with @acri-uts.bsky.social colleagues Wanning Sun, Marina Zhang, Xunpeng Shi and @j-laurenceson.bsky.social). Based on qualitative interviews, it examines how visa processes shape academic mobility bit.ly/4owoSy3

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Timely and sharp read from @acri-uts.bsky.social Adjunct A/Prof Michael Clarke on China’s new arms control white paper, and what Beijing’s framing of its nuclear strategy signals for the future of the global nuclear order: bit.ly/4q2DnKV

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PERSPECTIVES | The PRC, arms control, non-proliferation and nuclear order

By Michael Clarke

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

The UTS:ACRI/BIDA Poll 2025 was published last week by @acri-uts.bsky.social. It is the 5th annual deep dive by Paul Burke @utsengage.bsky.social and I into how Australians view the political, security, economic and societal dimensions of the Australia-China relationship: bit.ly/3JUxsIo

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UTS:ACRI/BIDA Poll 2025

By Elena Collinson and Paul F. Burke

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

How China-linked foreign interference - blending covert ops with the extraterritorial reach of Hong Kong’s national security law - intersects with Australia’s policy settings, and the enduring trade-offs they face. My latest in @acri-uts.bsky.social Perspectives bit.ly/45h5uOR

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PERSPECTIVES | Security and social cohesion: Australia’s foreign interference challenge

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

15 overseas activists, including Australian academic Feng Chongyi (UTS), are the most recent targets of bounties issued under Hong Kong's national security legislation. Freedom of expression and assembly, and peaceful, open debate are central to the strength of any democracy and must be upheld

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

As Prime Minister Anthony Albanese concludes his second visit to China as leader, I share some reflections in a piece for Asialink: bit.ly/4nR7O6b The tone of the PM's visit reflected a government more certain of its footing.

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Asialink Insights | An independent China policy suited to the times

On a six-day visit to China, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese advanced a coherent foreign policy grounded in selective engagement and a pragmatic calculation of Australian interests, writes Elena Colli...

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Yesterday, the National Party formally withdrew from its longstanding partnership with the Liberal Party. What does the Coalition split mean for opposition coherence on China policy? I lay out David Littleproud and the Nationals’ positioning in an @acri-uts.bsky.social brief bit.ly/4jbnHkA

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The Nationals’ turn: PRC policy after Coalition breakdown

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Following Sussan Ley’s election as leader of the Liberal Party yesterday, the Coalition enters a new phase. I examine Ley’s track record on China and the implications for opposition foreign policy in a new @acri-uts.bsky.social brief bit.ly/4iTgnK5

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Sussan Ley and the PRC

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 06/05/2025

On the Australian federal election results, a comprehensive initial breakdown of how Australian-Chinese communities voted and what propelled their votes by my @acri-uts.bsky.social colleague Wanning Sun bit.ly/4jSqhwM

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Dutton wanted the Chinese-Australian vote… and the anti-China vote. It screwed his candidates

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

Senator Jane Hume calls Australian-Chinese volunteers for the ALP "Chinese spies": "There might be Chinese spies that are handing out for you but for us there's dozens, thousands, hundreds of young people that are out there handing out how-to-vote cards for the Liberal Party"

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

As Australia heads into an election, I examine how the two major parties are positioning their messaging and policy on China and how these positions are evolving under increased international pressure and domestic scrutiny in a new @acri-uts.bsky.social report bit.ly/4jFerpo Exec summary 👇

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Australia-China Relations Institute, UTS @acri-uts.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Recordings are now available for 'ChAFTA: Assessing outcomes a decade on', featuring Trade Minister Don Farrell, former Trade Ministers Andrew Robb and Craig Emerson, columnist Glenda Korporaal, PRC Min-Counsellor Gao Feng, and @j-laurenceson.bsky.social Video: bit.ly/42k1bzy Audio: bit.ly/4crRDXW

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Interesting series of results from the 2025 State of Southeast Asia survey. China remains most influential economic/political-strategic power in the region, but US has overtaken it to become prevailing choice if region were forced to align itself with one of the two www.iseas.edu.sg/centres/asea...

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The State of Southeast Asia: 2025 Survey Report

The State of Southeast Asia 2025 Survey conducted by the ASEAN Studies Centre at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute reveals climate change as the region’s top challenge for the first time, followed by unem...

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

A tight race & long 5 weeks ahead. Cost of living dominates, the issue of China, used as a wedge issue in '22, notable this time around for what isn't being said. Both parties likely to keep ramping up efforts to woo Aus-Chinese communities to help secure marginal seats www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Australia to hold federal election on 3 May

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will be seeking to fight off a resurgent opposition and win a second term.

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Elena Collinson @elenacollinson.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

As we near 10 yrs since ChAFTA's signing, join @acri-uts.bsky.social & the ACBC to hear from Trade Minister Don Farrell and former trade ministers Robb & Emerson, w/ mod Glenda Korporaal. @j-laurenceson.bsky.social will also present the findings of a forthcoming analysis of the deal bit.ly/4j3ynSD

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Australia-China Relations Institute, UTS @acri-uts.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Apply now for the China Matters-UTS:ACRI Fellowship 2025-2026 The Fellowship is an opportunity for an Australian early-career researcher in the field of China Studies, examining issues of policy relevance for Australia. More information: bit.ly/3QPqjIY

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