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Grant Wyeth

Grant Wyeth is a Melbourne-based political analyst specializing in Australia and the Pacific, India and Canada.

Alongside his work for The Diplomat, his analysis has also been published by a range of outlets including Foreign Policy, World Politics Review, The Lowy Interpreter, EU Observer, Melbourne Asia Review, Inside Story and foreign affairs publications attached to Australian Strategic Policy Institute, and the Australian Institute of International Affairs.

He is formerly an academic researcher at the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne, and previously wrote the weekly newsletter for Australian Foreign Affairs magazine. Presently he is an editor at Asia-Pacific Development, Diplomacy & Defence Dialogue. and writes a weekly newsletter and periodic essays on his Substack: International Blue.

Grant holds a Bachelor of Arts (Politics) from La Trobe University, and a Master of International Relations from the University of Melbourne.

He tweets @grantwyeth

Posts by Grant Wyeth

July 19, 2021

Can Australian Rules Football Rule Australia?

By Grant Wyeth

One distinct regional difference within Australia is in preference for sporting codes, but the Australian Football League brushes off its most devoted locales to chase rugby-dominated markets.

July 06, 2021

COVID-19 and Fortress Australia

By Grant Wyeth

The value of being inside Australia may have risen during the pandemic, but the value of being an Australian citizen has clearly decreased.

June 28, 2021

A Leadership Spill in the National Party Will Reverberate in Australian Politics

By Grant Wyeth

Political infighting remains a substantial part of Australian party politics. What does the latest “knifing” mean for the political future?

June 24, 2021

The Murugappans: Sri Lanka Asylum Seeker Case Illustrates Absurdities of Australian System

By Grant Wyeth

For almost a decade, the Murugappans have been tossed around by Australia’s harsh immigration system.

June 07, 2021

What We Can Learn From Australia’s Sikh Community

By Grant Wyeth

Australia’s Sikh community has been providing thousands of free meals a day to those whose incomes have been restricted by lockdown measures.

May 28, 2021

Samoan Democracy Under Threat as New Political Era Dawns

By Grant Wyeth

The dawning of a new political era in Samoa has proved difficult for the country’s longtime rulers to accept.

May 19, 2021

How the COVID-19 Pandemic Loosened Australia’s Federation

By Grant Wyeth

The premiers of New South Wales and Victoria could once again become Australia’s most powerful political actors.

May 07, 2021

Under Pressure, Australia Reverses Ban on Returns from India

By Grant Wyeth

Although the ban is set to be lifted on May 15, flying home for Australians in India will still be a difficult, and expensive, prospect.

April 19, 2021

Examining Australia’s National Action Plan on Women, Peace, and Security

By Grant Wyeth

Women and girls often suffer the effects of conflict disproportionately to men.

April 16, 2021

The Nordic Paradox in Australia: Women’s Advancement and Male Resentment

By Grant Wyeth

Male resentment and status anxiety are globally destabilizing forces.

April 06, 2021

Why Australia Needs to Prioritize Women

By Grant Wyeth

If we understand the state as a self-interested entity, then it is puzzling that it would not seek to neutralize issues that adversely affect half its population.

March 30, 2021

US Opens Initiative to Focus on ‘Small and Less Populous Island Economies’

By Grant Wyeth

In addition to the Pacific Island states, the SALPIE initiative covers island nations in the Caribbean and North Atlantic, which share climate change and COVID-19 concerns.