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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

January 07, 2017

Time for Australia to Embrace Urbanization

By Grant Wyeth

Opportunity in Australia is increasingly concentrated in two cities, leaving much of the country behind.

December 13, 2016

Meet Bill English, New Zealand’s New Prime Minister

By Grant Wyeth

English has been the architect of many of New Zealand’s successful policies. Now he steps to the front.

December 07, 2016

Australian Foreign Minister Island Hops Around the South Pacific

By Grant Wyeth

Julie Bishop will visit the Solomon Islands, Samoa, and Vanuatu over the course of two days.

November 30, 2016

Australian Politicians Settle on Backpacker Tax Compromise

By Grant Wyeth

Holiday visa holders will face a 15 percent tax, rather than a 32.5 percent tax; impact will take time to judge.

November 17, 2016

Australian Politicians Look to Ride Trump's Nativist Wave

By Grant Wyeth

Putting "Australia First" by pushing to restrict high-skilled immigration could undermine Australia’s prosperity.

November 10, 2016

After Trump Win, Australia Hopes for Stability in Relations With US

By Grant Wyeth

Canberra is hoping that Trump will govern within the bounds of established norms that have served Australia well.

October 31, 2016

Australian Government Proposes Visa Ban on Prior Asylum Seekers

By Grant Wyeth

The Coalition has long catered to far-right elements. The new legislation follows that trend.

October 18, 2016

From Phosphate Mining to Detention Centers: Nauru’s Destructive Fixes

By Grant Wyeth

The brutal irony is that without the current presence of displaced persons, Nauruans may become displaced themselves.

October 05, 2016

South Australia's Blackout Blame Game

By Grant Wyeth

While some pointed to the switch to renewables as the cause, a preliminary report blames the state’s “skinny” grid.

September 29, 2016

What to Make of China in the South Pacific?

By Grant Wyeth

Long motivated by a recognition war with Taiwan, China's latest diplomacy in the region takes on a strategic tone.

September 16, 2016

Turnbull’s No-Win Bind: Same Sex Marriage and Aussie Politicking

By Grant Wyeth

Despite strong public support for same sex marriage, ultra-conservatives in the Liberal Party demand a plebiscite.