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Geopolitical tensions – how they’re messing up so much

Keynote at the Tomorrowland summit on 1 December (full report out soon) was a focus on the geopolitical tensions generated by Russia and China. Both countries have had big impacts on the construction supply chain in Australia and globally, the economy and our fight for the climate, which depends on global co-operation. In this session we heard from James Laurenceson, director of the Australian Chinese Relations Institute at UTS, and Geoff Winestock, editorial writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, who has also been Brussels correspondent for The Wall Street Journal and is a former editor of the Moscow Times. Moderator for the session was Tina Perinotto, managing editor of The Fifth Estate

James Laurenceson
Director
Australia-China Relations Institute,
UTS

Geoff Winestock
Editorial Writer
Sydney Morning Herald

Tina Perinotto
The Fifth Estate
Moderator

Russian timber and aluminium

Tina Perinotto: We learned earlier this year since the invasion of Ukraine, how much of our supply chain is tied up with Russia. About 60 per cent of our LVL timber is from Russia, aluminium as well apparently. And now we’ve had an issue with China. I went to an event in Canberra this year – the first Australia-Chinese Business Council conference in five years. I discovered there are 30 Australian architects in China right now, working on green buildings and green cities. At the surface, at the political level, it’s a big freeze, but underneath business keeps going.

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James LaurencesonDirectorAustralia-China Relations Institute, UTS

Geoff WinestockEditorial WriterSydney Morning Herald

Tina PerinottoThe Fifth EstateModerator

Russian timber and aluminium

James Laurenceson
Director
Australia-China Relations Institute,
UTS

Geoff Winestock
Editorial Writer
Sydney Morning Herald

Tina Perinotto
The Fifth Estate
Moderator