The huge scope of China’s Belt and Road Initiative has led the world to focus on the impacts for contact countries. Lauren Johnston takes a look at what it might mean for the country that instigated the process.

When the action starts will the world’s sports policymakers go missing or take a stand against authoritarian regimes, Simon Chadwick asks.

On this week’s episode of The Brief, Tracey Mylecharane takes stock of Australia’s financial sector.

Australia’s innovation policy is struggling to get past first-date nerves. It needs to focus on building long-term relationships or risk getting stuck in the research and development friendzone, Amanda-Jane George, Julie-Anne Tarr, and Alexandra McEwan write.

This week on Policy Forum Pod, we look at the busy intersection of policy, industry and research – and ask whether it needs a pedestrian crossing.

Tourists are ambassadors for their countries – but aren’t always up to the job. This week on The Brief podcast, we hear from David Beirman about how policymakers can ensure tourism is worth the trouble.