How Russia's invasion of Ukraine will ripple through the global economy and affect Australia
- Written by Tim Harcourt, Industry Professor and Chief Economist, University of Technology Sydney
When Vladimir Putin became the first Russian leader to visit Australia – for the 2007 APEC summit in Sydney – I had a chance to ask him what he thought of Australia.
“I never think of Australia,” he replied.
Putin has probably not thought of Australia much since, apart from the fuss we made over Russian-backed rebels in...