Ed Cavanough

Journalist. Author. Public Policy Analyst.

  • Book — 'Divided Isles'
  • Film — 'Iron Winter'
  • Journalism
    • Clips
    • Foreign Reporting
    • Travel
    • One Road to London
  • Public Policy
    • Pacific Island Affairs
    • Wage Theft & Exploitation
    • Jobs & Work
    • Economy
    • Submissions to Government
  • Media
    • TV and Media
    • Podcast Appearances
    • Speeches & Addresses
  • Photography
    • Afghanistan.
    • Albania.
    • Asturias & Basque Country
    • Armenia.
    • Australia.
    • Bosnia.
    • Bulgaria.
    • China.
    • Cuba.
    • East Timor.
    • Estonia.
    • France.
    • Georgia.
    • Iceland.
    • Indonesia.
    • Italy.
    • Kazakhstan.
    • Kiribati.
    • Kosovo.
    • Kyrgyzstan.
    • Laos.
    • Malaysia.
    • Mongolia.
    • Portraiture.
    • Slovakia.
    • Solomon Islands.
    • Somaliland.
    • Tajikistan.
    • United Kingdom.
    • Uzbekistan.
    • Vanuatu.
  • Social Impact
    • Archipelago Energy
    • Savo Solar Initiative
  • Creative
    • Music
  • Book — 'Divided Isles'
  • Film — 'Iron Winter'
    • Clips
    • Foreign Reporting
    • Travel
    • One Road to London
    • Pacific Island Affairs
    • Wage Theft & Exploitation
    • Jobs & Work
    • Economy
    • Submissions to Government
    • TV and Media
    • Podcast Appearances
    • Speeches & Addresses
    • Afghanistan.
    • Albania.
    • Asturias & Basque Country
    • Armenia.
    • Australia.
    • Bosnia.
    • Bulgaria.
    • China.
    • Cuba.
    • East Timor.
    • Estonia.
    • France.
    • Georgia.
    • Iceland.
    • Indonesia.
    • Italy.
    • Kazakhstan.
    • Kiribati.
    • Kosovo.
    • Kyrgyzstan.
    • Laos.
    • Malaysia.
    • Mongolia.
    • Portraiture.
    • Slovakia.
    • Solomon Islands.
    • Somaliland.
    • Tajikistan.
    • United Kingdom.
    • Uzbekistan.
    • Vanuatu.
    • Archipelago Energy
    • Savo Solar Initiative
    • Music
 
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Mongolia's Tsaikhir Valley
Mongolia's Tsaikhir Valley

On the set of Iron Winter.

With NSW Premier Minns, Sydney, NSW, 2023
With NSW Premier Minns, Sydney, NSW, 2023
Peter Hartcher launching Divided Isles in Sydney, 2023.
Peter Hartcher launching Divided Isles in Sydney, 2023.
On assignment in Malaita, Solomon Islands. 2019.

On assignment in Malaita, Solomon Islands. 2019.

Launching McKell Institute SA/NT, 2024.
Launching McKell Institute SA/NT, 2024.
On assignment in Maralinga, South Australia for The Science Channel. 2021.

On assignment in Maralinga, South Australia for The Science Channel. 2021.

In conversation with Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia, HE Vasyl Myroschnychenko
In conversation with Ukrainian Ambassador to Australia, HE Vasyl Myroschnychenko
With Professor Joseph Stiglitz at a McKell Institute event, 2019.

With Professor Joseph Stiglitz at a McKell Institute event, 2019.

Chiloe, Chile. 2014.

Chiloe, Chile. 2014.

Explaining the risks of winding back JobKeeper, 2020.

Explaining the risks of winding back JobKeeper, 2020.

On the Tajikistan/Afghanistan border, 2018.

On the Tajikistan/Afghanistan border, 2018.

Ishkashim, Afghanistan. 2018.

Ishkashim, Afghanistan. 2018.

Atop Rosafa Castle, Schkoder, Albania. 2014,

Atop Rosafa Castle, Schkoder, Albania. 2014,

 
 

  • Chief Executive Officer — The McKell Institute, an Australian think-tank.

  • Journalist — Reporting from Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Somaliland, Mongolia, China, Vanuatu, Afghanistan, Cuba, Malaysia, Australia & more. By-lines in Washington Post, Foreign Policy, The Guardian, Al Jazeera, ABC News, The Nation, NBC News, South China Morning Post, The Australian, 7 News, Sydney Morning Herald, The Saturday Paper & more.

  • Author — Divided Isles: Solomon Islands & The China Switch, (Black Inc 2023, Manchester University Press, 2024).

  • Co-Founder — Archipelago Energy, a social enterprise accelerating clean energy investment in the South Pacific.

  • Originator of Iron Winter, a feature documentary film.