Publications and Writing

My publications focus on public sector reform, workforce policy, social democracy, and multicultural representation. My work spans academic research, policy analysis, and commentary across leading Australian and international outlets.

Key Focus Areas

• Public sector reform and workforce policy — including APS capability, outsourcing, and employment conditions
• Multiculturalism and political representation — including multicultural participation, institutional diversity, and democratic inclusion
• Labour movement and political economy — including inequality, union policy, and social democratic reform
• Australia–China relations and diaspora studies — including Sinophobia, foreign interference debates, and diaspora engagement

Selected Publications

Academic and Policy Research

• Journal of Industrial Relations (11 September 2025)
  AI in the Australian Public Service: what federal public servants really think about it
  (co-authored with Katie Higgins)

• Australian Journal of Public Administration (13 May 2017)
  A Portrait of Failure: Ongoing Funding Cuts to Australia’s Cultural Institutions
  (co-authored with Kristin van Barneveld)

• Whitlam Institute (13 July 2017)
  The Impact of Economic Rationalism on the Australian Public Service: from 1991 to the present
  in Economic Rationalism in Canberra: Twenty-Five Years On

Books and Edited Volumes

• Emma Dawson and Janet McCalman (eds.) (29 September 2020)
  Rebuilding the Public Sector, in What Happens Next? Reconstructing Australia after COVID-19

• Osmond Chiu, Victoria Fielding and Eugene Stroinovsky (eds.) (30 June 2018)
  Preparing to Govern: Ideas for the next NSW Labor Government (Australian Fabians)

• Osmond Chiu and Victoria Fielding (eds.) (29 July 2017)
  A New Vision for NSW: Ideas for the next NSW Labor Government (Australian Fabians)

Policy and Think Tank Writing

• Per Capita (2 March 2026)
  New Zealand shows austerity and interest rate hikes won’t cure Australia’s sticky inflation

• Per Capita (8 December 2025)
  Australia’s public sector is far smaller than debates suggest

• Per Capita (9 September 2022)
  A truly progressive local agenda needs community wealth building

Commentary – Australian Media

• Australian Broadcasting Corporation (22 June 2026)
  The current debate about multiculturalism is built on a false dichotomy — one that Australia has long since left behind

• Canberra Times (1 December 2025)
  Australians are craving better work-life balance. Here’s a simple solution

• Sydney Morning Herald (31 May 2021)
  Why I cannot support Michael Daley for the Labor leadership in NSW

• Guardian Australia (24 July 2019)
  The imperative for progressives: bold action on inequality, democracy and climate

• ABC / SBS / Crikey / The Age — ongoing commentary on public policy, diversity, and labour politics (2019–present)

International Commentary and Analysis

• The Interpreter (Lowy Institute) (2025–2021)
  Multiple articles on foreign policy, multiculturalism, and Australia–China relations

• East Asia Forum (10 March 2023)
  Australia’s Chinese diaspora faces a representation deficit

• South China Morning Post (2 March 2020)
  Australia’s watershed political moment: welcoming Asian-Australians to the table

Politics, Labour and Public Policy

• Renewal: A Journal of Social Democracy (January 2026)
  The Unexpected Albolanche: Australian Labor’s historic landslide victory

• Jacobin Magazine (2018–2022)
  Essays on Labor politics, factionalism, and inequality

• Tribune Magazine (2019–2022)
  Contributions on Australian labour politics

Race, Multiculturalism and Diaspora

• Peril Magazine (21 May 2025)
  After Fowler: A Turning Point for Asian Australians in Politics?

• The China Story (2020–2024)
  Essays on Sinophobia, diaspora politics, and racism

• Silent Dialogue (December 2020)
  On Roots and Routes: Navigating Identity as Part of the Chinese Diaspora

Media and Interviews

Broadcast Media

• ABC NewsRadio (1 September 2025) — Drive
• ABC Sydney (5 February 2025) — NSW Afternoons (James Valentine)
• ABC Radio National — Sunday Extra, AM, Background Briefing
• ABC TV — 7.30, WTFAQ

International Media Coverage

BBC News, Bloomberg, CNN, Financial Times, Nikkei Asia, New York Times, South China Morning Post, and Straits Times — commentary and interviews on Australian politics, China relations, and multiculturalism

Australian Media Coverage

Guardian Australia, Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, Crikey, SBS News — regular commentary and analysis

Chinese-language Media

SBS Chinese, ABC Chinese, and other outlets — commentary on representation, racism, and diaspora politics

Full List

A comprehensive list of publications, including earlier work, is available on request.