The Lowy Institute for International Policy has announced the first appointments of research staff to the Institute. One of Australia's most internationally respected economists, Professor Warwick McKibbin, will become a Professorial Fellow and Dr Alan Dupont, a well-known expert in security and defence studies, will take up an appointment as Senior Fellow. Malcolm Cook, Michael Fullilove and Mark Thirlwell have been appointed as program directors respectively for the Asia Pacific region, global issues, and the international economy. A senior officer of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Anthony Bubalo, has been appointed as a Research Fellow.