PolicyOpinionPrint articleOpinionASEAN summit is diplomatic coup for AustraliaAaron Connelly Updated Mar 16, 2018 – 4.02pm, first published at 4.00pmSaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginThe unusual presence of south-east Asian leaders in Sydney this weekend is a major diplomatic coup for Australia.While the leaders of the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) have travelled to summits with the great powers, like the United States, this is the first summit outside of south-east Asia with a middle power like Australia.Loading...SaveLog in or Subscribe to save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? LoginLicense articleIntroducing your NewsfeedFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreOpinionLatest In EconomyFetching latest articlesMost Viewed In OpinionThe Australian Financial Review Magazine‘We don’t want to die wondering’: Jo Horgan on Mecca’s biggest bet yetLauren SamsThis Brisbane restaurant deserves a Michelin starHow Ozempic and other GLP-1s are transforming much more than just waistlinesBOSS Financial ReviewSPC chief’s battle to remake the household brandPatrick DurkinThe hottest new C-suite position is head of AIThe CEO who calls email the least productive productivity hackLife & LeisureArt Basel Hong Kong reveals the resilience of the region’s collectorsJohn McdonaldMeet the train fanatic making global rail travel a whole lot easierThe former banker who created the perfect white T-shirtRich ListCettire recruits Accent shoe chief Daniel Agostinelli to its boardCarrie LaFrenzWealthy silk Allan Myers puts Western District run on the marketProperty billionaire Nick Andrianakos dies in Greece