Hannah Bretherton is a project coordinator and researcher at China Matters. She previously worked as a Research Support Coordinator at the Australia-China Relations Institute (ACRI), University of Technology Sydney (UTS).

In January 2016 Hannah was published in the Australian Journal of International Affairs with co-author Professor Kerry Brown, Lau China Institute, King’s College London. She has a peer-reviewed journal forthcoming in the Australian Journal of Politics and History and has written opinion pieces for the Sydney Morning Herald, The Diplomat, The Strategist, Business Spectator and East Asia Forum. 

Hannah completed a Bachelor of International Studies with First Class Honours at the University of New South Wales in 2014. She is a current participant in the CSIS Pacific Forum Young Leaders Program. Her research interests include Australia’s China policy, Chinese investment in Australia, Chinese foreign policy and the South China Sea.