John Varano

Enterprise Fellow at The University of Melbourne | Non-Executive Director at Fencing Victoria | Transformation Director

[John Varano @John_Varano]

Last year, I published a book chapter on hosting major sports events. It explores the caution western economies have from escalating costs and risks. Whilst emerging economies view these events as tools for economic growth and global expansion. https://t.co/ffYS68uKrf

[John Varano @John_Varano]

Winter has arrived at The University of Melbourne.

[McKinsey Global Institute @McKinsey_MGI]

In 2024, we identified 18 industries likely to evolve into the next big arenas of competition over the next 15 years.

In this 2026 update, we already see these 18 industries growing roughly 4x as fast as other industries in market cap and 10x as fast in revenue.

Learn more: https://t.co/IJ0CSb9blo

[John Varano @John_Varano]

Lovely afternoon at Ormond College, The University of Melbourne.

[McKinsey Global Institute @McKinsey_MGI]

AI won’t make most human skills obsolete, but it will change how they’re used.

Negotiation, problem solving, and leadership will matter more than ever as people work alongside agents and robots.

Our new Skill Change Index shows which skills will be most, and least, exposed to automation in the next five years: https://t.co/fRXfHF1k56

[University of Oxford @UniofOxford]

Nothing beats an Oxford sunset 🌅

📷 Instagram | UmairAtOxford (March, 2026)

[NASA @NASA]

Welcome home Reid, Victor, Christina, and Jeremy! 🫶

The Artemis II astronauts have splashed down at 8:07pm ET (0007 UTC April 11), bringing their historic 10-day mission around the Moon to an end.

[Niall Ferguson @nfergus]

If you just got into an Ivy League college (or your kid did), you really ought to read this excellent post from @uaustinorg. There really are better ways to spend four formative years of your life.

[John Varano @John_Varano]

Long weekend across the @MornPenShire.

[Brett Winton @wintonARK]

We have been surpassed:
AI written output exceeded human written output in 2025

[Formula 1 @F1]

Springtime in Suzuka 🌸🎡����

#F1 #JapaneseGP

[John Varano @John_Varano]

Sydney in its splendour. @sydney_sider

[John Varano @John_Varano]

Late autumn leaves in #Melbourne

[Jeffrey Wilson @JDWilson08]

There's a heated debate on how much PRC trade sanctions have cost the Australian economy. Many back-of-the-envelope guesses have been bandied about. But I've crunched the numbers today, and here is my estimate: *AUD 8 billion*. In the spirit of open debate, here is my method: /1

[Richard McGregor @mcgregorrichard]

#ironore now at US$226 a ton, compared to Oz budget estimate of about US$50+. Even with Brazil supply issues, seems crazily, dangerously high. What will/can China do about it?

[John Varano @John_Varano]

My latest article for the @AIIANational on Australia’s decision to tear up Victoria’s BRI agreement.

https://t.co/q9SN3PIwwj

[China Neican 内参 @china_neican]

The latest Brief is out! We have

1⃣ The complex legacy of May 4th
2⃣ The reasons and consequences of the rhetorics on drumbeats of war
3⃣ Port of Darwin - everything old and new again
4⃣ New Zealand's approach to China

Please spread the word!

https://t.co/BXqgwrQ8a6

[John Varano @John_Varano]

I am appreciative that I was given an opportunity to make a contribution to this important foreign policy issue. 2/n

[John Varano @John_Varano]

I found out today that the article I published on Victoria and China's Belt and Road Initiative with the @AIIANational was one of the most read in 2020. 1/n

https://t.co/0Y3yGNT6Ku

[John Varano @John_Varano]

Juxtaposition of Victorian and modern #Melbourne architecture.