Events
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Book Launch 'Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World' by Jean Dong
Asialink hosted a special book launch event for 'Chinese Statecraft in a Changing World' by Jean Dong at the University of Melbourne on 21 November 2023.
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The 15th ASEAN-Australia-NZ dialogue (AANZ)
The Asialink team was in Malaysia from 3 to 5 October 2023, to co-host the 15th ASEAN-Australia-NZ dialogue (AANZ) with the Institute of Strategic & International Studies (ISIS) Malaysia and Asia New Zealand Foundation.
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Building Inclusive Representation in the Order of Australia Honours
The Order of Australia recognises individuals who have demonstrated remarkable achievements to Australia or humanity at large. In an effort to enhance its diversity, we were proud to co-host the event "Building Inclusive Representation in the Order of Australia Honours" in collaboration with EWC Australia Community Engagement at Science Gallery Melbourne.
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Book launch: Southeast Asia's Multipolar Future: Averting a New Cold War
Asialink, along with the author Thomas Parks, launched the latest book, "Southeast Asia's Multipolar Future", at the Sidney Myer Asia Centre in Melbourne on 7 September 2023.
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Paper launch: Australia's Dilemmas: Then and Now
On 22 August, Asialink and the Robert Menzies Institute organised the paper launch of "Australia's Dilemmas: Then and Now" at Yasuko Hiraoka Myer Room, Sidney Myer Asia Centre. The paper informs the overarching tasks that transcend domestic and foreign policy towards which Australia needs to direct its energies to find security and prosperity in a more volatile, treacherous era.
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The South Asia Conference 2023
In partnership with Australia Institute for International Affairs Victoria, Global Victoria, the Australia India Institute, the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) Victoria State Office, and the Australia India Chamber of Commerce, Asialink was proud to co-convene The South Asia Conference, which was held in Melbourne on Thursday, 13 July 2023.
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Feminist Foreign Policy Roundtable
The discussion explored the key challenges facing the implementation of feminist foreign policy agendas across the region. It brought together diverse voices from Australia, France and across the Indo-Pacific. We spoke about the complicated implications of using the term feminism in an Asian context, and how we can work to decolonize feminist approaches.
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Asialink China Think Tank Roundtable
Asialink and The Chinese Institute for Innovation and Development Strategy engaged in a roundtable dialogue to discuss the warming of the China-Australia bilateral relationship, and the implications for business, media and government sectors.
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Challenges to the Rules Based Order: Agendas for Australia-ROK Cooperation Report Launch
Asialink and the Australian National University's Korea Institute are proud to host the launch of the "An Australia - ROK Roadmap for Development and Promotion of the Rules Based Order" report on May 2nd, 2023. The report is a major policy-oriented research project that explores the opportunities for collaboration between the ROK and Australia in advancing the regional and international rules-based order and its institutional architecture.
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'Helpem Fren' by Prof. Michael Wesley
On March 21st 2023, Asialink will host a book launch for Professor Michael Wesley’s new book, Helpem Fren. Prof. Wesley a Professor of International Relations whose research focuses on Australian foreign policy, security, and state-building interventions in the Asia-Pacific, and is Deputy Vice Chancellor International at the University of Melbourne.
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Building the Future Together: 50 Years of Australia China Relations
To mark the occasion of 50 years of Australia-China diplomatic relations, the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Contemporary Chinese Studies, Chancellery International and Asialink partnered to host a highly successful “Building the Future Together” forum. 50 years on, we looked back at a relationship that, despite its tensions, has helped bring prosperity to both countries.
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Australia Indonesia Interfaith Dialogue
The Australia Indonesia Interfaith Dialogue was established under the auspices of Indonesian President Joko Widodo and former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison to promote mutual understanding, foster respect, and achieve peace-building goals.
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Amnesty International Australia Victorian Youth Social Change Lab
On November 25th, Asialink and the Asia Education Foundation worked alongside Amnesty International Australia in to host the Youth Social Change Lab. The forum was designed to empower and equip young people to take action to better society.
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Cambodia and the Paris Peace Accords Report Launch
Asialink at the University of Melbourne and the Australian Institute of International Affairs (AIIA) invite you to attend a special launch of a publication commemorating the 30th Anniversary of the Paris Peace Accords featuring some of the key players in the Accords process.
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Most Influential Asian Awards Australians Gala Dinner
Australia’s leaders in the arts, government, community, business, education and media sectors for a night of celebration recognising Australia’s most influential Asian-Australians under 40 years of age.
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'Australia’s China Odyssey' by Prof. James Curran
Historian and columnist Prof. James Curran from the University of Sydney launched his new book Australia’s China Odyssey: From euphoria to fear, which charts the history of Australia’s relationship with China - its highs and lows, challenges and opportunities - since the relationship began in 1972.
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Australia’s Dilemmas: Then and Now
In partnership with the Robert Menzies Institute and Queens College, the Australia’s Dilemma’s policy dialogue nurtured discussions between historians alongside foreign policy experts, to explore what lessons can be learned by contrasting Australia’s strategic challenges of the 1950s with the challenges we are facing today.
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'Happy Together' by Emeritus Professor of history David Walker
Emeritus Professor of history David Walker from Deakin University launched his inspiring book Happy Together: Bridging the Australia-China Divide, written alongside his friend, Li Yao. The book weaves together the personal experiences of Walker and Yao with the context of a changing China and an Australia still finding its place in Asia.
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Australia-Republic of Korea Foreign Policy, Defence and Security Dialogue
Marking the 60th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Australia and the Republic of Korea, this event brings together scholars, security analysts, and government officials from both nations to discuss foreign policy, security, and Australia and Korea’s place in the wider region.
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Roundtable Discussion - Australia’s Policy Response to the Myanmar Military Coup
In the context of the 2021 Myanmar coup, Asialink hosted this closed-door roundtable discussion to explore Australia’s potential policy options. Joining government officials, academics, and think tankers together, the roundtable placed the coup in its historical context, examined how it related to ethnic minorities in Myanmar, and surveyed how Australia could engage the region in its response.
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'China's Grand Strategy and Australia's Future in the New Global Order' by Dr Geoff Raby
Former Australian Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Dr. Geoff Raby, launched his new book China's Grand Strategy and Australia's Future in the New Global Order, which explores the complexities of China’s rise in the region, and how Australia must reconceptualise its foreign policy to embrace the challenges and opportunities of a China-dominated future.
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Navigating the Geopolitics of the Indo-Pacific Post COVID-19 Webinar
The onset of COVID-19 occurred amid rapid changes and uncertainty in the global and regional geopolitical outlook. Asialink, alongside the Centre for Indonesian Law, Islam and Society and Queen’s College, hosted a webinar to discuss how COVID-19, and the changes it engendered, would effect Australian and Indonesian policy toward the region and one another.
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ASEAN-Australia: The Road to Recovery Webinar
Asialink at the University of Melbourne, together with the ASEAN Committee in Canberra and the ASEAN-Australia Council, celebrated ASEAN Day with an interactive live event with eminent government and business leaders from ASEAN and Australia, discussing the way forward for the region as it grapples with COVID-19 and its aftermath.