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The Hon. John Brumby, Premier of the State Victoria, delivers the keynote speech at the launch of the 2009 PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index. This is the second edition of the index, which is already the authority on Asia-Australia engagement. The index covers a range of disciplines including trade, education, research and migration. This video was recorded on Friday 6 November, 2009.

Danny Ong speaks to Asialink following the launch of his 'International Students Guide' - a one stop shop for current and prospective Australian international students. In this video he gives his book's top three points and laments the continuing ineligibility of international students for public transport concessions in the State of Victoria. Recorded on September 30, 2009.

Dato' Dr Michael Yeoh is founder and CEO of the Asian Strategy & Leadership Institute - a leading independent business think tank in Malaysia. He is also a member of the Malaysian Government’s Second National Economic Consultative Council, a co-chairman of the ASEAN Leadership forum and joint secretary-general of the Malaysia-China Business Council.

In his earlier life, Dr Yeoh was president of the Malaysian Students Union at Monash University and is a former chairman of the Australian & New Zealand Graduates Association of Malaysia. Recorded on September 23, 2009.

Deputy Leader of the Australian Federal Opposition and Spokeswoman for Foreign Affairs, Ms Julie Bishop, presents her position on some of the key issues facing the region. This interview was recorded at Asialink on September 21, 2009.

Former undersecretary general of the United Nations Dr Shashi Tharoor talks to Geraldine Doogue about India's lodestar - pluralism.   This conversation was recorded at the launch of 'The Elephant, the Tiger and the Cellphone' at Asialink on July 30th, 2008.

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