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ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Dialogue

Australia was a key player in the first ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand Dialogue, held in Malaysia in December 2008.  The Dialogue was an informal discussion on major strategic issues in Asia and the roles ASEAN, Australia and New Zealand could play to assist resolution of these issues.

Report by Asialink Professorial Fellow, Anthony Milner

Research & Analysis

Australia-Indonesia Perceptions

This research examines Australian and Indonesian perceptions of each other’s countries with regard to security and governance.  Conducted by Roy Morgan, the research was presented at the Australian Member Committee of the Council of Security Cooperation in Asia-Pacific Annual Meeting, co-hosted by Asialink in September 2008.

Research Presentation

Australia-Asia Engagement

New research measuring Australia’s engagement with Asia demonstrates it has quadrupled since 1990 while engagement with the rest of the world has only tripled.  A notable outcome of the research was evidence that ASEAN, as a grouping of nations, was Australia’s foremost engagement partner across all seven dimensions of measurement (trade, investment, tourism, education, migration, business development and humanitarian assistance).

PricewaterhouseCoopers Melbourne Institute Asialink Index.

Policy Papers

Between 2002 and 2006 Asialink published eight policy papers on key regional and international issues affecting Australia in partnership with the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies, The Asian Law Centre, The Asian Economies Centre, and the Australian Centre of International Business at the University of Melbourne.  

  • Cimate Change and Security in Asia: Issues and Implications for Australia with Jon Barnett, ARC Fellow, School of Social and Environmental Enquiry, The University of Melbourne (March 2007) [pdf, 16pgs, 176kb]
  • Cross-Border Labour Flows: Policy Issues, Options and Implications for Australia-Asia Relations with Professor Gavin Jones , Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (March 2006) [pdf, 19pgs, 156kb]
  • Asian Languages in Australian Schools: Policy Options with Professor Joseph Lo Bianco, Chair of Language and Literacy Education, The University of Melbourne, April 2005. [pdf, 20pgs, 504kb]
  • Trade in Services: Policy Options and Implications for Australa-Asia Relations with Professor Christopher Findlay, Asia Pacific School of Economics and Governance, The Australian National University, March 2005. [pdf, 18 pgs, 508kb]
  • The US, Taiwan and the PRC: Managing China's Rise, Policy Options for Australia with Professor Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies, The Australian National University, November 2004. [pdf, 20pgs, 568kb]
  • The US, Taiwan and the PRC: Managing China's Rise, Policy Options for Australia with Professor Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies, The Australian National University, November 2004. [pdf, 20pgs, 568kb]
  • Australia's Economic Diplomacy in Asia with Professor Peter Lloyd, Ritchie Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne, May 2003. [pdf, 16pgs, 344kb]
  • Enforcing International Human Rights Post-September 11th with Professor Tim McCormack, Foundation Australian Red Cross Professor of International Humanitarian Law and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne, March 2003. [pdf, 20pgs, 344kb]
  • The US-Australian Alliance with Professor Paul Dibb AM, Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University, December 2002. [pdf, 16pgs, 260kb]