Michael Wesley

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America or China: you decide?

Traditionally Australia's political allegiances have been with the United States

Foreign policy in Australian election

This discussion addresses the foreign policy issues not being raised during this election campaign

Resources and Australia's future

Modern societies are becoming ever more dependent on mineral resources but increasingly less self-sufficient in their production, making access to stable and reasonably priced resources central to their functioning

China reform

Two prominent Sinologists discuss the significance of the jailing of celebrated public intellectual, Liu Xiaobo, for China’s internal politics and and the implications Australia-China relations

Liberalism and Australian foreign policy

From the Vietnam War to the Afghanistan War, from international law to the treatment of refugees, Mr Fraser discusses the meaning of liberalism in the global context

Australia's poisoned alumni: international education and the costs to Australia

This policy brief analyses the multi-faceted international student debate, canvassing the dynamics of the international student industry and the social, economic and criminal issues faced by international students during their time in Australia

Australia's international future

The world after the Global Financial Crisis will be a world which asks some very searching questions of Australia's foreign policy makers, businesspeople, and citizens

Building an Asia-literate Australia: an Australian strategy for Asian language proficiency

Australia needs half of the population to be fluent in an Asian language within 30 years or risk falling behind other countries, this report has found

Power plays: Energy and Australia's security

This report looks at the global demand for energy, its growth and the potential effects this has on Australia’s security

Location, location, location

While our attention was turned inwards or focused on the Middle East and the threat of Islamic extremism, Australians have become comfortable with the neighbourhood

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Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access released
13 January 2012

The Summer 2012 issue of Quarterly Access examines the recent East Asia Summit, bilateral alliances in the Asia Pacific, the future of Timor-Leste, women's participation in peace processes and more.

Read QA online: http://www.aiia.asn.au/qa/qa-vol4-issue1

Review of the Australia Council for the Arts
20 December 2011

Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced an independent review of the Australia Council for the Arts ahead of the development of the nation's first National Cultural Policy in almost 20 years.

Access and equity inquiry
20 December 2011

On 18 November 2011, Parliamentary Secretary for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Senator the Hon Kate Lundy, announced the establishment of an independent panel of eminent community leaders to conduct an inquiry into Australian Government services to ensure they are responsive to the needs of Australians from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

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