How are we to define 'scholarly information on East Asia? in today's academic and research environment? What is the 'Asian studies? that libraries with East Asian collections are here to serve? This paper focuses on the development of what is generally called the 'new' Asian studies, and review how it grew out of earlier roots...

Visiting Australia, John Holden - head of culture at Demos, the British thinktank for everyday democracy - reassesses the concept of leadership in a world driven by creativity and innovation.

RUN_WAY 2006 is a program designed to extend and enliven experience and understanding of interdisciplinary arts and new media arts practice. The initiative is for young and emerging artists and artsworkers 30 years of age and under, and provides opportunities for young and emerging artists and artsworkers to travel, learn and develop new skills and...

The Federal Government's media reform package has failed to attract support among the vast majority of Australian journalists, according to a survey of Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) members conducted for Crikey!, with 82% believing the changes to the media laws will have a negative impact on the integrity of reporting and 85% saying...

Lost in the current debate on Australia’s nuclear industry has been our prominent role in the development of what is clearly a more desirable option, electricity generation using solar cells, writes Martin Green.