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Australia needs more than luck to build stronger bonds with Asia

15th February 2015 / Louise Edwards / Australia - Asia relations

Australians need a much better understanding of how they are perceived in Asia. writes LOUISE EDWARDS. Despite some enthusiasm for affirming Australia’s place in the Anglosphere, few business, political and community leaders deny the importance of Asia to Australia’s short- and long-term prosperity. Recognition that Australians must continue to deepen our engagement with Asia is […]

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Becoming Asian in Australia

3rd December 2014 / Andrzej Gwizdalski / Australia - Asia relations

The way Asian Australians are perceived visually has a considerable impact on their sense of belonging to Australian society, says ANDRZEJ GWIZDALSKI. One afternoon my Aussie colleague and I (newly arrived in Australia) sat outside a restaurant on Lygon Street, Melbourne. What happened next shed fresh light on my understanding of Australianness. The waitress first

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An Indian–Australian affair: the passion of Louise Lightfoot

1st October 2014 / Amit Sarwal / Australia - Asia relations

An Australian ballet teacher’s love of Indian dance helped bring two cultures together, writes AMIT SARWAL. In the 19th century, during the British Raj, India attracted many curious and enthusiastic Australian travellers. Australians had been attracted to Indian curios, artworks, colourful clothes, and paintings of grand Indian palaces and bazaars; and the great Intercolonial Exhibition

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