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Retrieving Hemisphere – An Asian-Australian Monthly (later bimonthly) Magazine – 1957-84

Steps are underway to enable the digitising of an important general interest Australian periodical from last century:  Hemisphere – An Asian-Australian Monthly, (later Magazine (bimonthly), which was published by and for the Commonwealth of Australia from 1957-84.  Some ASAA members may remember the periodical, which was edited by two outstanding editors, RJ Maguire (1957-1969) and […]

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Academics call on Government to protect stranded Myanmar students

A group of academics is urging the Federal Government to grant humanitarian protection visas to a small cohort of gifted students from Myanmar who have been left stranded in Australia since completing their studies in 2020. The students have not been able to return to their home country following the military coup in February 2021.

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Position advertised: Lecturer in East Asian History UniMelb

Advertised: 23 May 2022 12:05 AM AUS Eastern Standard Time Applications close: 04 Jul 2022 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time Location: Parkville Role type: Full time; Continuing Faculty: The Faculty of Arts Department/School: School of Historical and Philosophical Sciences Salary: Level B – $110,236 – $130,900 p.a. plus 17% super For full details, please see the University

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‘Silence #1.6.1’ solo exhibition by Thai artist Pimpisa Tinpalit

Venue: Counihan Gallery, 233 Sydney Road (inside Brunswick Town Hall), Brunswick, VIC Dates: Saturday 4 June 2022 to Sunday 24 July 2022 Opening on Saturday 4th June, ‘Silence #1.6.1’ is a solo exhibition by Thai artist Pimpisa Tinpalit is a philosophical study of death and how all metaphysical conditions co-exist. Death can provide insight into

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Waste of a Nation: Garbage and Growth in India wins the prestigious Reid Prize.

President of the Asian Studies Association of Australia, Professor Kate McGregor is thrilled to announce the winner of the Asian Studies Association of Australia’s inaugural Reid Prize, the most prestigious prize in Australia and New Zealand for work in the field of Asian studies that has made an exemplary contribution to the understanding of Asia.

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