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Melbourne Asia Review is an initiative of the Asia Institute. Any inquiries about Melbourne Asia Review should be directed to the Managing Editor, Cathy Harper.

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INTRODUCTION: Democratic backsliding and Parliamentary Monitoring Organisations

  • Professor Akihiro Ogawa,

This edition is a collaboration between academics and civil society involved in the Asian Network of Legislative Transparency which aims to create a tool – an Index – to assess national levels of parliamentary transparency.

Gender activism in Indonesia and the post-Reformasi era: Reflections from the Indonesia Forum Symposium

  • Dana Fahadi, Dr Monika Winarnita & Dr Wulan Dirgantoro,

Historical knowledge of gender-based discrimination coupled with digital skills to creatively subvert patriarchal norms is crucial.

Outward facing and forward thinking: 25 years of the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute

  • Cathy Harper,

Australia’s national interest is being undermined by the erosion of specialist high level research programs on key Asian societies, especially China.

为东京的女性难民创造安全空间、归属感以及“庇护所”

  • 作者:克里斯蒂娜·福冈(Christina Fukuoka )& 和大卫·斯莱特教授(Professor David Slater),

难民移民的共同之处是他们都经历过孤独和孤立无援的处境…

Elections 2024, hybrid regimes and the future of democracy in Pakistan

  • Dr Nadeem Malik,

The military’s actions have led to the most severe political crisis since 2018 and the future of democracy seems bleak.