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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.

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INTRODUCTION: Gender, the environment and migration: ‘safety and belonging’ in and around Asia

  • Professor Claire Maree,

This edition offers potential new frameworks to explore how gender impacts mobility and feelings of belonging and safety in and around Asia.

INTRODUCTION: The politics of social policy in Asia

  • Professor Andrew Rosser,

Asia’s social welfare systems remain underdeveloped and skewed in favour of particular groups, despite rising inequality, ageing populations, labour precarity and rural-urban migration.

How the Philippines achieved universal kindergarten and what it means for welfare expansion

  • Assistant Professor Kidjie Ian Saguin,

Almost every child in the Philippines attends kindergarten. How has this been achieved?

The Straits of Malacca and Singapore

  • Dr. Leonardo Bernard ,

Malaysia and Singapore have established a cooperative mechanism that enables co-operation on navigational safety and environmental protection.

Maritime Boundary Disputes in the Celebes Sea

  • Prof. Jay Batongbacal ,

It would certainly be in the interests of the region for Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Philippines to find common ground.

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