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Melbourne Asia Review is a research-based publication of the Asia Institute, University of Melbourne.
Failing to Engage: The Politics of Diaspora Policy in Australia
A diaspora policy could help Australian businesses compete in Asia and help Australia recover from the pandemic.
INTRODUCTION: Transnationalism, diaspora and the migration-development nexus in Asia and Australia
The impacts of transnational linkages and diaspora are huge and include trade and investment, livelihoods for poor people, and migrant workers’ rights.
WEBINAR: Human rights and democratic regression in Asia
Three experts on human rights and civil society discuss the situation in two countries which have seen recent democratic regression, Thailand and Myanmar, as well as the use of forced disappearances.
INTRODUCTION: Questions and challenges for civil society and human rights in Asia
As elsewhere, many societies in Asia have recently witnessed the rapid rise of populists and democratic regression.
Understanding why, when and how Australia promotes human rights in Asia
In pursuing its foreign policy, Australia has to balance various interests in human rights, security and prosperity.