Australia and China: Before and Below the Nation
December 2017 marks 45 years since Australia and the People's Republic of China established formal diplomatic relations. In celebrating such anniversaries, it is common for politicians and diplomats t...
25 Okt 20171h 9min
Globalisation
There is no word with more purchase in present political discourse than Globalisation. But what does it mean, and why is it so important? This panel surveys the extent of today’s globalisation, and a...
25 Okt 20171h 31min
Demarchy for Better Public Policy
Democracy depends on sound public opinion about the major issues of the day. Today these issues are of unprecedented complexity and difficulty, requiring serious deliberation and decision making, and ...
23 Okt 20171h 34min
Food Choices and their Determinants: an economics perspective
The study of food choice is at the forefront of research in economics today due to its repercussion on nutritional issues for the population and consequently on public health. Consumers display varied...
19 Okt 201750min
50,000 years of Australian History: a plea for interdisciplinarity
How do we understand, imagine, visualise and create narratives for 50,000 years of Australian history? As commonly presented, Australia’s past seems to consist of 230 years of European colonisation a...
19 Okt 20171h 5min
Omar Musa: reflections on writing
The 2017 ASAL Patron's Lecture (with special thanks to the Cultural Fund of the Copyright Agency) Malaysian-Australian author, rapper and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia, Omar Musa combines readings ...
17 Okt 201757min
Professor Mark LeVine: Year 51. Alternative Futures for Palestine-Israel
Professor of Middle Eastern History at University of California, Irvine, Mark LeVine asks us to engage in the process of thinking outside the box, and move towards enabling Palestinians and Israelis t...
16 Okt 20171h 43min
An Analysis of Western Images of China
Professor Colin Mackerras surveys how the West has viewed China over time. He notes distinct worsening over the last half decade or so, both in the United States and in Australia, and argues that ther...
16 Okt 201747min
