The Melbourne Asia Policy Papers

An important initiative of the Melbourne Institute of Asian Languages and Societies, The Asialink Centre, The Asian Law Centre, The Asian Economics Centre and the Australian Centre for International Business at the University of Melbourne.

The Melbourne Asia Policy Papers aim to strengthen Australia's engagement with Asia through the publication and dissemination of a series of non-partisan policy option papers. Leading international scholars and experts are invited to present a closed-door, Chatham House rules workshop examining different aspects of Australia's current relations with the Asia Pacific region.

At these workshops, business, academic and government specialists debate a series of draft policy options prepared beforehand for discussion. Following the workshop, the invited author will produce a concise, 10-page policy paper for publication and distribution among leading government, media, academic, and business officials in Australia. The names of all the workshop participants will be included in the final publication.

Past workshops include:

• Cross-Border Labour Flows: Policy Issues, Options and Implications for Australia-Asia Relations with Professor Gavin Jones , Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore (March 2006) [pdf, 19pgs, 156kb]

• Asian Languages in Australian Schools: Policy Options with Professor Joseph Lo Bianco, Chair of Language and Literacy Education, The University of Melbourne (April 2005) [pdf, 20pgs, 501kb]

• Trade in Services: Policy Options and Implications for Australa-Asia Relations with Professor Christopher Findlay, Asia Pacific School of Economics and Governance, The Australian National University (March 2005) [pdf, 18 pgs, 508kb]

• The US, Taiwan and the PRC: Managing China's Rise, Policy Options for Australia with Professor Hugh White, Professor of Strategic Studies, The Australian National University (November 2004) [pdf, 20pgs, 568kb]

• North Korea's Nuclear Program: Getting Perspective and Weighing
  Policy Options with Dr Paul Monk, Co-founder and Principal, Austhink
  (30 September 2003)

• Australia's Economic Diplomacy in Asia with Professor Peter Lloyd, Ritchie Professor of Economics, The University of Melbourne (21 May 2003)

• Enforcing International Human Rights Post-September 11th with Professor Tim McCormack, Foundation Australian Red Cross Professor of International Humanitarian Law and Associate Dean (Research) in the Faculty of Law at the University of Melbourne (6 March 2003)

• The US-Australian Alliance with Professor Paul Dibb AM, Head of the Strategic and Defence Studies Centre in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, The Australian National University (6 December 2002)

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For more information, please contact:

Sidney Myer Asia Centre
Level 4 Sidney Myer Asia Centre
The University of Melbourne
Parkville Victoria 3010 Australia

Telephone: 613 8344 4800, Facsimile: 613 9347 1768