Past Events

India and Australia in an uncertain world

Ambassador Sujan R. Chinoy, was our featured speaker at a recent roundtable discussion as part of the Centre’s distinguished Ambassador’s Dialogue program.

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In The Zone 2019 - Critical Materials: Securing Indo-Pacific Technology Futures

The 10th edition of In the Zone brought together experts from across the nation and the Indo-Pacific region on Tuesday 8 October, hosted by The University of Western Australia in partnership with the Perth USAsia Centre.

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Launching Western Australia’s Asian Engagement Strategy with Peter Tinley MLA

We hosted The Hon. Peter Tinley AM for a breakfast roundtable to discuss the Western Australian government’s Asian Engagement Strategy 2019-2030: Our Future With Asia.

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In Conversation with Richard McGregor – Xi Jinping: The Backlash

We hosted Richard McGregor, Senior Fellow at the Lowy Institute, for a public lecture and In Conversation discussion. The event occasioned the Perth launch of Richard’s recent Lowy Institute Paper, Xi Jinping: The Backlash.

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India’s Indo-Pacific Vision: China-India & Australia-India Relations

The Perth USAsia Centre had the privilege of convening a private foreign policy roundtable event with Dr Jagannath Panda, of India’s Institute for Defence Studies & Analyses, in August 2019.

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From Oceania to the Asia-Pacific and the Indo-Pacific, Australia and New Zealand’s Place in the World

The Perth USAsia Centre had pleasure of hosting the Asia New Zealand Foundation for a Strategic Policy Dialogue during their inaugural visit to Western Australia in August 2019. The full-day dialogue included a Policy Roundtable on the Indo-Pacific and an Economic Roundtable on the Belt and Road Initiative.

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Roundtable with Ambassador Gary Quinlan AO, Australia’s Ambassador to Indonesia

Since the Perth USAsia Centre’s inception, Indonesia has featured as a key country in our events and research. This is reflected by the fact that Ambassador Quinlan is the third of Australia’s ambassadors to Indonesia hosted by the Centre in the past five years. In the Centre’s view, the outlook on Australia-Indonesia relations has grown far more positive over that period.

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Second Defence Conference Calls for Regional Collaboration

Perth USAsia Centre convened the second WA Indo-Pacific Defence Conference in partnership with Defence West on behalf of the State Government.

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Elizabeth O’Neill Journalism Awardee visits Perth: Roundtable with Andini Effendi

Andini Effendi is one of Indonesia’s most accomplished journalists. Currently a senior correspondent with Metro TB in Jakarta, Effendi has interviewed world leaders including Robert Mugabe, Shimon Peres, Benigno Aquino Jr., Joko Widodo, David Beckham, Mahathir Mohammad, Bill Gates, Anwar Ibrahim, and Mamnoon Hussain.

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