Japan Symposium 2025 On 24 March 2025, the Perth USAsia Centre, in partnership with the Australia Japan Business Co-operation Committee (AJBCC), hosted its 8th annual Japan Symposium. This year’s theme, Towards an Australia-Japan Partnership in Advanced Manufacturing, highlighted Australia and Japan’s shared, values-based commitment to the Indo-Pacific’s stability, sustainability, and economic prosperity. As global geopolitical […]
From 24–29 November, the Perth USAsia Centre hosted the ‘Unveiling the Indo-Pacific’ workshop in partnership with Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII), with support from Invest & Trade WA. Over five days, 15 emerging leaders from UII explored shared challenges and opportunities in the Indonesia-Australia relationship. The program featured expert discussions on key trends shaping the Indo-Pacific ranging from […]
Funding provided by the United States Government. Program Delegates Professor Jina KimSouth Korea Dean of Language and Diplomacy Division, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Shruti PandalaiIndia Associate Fellow, Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses Allan Sarago-Ah KeeAustralia Analyst, Abt GlobalFirst Nations Fellow Hangga FathanaIndonesia Assistant Professor at the Department of International Relations, Universitas […]
Research Director Dr Kate O’Shaughnessy facilitated a fireside chat between Australian Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong and her Indian counterpart Dr S Jaishankar. Concurrently, First Nations Foreign Policy Fellow Sarah Leary moderated a ministerial lunch focused on sharing First Nations knowledge and culture. The event was attended by approximately 35 heads of state, heads of […]
2021 Defence Strategic Policy Program Grant AI Group and Perth USAsia Centre win defence grant to develop supply chain resilience ‘toolkit’ Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) and the Perth USAsia Centre (PUSAC) have been jointly awarded a 2021 Defence Strategic Policy Program Grant to evaluate strategic supply chain risks facing Australia’s defence and critical goods […]
Supporting open societies, open economies and our rules-based order A liberal, rules-based order that supports open market economies was positioned as crucial for providing opportunities domestically, in the region, and globally. Australia’s business-centric economy was credited for Australia’s economic recovery, following the start of the global pandemic. “Australia’s prosperity rests squarely on maintaining our position […]