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30 years of Australia Asia relations: the big shifts and the major challenges ahead
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October 4, 2018 @ 10:30 pm - October 5, 2018 @ 12:00 am
“Regardless of its success in deepening and broadening engagement with Asia, Australia faces a problem of declining relative economic and strategic weight” – Geoffrey Barker, 2012, foreign correspondent.
The world is changing, as is Australia’s relationship with China. No-one understands this more than outgoing Group CEO, Jenny McGregor AM, who held the position for 30 years.
Jenny McGregor was the founding Group CEO of Asialink at The University of Melbourne and founding Executive Director of the Asia Education Foundation. Under her leadership Asialink has become Australia’s largest non-government centre for the promotion of Australia-Asia relations, with programs spanning education, the arts, business, health and diplomacy.
Jenny was awarded a Universitas 21 (U21) Award for Internationalisation in 2013 in recognition of her contribution to the development of Asialink and its role as a national leader on issues of Asian engagement in Australia. In 2016, she was appointed as a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to Australia-Asia relations, particularly through education, cultural, business and health programs and networks.
Where is the Australian Asia relationship heading and what will be the next big challenge?
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