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The podcast of La Trobe Asia which takes a critical look at the key issues facing Asia's states and societies.
Australia’s federal election has produced a significant majority for PM Anthony Albanese. While most of the campaign was dominated by domestic issues, the shadow cast by the Trump administration’s highly destabilising policies was long.
The re-elected government faces the most complex international environment in decades with the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, an America led by a mercurial President who appears intent on wrecking the liberal international order and an ambitious and confident China.
This panel will discuss the most immediate international challenges facing the newly elected government, how it is likely to approach these issues and what new direction a more confident and emboldened Labor government may take.
Panel:
The Hon Bill Shorten (Leader of the Australian Labor Party (2013 - 2019), Vice-Chancellor of the University of Canberra)
Professor Andrea Carson (Political Communication, La Trobe University)
Professor Nick Bisley (Dean of the School of Humanities and Social Sciences, La Trobe University)
Professor Bec Strating (Director, La Trobe Asia)
Recorded 13th May, 2025
Asia Rising
The podcast of La Trobe Asia which takes a critical look at the key issues facing Asia's states and societies.
